FAST IiS provides a range of guidance and training for business users. The guidance may be delivered in the following ways:

• Public Relations and Press Releases
• Bulletins
• White papers
• Events
• Tools
• Publications
• Exhibitions
• Federation speakers at 3rd party events
• Training
• Blogs
• Webinars

Type of guidance:

• Simplified guidance on the benefits of adopting SAM & SLM best practice policies, processes and procedures.
• Research
  • FAST IiS Software Industry Research Board (SIRB) run an annual survey with IDC to review attitudes and perceptions in the end user base. The first SIRB white paper based on the results of the 2010 research ‘UK Software Asset Management Maturity’ was released in 2010.
• Self Assessment Engine (SAE) – the SAE is a self assessment guidance tool based on the ISO/IEC 19770-1 standard that enables a SAM Practitioner to benchmark an end users SAM policies and procedures. SAM Practitioners can promote the SAE and use the tool as part of their SAM consultancy offering.
• Updates from the FAST IiS Legal Advisory Group (FLAG).
• FAST IiS’ responses to government consultation papers issued on various matters concerning intellectual property rights and related areas.
• Thought leadership forums. FAST IiS in association with other industry bodies set up forums to explore new innovations that impact the software industry i.e. Virtualisation, Software as a Service (SaaS) and Opensource. The forums are focused on the major challenges that the software publishers face, which will in turn impact the SAM practitioner environment, and end users wishing to unravel the new demands.

FAST IiS has an extensive end user database and software publisher, reseller and consultancy services membership base which it influences through educational activities and guidance. The net effect of these activities benefits SAM practitioners and brings the communities closer together.