No more worries about your License Management
It is likely that your organization faces periodic audits from software vendors such as Oracle, IBM and Microsoft. These vendors conduct audits to verify that you are compliant and have purchased sufficient licenses for your use.
The execution of these software audits is often done by auditors from the Big Four. In some cases, they even use a team of lawyers and bailiffs. These audits often have a commercial purpose, with revenue generated by audits in recent years exceeding that from new sales. Retrospective retrospective backcharges of more than 100% of the contract value are not uncommon. The CIO platform has expressed its grave concerns about this via the Financial Daily.
Managing your License Risks requires seniority
Virtually all software suppliers unilaterally adjust the license conditions in the interim, for example by changing the counting units or by no longer allowing certain technical solutions. You may also have started to use more unnoticed due to growth or changes in your IT environment. 
This emphasizes the importance of good license management and knowing your risks. Contracts and associated licensing structures are often complex, requiring experienced support. At ARC People, we have a team of experienced experts to support you when a software audit is announced by a software company. We can minimize after-tax fees and proactively identify your risks through a Software License Risk Assessment(SLRA). This ensures you are prepared before a vendor announces a software audit. You will more than recoup this cost.
The objective of our Software License Risk Assessment.
The objective of our Software License Audit is to identify the biggest financial and contractual risks you face from your major software vendors. To do this, we map out your usage in a structured manner and test the usage against your rights based on the most recent license terms. You can expect the following results from us:
- An overview of the current use of the software.
- An assessment of the maturity of the necessary processes and tools in your IT organization to control your software usage.
- An analysis of key contracts and spending/spend by your organization.
- An estimate of likely future software use.
- A concrete risk assessment, along with an estimate of what you could receive at a minimum in after-tax payments from your software vendor(s).
- If desired: an estimate to have any non-compliance remedied by ARC People.
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