Licence Compliance

Why organisations are constantly playing ‘licence catch-up’:

Internet access with the ability to download and install software by technical resources
Constant changes to licensing methodologies and metrics used by software providers
The evolution of technical architecture used within the enterprise
Project demands to go live ahead of time and within budget; software compliance is often and after thought
Internal/External Auditor demands increasing as compliance becomes an acute business driver

DSP’s Licence Management Service was designed to take away this administrative burden, ensuring that any estate under either our direct or indirect management is fully compliant and licensed.

By understanding the rules and regulations for software providers, we are able to ensure that best business practices are adhered to and that the most optimal purchase of licences and configuration is achieved.

DSP have developed – in conjunction with our managed services clients and discussions with Oracle’s internal Licence Management Services (LMS) – a defined Licence Management Service: LICENCEdirect. This enables us to offer consultative services in respect to Licence Asset Management, Licence Optimisation, Commercial Licence Agreements and Negotiation.

The service includes:

production of a bespoke report detailing a company-wide licence register
systemic scripts used to gather information on your current Oracle utilisation
comparing utilisation against actual licences
advice on how old metrics can be migrated to current metrics
quarterly ongoing service that updates your software assets
recommendations on current and future licensing
resolution of any support lapse or where any licences have expired on your
behalf
ongoing support and monitoring of the licence estate

We provide a commercial and technical review that you can present to your software provider to demonstrate your SAM compliance. And, as your business needs change, we’ll establish the correct licensing position, while considering both the former licence purchases and future licence requirements.

Software Asset and Licence Management Monitoring
DSP now offer an automated Software Asset and Licence Management Monitoring service, which maps out the licence estate and delivers alerts and reports back to a central point. This way, a real time view of the licences within an organisation can be achieved and – for the purposes of external or internal auditors – reports can be created and delivered to show both compliance and usage.

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

For further information please Contact DSP to discuss any Licensing issues or questions that you may have.