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CA Asset Portfolio Management pros and cons

Vendor: Broadcom
4.2 out of 5

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PROS

Enables determination of licensing positions for existing and future vendors, offering visibility into software environments and preventing vulnerabilities from unsupported software.
Facilitates re-deployment of unused software, saving costs by eliminating unnecessary re-purchasing.
Automatically informs users of compliance status with vendor updates incorporated quickly.
Tracks asset information throughout its lifecycle, including age, ownership, and location details.
Integrates fully with Service Desk, enhancing lifecycle management by combining asset data with service processes.

CONS

Users had more preparation work for the installation than anticipated.
Keeping the catalog updated and having more titles can speed up the process by eliminating the need to manually build entitlements.
There is a need for more control over audit trail features and the ability to toggle fields.
Stronger reporting components and more integration with CA Client Automation are needed.
Support is difficult as CA SAM is distributed by CA but developed by Aspera.
 

CA Asset Portfolio Management Pros review quotes

reviewer1998918 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise systems management team lead
Oct 26, 2022
The most valuable feature of CA Asset Portfolio Management is the full integration with our Service Desk. It allows us to work both sides of life cycle management.
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System Architect ITSM application at Michigan State University
Jan 7, 2018
My organization now understands what type of products they have: warranties, how long the warranties last, depreciation. We never really knew what our depreciation values were, so it was really nice to have that on hand as well. It gives us a better view of our hardware, which is really beneficial.
it_user779313 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Asset Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 26, 2017
Reduces software cost. Reduces the risk of software audits.
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it_user779124 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP Purcimilor Operations
Nov 26, 2017
Also, the software you have, you can monitor for end of life. If you have software that is end of life, then you can have it uninstalled and buy the new software, so you can make sure that you're not running into vulnerabilities with unsupported software in your environment.
it_user779247 - PeerSpot reviewer
ITSM Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 26, 2017
Enables me to know where an asset is at any point during its lifecycle: How old it is, who it belongs to, and where it's at within that lifecycle.
it_user779301 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Governance Manager at a financial services firm
Nov 26, 2017
It's easy to integrate with our system information.
it_user779001 - PeerSpot reviewer
SVP Of IT Services at State Employees Credit Union
Nov 26, 2017
Being able to determine the licensing position for existing vendors and future vendors. Also, visibility into our environment,
it_user532584 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Software Engineer at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 14, 2016
This product has added value to our organization by our increased ability to track assets, status, and lifecycle as well as being able to monitor assets when they are active.
it_user348243 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Governance Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 16, 2016
When we chose the CA product, it was the best product for all the tasks we had to do.
it_user350040 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Senior Manager & Traffic Senior Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 23, 2015
Our organization really has improved quite a lot since we've been using this product.
 

CA Asset Portfolio Management Cons review quotes

reviewer1998918 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise systems management team lead
Oct 26, 2022
CA Asset Portfolio Management can improve the uploading of batch information. I have to upload large amounts of information and it can take a long time to finish. There are some other solutions that are better, such as Micro Focus.
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System Architect ITSM application at Michigan State University
Jan 7, 2018
I'd like to see more mobile. I'd like to have it actually manage mobile devices. It really doesn't, and I'd like to have a mobile application just for asset management.
it_user779313 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Asset Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 26, 2017
It needs ​stronger rebooting components and the ability to develop our own software metrics.
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it_user779124 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP Purcimilor Operations
Nov 26, 2017
Keeping the catalog updated and having more titles in the catalog is helpful, because the more items that are in the catalog, your process goes faster because you don't have to manually build all the entitlements.
it_user779247 - PeerSpot reviewer
ITSM Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 26, 2017
I would like to see more control over audit trail features, where you can turn on and off fields.
it_user779301 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Governance Manager at a financial services firm
Nov 26, 2017
Needs a stronger reporting component, and more integration with CA Client Automation.
it_user779001 - PeerSpot reviewer
SVP Of IT Services at State Employees Credit Union
Nov 26, 2017
There were a lot of things that we had to prepare for that we weren't thinking about with this installation. I think from a CA standpoint, the software was good. But us preparing for that, we had a lot more work to do.
it_user532584 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Software Engineer at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 14, 2016
Accessing from roles can be effected adversely if searches are created and incorrectly assigned to roles.
it_user348243 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Governance Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 16, 2016
One additional improvement – the reporting aspect in SAM is poor; we need different reporting for different purposes – compliance reporting for executive management and the product teams.
it_user350040 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Senior Manager & Traffic Senior Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 23, 2015
As I'm looking into financial reporting and audits, new features to help with this would be good.