Establishing your software compliance position ahead of a vendor audit will save you time and money
Knowing what software you own is critical in understanding what your organisation needs to buy and manage in order to optimise software purchases and gain and maintain license compliance. As one of Microsoft's most experienced/longest standing License Review and SAM consultancy partners, Smartpath SAM Services has extensive experience in determining Effective Licensing Positions (ELP) and interpreting vendors' information (eg. Microsoft's License Statement -MLS) to provide you with a detailed report of your software entitlement versus your liabilities.
Our services can be used for compliance processes and contract renewal activity as well as during mergers and acquisitions, which can present a substantial liability if not managed appropriately during the due-diligence process. Smartpath SAM Services has delivered over 150 Audit projects for companies ranging from 200 to 15,000 seats in ANZ and selected parts of SE Asia. In all cases, we have found our clients to be both under and over-licensed. Under-licensing may expose your company to fines and punitive damages while over-licensing ties up capital on unnecessary software, which could be deployed elsewhere in the business to provide more effective returns.
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