IT Cost Optimisation Framework
Reduce your IT Spend With a Cost Optimisation Assessment
Realise New Business Value While Optimising Cost and Uncovering Efficiencies
Version 1 has developed an IT Cost Optimisation Framework to assist our customers in identifying and prioritising the IT initiatives that will help in realising new business value while optimising cost and uncovering efficiencies. If you’re unsure about the most cost-effective and impactful IT initiatives to invest in, Version 1 can help you to devise strategies for the future utilising our seven key cost optimisation techniques.
The technique (or techniques) you could best take advantage of in your Cost Optimisation strategy will be recommended by Version 1 based on what yields the best results for your organisation’s unique budget, objectives and priorities.
Seven Key Cost Optimisation Techniques
£1m in Savings
Achieved monthly for major Cloud migration customer compared to previous monthly costs associated with their on-premise datacentre
$346,000 Saved
Within the first year of our partnership with a major airline through Cloud Cost Optimisation activities and $520,000 savings forecast for year two
£17m to £100k
Our customer was facing a license bill of £17m, but with the support of our dedicated Software Asset Management team, this amount became £100k
Combining Techniques for Maximum Impact
£100,000 Reduction
in Cloud costs annually identified as part of a Managed Service with more optimisations planned for this public sector organisation.
55% Decrease
in manual effort through Robotic Process Automation implementation freeing staff to focus on higher impact activities
49% Reduction
in our public sector customer's Cost Per Query following our deployment of a public-facing digital services
Incorporating Cost Control and Optimisation as Part of Your Cloud Business Case

Webinar: Foundations of Cost Control and Optimisation on Public Cloud


12 Cost Optimisation Strategies for Enterprise Licensing
Version 1’s Head of SAM Practice, Jason Pepper has written a Whitepaper outlining the common business scenarios and change projects that we are seeing in the market, and the often-unknown financial and contractual impacts they can have on enterprise licensing. The Whitepaper sets out our view on mitigation approaches to avoid unbudgeted spend, uncover cost optimisation opportunities and regain control over your license asset estate.
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