Taking the headache of compliance off your hands
Your Software represents a significant investment, but often controlling and accounting for these assets is ignored. Over time, the intangible, out of sight, out of mind nature of software licenses make them almost impossible to maintain or manage in any enterprise. And as time progresses and the technical implementation of the enterprise evolves, your investment in software assets becomes increasingly more complex.

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Licence Reviews
To undertake licence reviews, DSP have developed a best-practice methodology that can be followed and repeated exactly – every time a review is undertaken. This ensures that every that licence estate is mapped out and understood completely, and that all versions, purchase history, inventory and technology usage will be reviewed and recorded using SAM best practice.

This service is ideal for any organisation which:

• needs advice on how to optimise their licence estate
• has failed either an internal or external audit
• has recently acquired new licences through company acquisition
• requires clarification on licensing rules and regulations
• has or is about to purchase new hardware
• feels that their organisation may be under or over licensed
• would like an ongoing licence managed service with regular updates
  

The problems of under-licensing…
With licences purchased for different functions and departments throughout the year, it’s difficult to keep track of exactly what licences are held and when they should be renewed. Plus, with software downloads being easily accessible with limited controls, coupled with the fact that much of the functionality is standard across the different versions of software, businesses regularly fall foul of misunderstanding what their technical teams have installed.

What’s more, with new rules and regulations such as Sarbanes Oxley and European Directives clamping down on illegal practices, auditing and compliance is a significant business-control mechanism, and correct licensing falls within the auditors remit.

This complexity in management and maintenance not only produces unnecessary waste and redundancy but, should under-licensing be identified by the software provider, organisations are at risk from potential legal proceedings if not rectified within a certain time-frame. Moreover, the accompanying negative PR as well as back-payments for un-licensed software usage are a further unwelcome price to be paid.

… and over-licensing
Failing to understand your licence estate can also mean you are paying for support on old licences that are no longer required!

DSP recommend on your license reconciliation when you need software moves, software adds, software deletions – DSP will maintain and manage your software changes processes in your organisation.

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