What data does Microsoft REALLY want during an audit? And how can understanding their needs protect YOUR business? Audit defense expert Alexander Golev demonstrates the specific data points Microsoft auditors seek, why they need them, and how providing the right data can minimize your risk and exposure.
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Alexander draws on his vast experience supporting service providers and ISVs through hundreds of audits to explain the process and to empower you with the knowledge to:
– Know the requirements of hardware, software, and user inventory
– Understand the critical role of machine ownership and client onboarding data
– Identify and rectify potential oversights in your data collection and reporting
– Learn how to use this knowledge to build a "fortress of compliance" and stop dreading audits
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WHO WE ARE
SAMexpert is an international independent business consulting company focused on Microsoft vendor management, including strategy, cost, compliance, and audit defence. Our commercial advice for CFOs, CIOs, procurement, and IT leaders is always unbiased because we do not sell Microsoft licenses or services.
Alexander Golev is a founder and a senior partner in SAMexpert, a serial entrepreneur, an industry thought leader and a public speaker. Alexander has been involved in Microsoft technology since 1994, Software Asset Management since 2003, and SPLA since 2014.
This channel is our knowledge-sharing platform.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:50 When to begin gathering data
02:10 Always begin with the scope
03:17 Your own tools and scripts to gather data
07:15 What data do the auditors want?
10:40 Auditor's scripts and instructions
11:02 Hardware and virtual machines inventory
13:44 Machine ownership
15:45 Software inventory
19:04 User inventory
20:24 Why traditional SAM tools aren't good enough
22:40 Non-standard software inventory
23:54 Client contract data
25:48 How to get ready for an audit upfront
28:48 Dealing with end client mistakes
29:30 How to fix your own scripts: do it now
31:00 Evidence of BYOL
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