Software Reconciliation
Our Software Smart Buying Reconciliation service takes the information from both the Entitlement and Usage Discovery services to optimise your software license estate. You have visibility over the licenses you own and the software you’ve deployed – and our reconciliation puts those results into context, identifying where you’re over or under-licenses. The outcome is control: save money and stay compliant.
Challenges
Knowing your rights – The complexity doesn’t end once software licenses are identified. Many licensing terms and conditions are extensive and detailed, with restrictions on use and formal deployment guidelines.
Compliance – In most cases, there is a notable margin for error when it comes to compliant software implementation and deployment. It’s normal – but that doesn’t stop you being subject to flash auditing and in danger of receiving huge fines for not having the correct licenses in place.
Accuracy – It is commonplace for entitlement and usage data to be wildly inaccurate, making reconciliation near enough impossible. With no accurate data, accurate reconciliation is too complex a process for most businesses.
Software Smart Buying Benefits
Control – You probably asset tag hardware and have a good grasp of your hardware estate. Reconciliation is the software equivalent.
Smart buying – Enable strategic decisions around the procurement of software and take control of negotiating deals with multiple suppliers, armed with accurate licensing statistics.
Eliminate risk – It’s simple: you cannot measure size of risk with inaccurate data and zero visibility. So take control over your software licensing and data security.
Do You Need SCC’s Software Smart Buying Reconciliation 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?