SaaS Asset Management Certification

There is an old saying, "same, same, but different." It means two things that appear similar but are not the same. While the Software as a Service (SaaS) asset may appear to be the same as other asset types, specifically the software license, critical differences require a significantly different approach.

• SaaS is application software delivered as a service by a third party, and the service provider must be managed. Service management runs contrary to software and hardware asset management, where the primary focus is on managing a product. Learn why and how to manage SaaS providers through the entire asset lifecycle.
• Organizations are struggling to take control of cloud spending. While cloud financial management or FinOps is a valuable tool, it still requires complete lifecycle management of cloud assets. Phase by phase, this specialized IT asset management training course identifies the management requirements for SaaS assets, specifically.
• SaaS services are too easy to acquire by anyone with a credit card. We have gone back to the days of monitoring purchase cards. You will learn ways to control cloud sprawl.
• The IT cyber security team faces cloud security challenges tracking cloud usage and the cloud inventory. Learn what it takes to control spending and start with an accurate SaaS inventory by managing the acquisition of SaaS services.
• The cloud is anyone's solution. It's easy for an individual or a department to bypass IT and acquire cloud services. Learn how ITAM needs to move beyond just managing IT's assets.

Gain the knowledge and credentials necessary to manage this new asset type.

• Control spending before it happens
• Manage the SaaS service provider and hold them accountable
• Satisfy the needs of IT cyber security, IT, legal, compliance, finance, and end users
• Achieve organizational support by articulating the different management requirements for SaaS assets versus other asset types

Upon successful completion of this course and certification exam, students will earn the designation: 

Certified SaaS Asset Manager

Exam Details

Duration: 1.25 hours

Format: Multiple Choice

# of Questions: 48

Passing Score: 100%, this is a good thing! See Note below.

Attempts: Unlimited

Note: This exam is divided into multiple sections consisting of a handful of questions each. You will need to pass each section with a grade of 100% but you get unlimited chances of obtaining this goal! We promise you the point of the exam is not to cause you undo anxiety or stress, but to reinforce what you have learned.

The course is designed for anyone desiring or requiring an understanding of how to manage cloud technologies as a business asset. This includes:

• IT Asset Managers
• Hardware Asset Managers
• Software Asset Managers
• Cloud Asset Managers
• Cloud Project Managers
• IT Managers 
• IT Cloud Managers and Developers
• Cloud Vendor Managers
• IT Procurement
• IT Security Professionals

What is Information Technology Asset Management? 

Why Cloud Solutions Need ITAM

Introducing Cloud Services

Vendor's Tools

Cloud Vendor Management 

Communication

Managing SaaS

• Acquire Phase 
• Receive Phase 
• Deploy Phase
• In-Use Phase
• Recover Phase 
• Dispose Phase 
• Example
• Vendor Reports 
• Terms and Conditions 
• Vendor Scorecard

Disaster Recovery Plan 

Disposal of Replaced IT Assets 

SaaSAM and the ITAM Hierarchy

None

Upon course completion, students will be able to:

• Understand the key IT asset management activities in every phase of the SaaS asset's lifecycle
• Compare and contrast SaaS asset management versus other asset types 
• Communicate the value of SaaS asset management to the organization, including IT and IT cyber security
• Identify what should be expected from your SaaS service providers and how to manage the vendor

• Live, online instructor-led presentation
• Instructor / attendee interactive sessions
• A comprehensive textbook that mirrors the presentation
• SaaS asset management program self-assessments
• Certificate upon successful completion of the exam
• Receive free course content updates that enhance what you  learned
• Additional course start times available upon request

*In-person or virtual on-site instruction available upon request

ITAM IQ believes training courses should be vendor neutral, clear, concise, complete, and, most of all, practical. Whether you seek to validate what you do, enhance or confirm what you know, or be exposed to best practices used worldwide, ITAM IQ’s IT Asset Management (ITAM) training and certifications promise to deliver!

Our courses go beyond the traditional lecture to allow time for answering your questions and providing consultation. And having worked with thousands of ITAM programs around the world over the past 20 years, Co-founder and your instructor, Keith Rupnik, excels at helping individuals learn how to improve their ITAM programs. Through real-world examples, assessments, mappings and how-to knowledge, our courses focus on empowering the IT asset management program while giving practitioners the tools they need to build internal buy-in at the executive level and throughout the various business functions. 

Keith Rupnik started in the technology profession in the early 1980s as a software engineer. For his first 20 years, Keith was a software developer, manager of software development teams, and a software product manager. While Keith loved developing software, he found his next love in 2006, IT asset management teaching and consulting. Keith has worked with all types and sizes of organizations worldwide, helping IT asset managers and IT professionals become better at managing their organization's IT assets and communicating the value of ITAM. His knowledge spans all disciplines of ITAM, including ITAM program management, software asset management, hardware asset management, cloud asset management, and mobile asset management.

Furthermore, Keith's breadth of experiences allows for him to understand and communicate the need to implement ITAM as a core competency involving all the primary departments within an organization. He has presented to thousands on the subject of ITAM and has developed course content. Finally, Keith believes in the need for continuous education. For Keith, learning is the equivalent of air – everyone needs to breathe in knowledge and exhale well-formed thoughts.

Look to his ITAM IQ Library posts with that mission in mind.

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