Software Licensing Managing your licensing risk An opportunity for growth Licensing can be complicated. Are you aware of every change in licensing regulation? If not, you could be at risk of incurring major costs and missing opportunity for growth. Optimising your estate Our Software solutions span the UK public and commercial sectors and help leading business manage their software estate. We help identify your software licensing position and match it with what software assets you have, enabling you to optimise licences, reduce spend and mitigate risk. The challenge Our Licensing service is focused on successfully managing, controlling and protecting your software licenses throughout the software lifecycle to avoid the costly consequences of incorrectly managed software. It’s a common misconception that licensing services is an expense to your business that has little value or justifiable ROI. Licensing can be complicated – and the arrival of steep penalties for non-compliance makes negotiating the confusion even more of a priority. Many businesses have attempted to manage their own software licensing, without success. Only few have level of discovery technology and resource allocated to identifying software usage across the firm to reliably assess and confirm they are licensed sufficiently or optimally across their entire software estate. This leaves you exposed to a material level of audit risk – often millions of pounds – and in turn places growing pressure on C-level execs to ensure their house is in order. In addition to the risk of audit, IT budgets for existing and future licensing requirements cannot be built against an unclear picture of current usage. Acquisitions, growth strategies and ROI models are inherently flawed to some level of inaccuracy when it comes to IT licensing commitment, obligation and exposure. The solution SCC helps you take a proactive role in managing your software licenses by identifying the value in your existing software investment. Our Software practices support businesses in planning for future technology investments and business change. We partner with each of the leading vendors, guaranteeing you the best route to market and optimisation of your licensing estate, regardless of where your license resides (Office365, on-premises etc.). T: 0121 281 8618 E: [email protected] W: www.scc.com People do business. We make it work.
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Software LicensingManaging your licensing risk
An opportunity for growth Licensing can be complicated. Are you aware of every change in licensing regulation? If not, you could be at risk of incurring major costs and missing opportunity for growth.
Optimising your estateOur Software solutions span the UK public and commercial sectors and help leading business manage their software estate.
We help identify your software licensing position and match it with what software assets you have, enabling you to optimise licences, reduce spend and mitigate risk.
The challengeOur Licensing service is focused on successfully managing, controlling and protecting your software licenses throughout the software lifecycle to avoid the costly consequences of incorrectly managed software.
It’s a common misconception that licensing services is an expense to your business that has little value or justifiable ROI.
Licensing can be complicated – and the arrival of steep penalties for non-compliance makes negotiating the confusion even more of a priority.
Many businesses have attempted to manage their own software licensing, without success.
Only few have level of discovery technology and resource allocated to identifying software usage across the firm to reliably assess and confirm they are licensed sufficiently or optimally across their entire software estate.
This leaves you exposed to a material level of audit risk – often millions of pounds – and in turn places growing pressure on C-level execs to ensure their house is in order.
In addition to the risk of audit, IT budgets for existing and future licensing requirements cannot be built against an unclear picture of current usage.
Acquisitions, growth strategies and ROI models are inherently flawed to some level of inaccuracy when it comes to IT licensing commitment, obligation and exposure.
The solutionSCC helps you take a proactive role in managing your software licenses by identifying the value in your existing software investment.
Our Software practices support businesses in planning for future technology investments and business change.
We partner with each of the leading vendors, guaranteeing you the best route to market and optimisation of your licensing estate, regardless of where your license resides (Office365, on-premises etc.).
T: 0121 281 8618 E: [email protected] W: www.scc.com
People do business. We make it work.
T: 0121 281 8618 E: [email protected] W: www.scc.com
People do business. We make it work.
The benefitsSCC’s licensing service is specifically designed to ensure that you achieve the best possible value from your software estate.
Understanding the tools that vendors use can be difficult. SCC’s dedicated licensing experts know each of these tools, and all data gathering and processing mimics the vendor approach.
We know what vendors will find and target under audit before any data is given to them, giving us time to work with you to ensure the appropriate risk mitigation strategy can be implemented.
SCC is able to pre-empt mistakes that vendors and their auditors routinely make, ensuring you remain on the front foot throughout the entire process and facilitating a sensible commercial outcome at the appropriate point.
EmpyreanDealing with auditors and vendors can be confusing and time consuming.
Empyrean, SCC’s Software Asset Management service, takes over that responsibility, working with the necessary contacts on your behalf, controlling the flow of information to the vendor and negotiating around the resulting output.
We replicate vendors’ own methodology, understand limitations and maximise the benefit in your interest.
Empyrean ensures you benefit from leading skill sets around licensing and product knowledge to drive maximum value. We advise on compliancy, recommend cost savings, and offer a full renewal managed service.
Key benefits• Provide security and peace of mind with regards to IT
investment
• Determine exactly what software you need-and which software programs you don’t
• Take advantage of volume licence discounts
• Lower training costs and increase worker productivity
• Streamline procurement agreements
• Reduce vulnerabilities in the corporate network
• Ensure compliance to all modern business legislation
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