Software continues to develop rapidly and has become an ever more integral part of business. Managing that software with advanced software asset management processes is now more important than ever - from both a cost saving and compliance viewpoint. Talk to www.licensedashboard.com about your SAM requirements. In this video we take you through the history of software, from the coining of the phrase in the late 1950s, through the creation of the operating system and the growth of Microsoft. Fast forward to more recent years, and we examine the birth of data centres and virtual data centres, the ability to directly download your software, and the rise of software as a service. In fact, in the next 5 years, more than 25 billion devices, sensors and chips will be handling more than 50 trillion gigabytes of data! Find out more about our software as a service management: https://www.licensedashboard.com/software-asset-management-products/saas-management-platform/