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Software License Position Assessment
The most effective way to avoid software license audit penalties and identify cost waste.
Your First Line of Defense Against Software License Compliance Risk
IT vendors increasingly rely on software compliance audits of large enterprise customers to drive revenue. NPI’s software license compliance assessments are the single most effective way to avoid costly audit penalties. We help you identify and address noncompliance proactively to manage risk and save money. In the process, we also identify unused and overpowered licenses that create cost waste.
AUDIT RISK CONCERNS?
Preventive Maintenance That Saves Millions
Think of it as preventative maintenance. Our software license compliance assessments identify and address software noncompliance before your vendor does, helping you avoid costly penalty fees. We provide:
- A clear view of compliance gaps (while almost always unintentional, they are nonetheless multi-million-dollar mistakes)
- Remediation options with pros and cons
- An accurate usage baseline for renewals
- Identification of over-licensing and associated cost reduction (too many licenses, overpowered licenses, sub-optimal configurations)
- Detection of SAM (Software Asset Management) deficiencies
- Audit readiness
When Should You Conduct a Software License Position Assessment?
Now! You never know when the auditor will come knocking. But if now isn’t the right time, the assessment should be performed six months prior to your next renewal. That is when you are most vulnerable to an audit, and also when you need fact-based usage information to feed into demand definition for the renewal.
Why the Fortune 500 Trust NPI to Reduce Software Compliance Risk
NPI’s experts help you proactively identify and address software noncompliance. Our approach includes:
- Gathering deployment data using your tools and the same script-based procedures used by the vendors
- Cataloging entitlements from agreements and purchase history
- Compare deployments to entitlements to identify gaps – findings are precise and detailed, pointing you to the specific item and location
- Reporting gaps in over- and under-utilization
- Defining and planning tailored remediation steps
- Identifying SAM and license management gaps, and providing vendor-specific best practices for your team
