Software Asset Management (SAM) refers to the process of managing and optimizing an organization's software assets throughout their lifecycle. This includes the procurement, deployment, utilization, and retirement of software to maximize value, minimize risks, and ensure compliance with licensing agreements. SAM involves tracking software licenses, usage, and entitlements to enhance cost efficiency, security, and governance. Key objectives of SAM include reducing software spending by identifying unused or underutilized licenses, ensuring compliance with vendor agreements and regulatory requirements, and mitigating security risks associated with unauthorized or outdated software installations.

The SDS Market means product portfolios that split the software managing the storage from the physical layer. SDS enable its users to adopt more efficient ways of managing data storage without the need to involve the physical hardware infrastructure by allowing it to set storage policies and resources allocation at will, at a considerably lower cost.

Software Quality Assurance (SQA) is a procedure that defines and maintains the standard of the software products and processes that are involved as well as the documentation throughout the various phases of the development cycle. It includes the managerial activity of planning, controlling, and enhancing the software processes with the aim of achieving the predefined quality targets.