Software Management
Our Software Smart Buying Management service puts you in control. We implement and manage a proactive approach to licence contract and renewals, enabling you to focus on your day-to-day business, with no risk, and an accurate view of your active and expiring licenses. Our licensing experts will save you money, keep you in control, eradicate risk, and help you operate more efficiently.
Challenges
Focus – We know that software and licensing is pretty low on your everyday agenda. When businesses don’t know how much money they are wasting, they don’t count it as a loss – unlike a fine for non-compliancy, which could be just around the corner.
Complexity – It’s not uncommon for businesses to employ somebody to manage software licensing, only for that person to drown in a multitude of varying, complex licensing models.
Entitlement vs. usage – Even if you think you’ve got it under control, accurate management can only be achieved with accurate data around software entitlement.
Organisational silos – Who procures software in your business? If you’re one of the few that does centrally manage, how many departments procure ad hoc? How much shadow software is lurking in your business?
Software Smart Buying Benefits
Compliance – Our licensing experts will keep you compliant and ensure you avoid any nasty surprises.
Support – You’ll be in control of license expiry and renewals, meaning no interruptions to BAU.
Manage – Identify licenses that are going unused and consolidate your software estate accordingly.
Smart buying – Enable strategic decisions around the procurement of software and take control of negotiating deals with multiple suppliers, armed with accurate licensing statistics.
Focus – Free up resource, management and time to concentrate on business critical activities without distraction.
Do You Need SCC’s Software Smart Buying Management Service?
Yes, if you’re unable to answer these simple questions:
- What is your SAM strategy?
- How many software licenses does your business own, to the nearest 1,000?
- Who in your business manages software procurement?
- Do you have clear visibility of ad hoc software purchases by other teams?
- What licenses have you deployed?
- How do you stay on top of license entitlements across each of your suppliers?
- Who in your business manages license contracts?
- How early are you prompted that a license is about to expire?
- What mechanism do you have in place for license renewals?
- Would you pass a compliancy audit today?