Gartner predicts that customer following the software license optimization practices can save up to 30% on their software spend.
Software License Compliance and Optimization refers to the effective management of software licenses right from procurement till retirement with an objective to stay compliance, reduce spend, mitigate risk and enable secure and productive IT environment
Benefits of Software License Optimization includes
In line with the prediction, LEO has the below services to assist customer in license compliance and optimization
The services have 4 packaged offering
SAM Lite Service is aimed at delivering the baseline of licenses for vendors in scope. This will help the customer to establish the reconciled baseline of purchases vs usage and present the customer with the compliance position. This is a very good starting point for customer to establish foundation for compliance.
The potential vendors to be considered for such service will be Microsoft, Adobe, Autodesk, Vmware.
Note: The service does not provide guidance on optimizing the spend or reduce the risk and avoid penalties. This serve must be considered to establish the baseline
SAM Basic Service includes all the deliverables from SAM Lite. Additionally, this provides license optimization recommendations covering different optimization levers (Uninstallation, Consolidation, True Up, True Down, Substitution, Alternate Software, Hardware Consolidation, License Type changes, License Model Changes, License Agreement changes etc.)
The potential vendors to be considered for such service will be Microsoft, Adobe, Autodesk, Vmware.
SAM Basic = SAM Lite + Additional Services
Note: The service does not include vendors IBM, Oracle, SAP and other complex vendors
SAM Basic Service includes all the deliverables from SAM Lite and SAM Basic. In addition, this service provide LEO developed tools for inventory collection, analysis and reporting.
SAM Advanced = SAM Basic + Additional Services
The service covers Top 10 vendors
SAM Basic Service includes all the deliverables from SAM Lite and SAM Basic. In addition, this service provide LEO developed Power BI and Analytics reporting
SAM Premium = SAM Advanced + Additional Services
The service covers Top 20 vendors
Depending on the requirement, customer has the privilege to pick the right offering meeting their requirements. The package can be customized as per the requirements meeting the customer objectives.
| Service Details | Lite | Basic | Advanced | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automated Tool | ||||
| Bundling Advisor | ||||
| Custom Scripts | ||||
| Reporting Templates | ||||
| ELP Report | ||||
| License Optimization Report | ||||
| Power BI | ||||
| Licensing Training | ||||
| Onsite/Offshore ** | Onsite/Offshore | Onsite/Offshore | Onsite/Offshore | Onsite/Offshore |
| Budgetary Estimate # | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Vendors Included ## |   | |  |    |
* Duration is defined based on the services included. Any additional requirements will change the duration required to deliver the services
** Onsite/Offshore – Data Collection is done Onsite. LEO will leverage the existing tools and use additional tools as relevant to collect additional information. Data Analysis and Reporting will be done Offshore. Final report presentation will be done Onsite
# Budgetary estimate is defined based on the scope of services included.
## Vendors included can be customized based on the customer requirement
LEO has delivered multiple engagements globally on the software license compliance and optimization services. The vendors in scope include
*For more details please e-mail: info@leobgm.com