Software Asset Management / DIAGNOSIS

Effective Software Asset Management is here

Quantify risk, identify optimisation opportunities

  • Do you need to drive down IT costs?
  • Are you under threat of vendor audit?
  • Do you need to refresh your infrastructure?
  • Are you seeking to simplify the complexity of a virtualised environment?
  • What happens to software licensing in the Cloud?
  • How will the recent changes to Oracle Java Licensing affect you?

DIAGNOSIS is a rapid, high value service designed to help organisations determine software asset management risk and opportunity.

Industry experts say effective Software Asset Management can reduce overall IT spend by 30%. *Cut Software Spending Safely with SAM, Gartner, March 2016

Unlock Software Asset Management Benefits with DIAGNOSIS

Cost savings
Identification of cost saving through optimisation of software estate.
Risk mitigation
Possible compliance risks with proposed mitigation actions.
Process improvement
Procurement, compliance, cost and vendor management process assessment and improvement.
Improved data
Consolidated view and summary of current contracts.

DIAGNOSIS Key Features

Rapid, high-value engagement
Risk profile
Maturity assessment
Vendor agnostic

DIAGNOSIS Deliverables

Assessment ‘Diagnosis’ Report

Summary statement of engagement scope & objectives and key customer objectives in relation to SAM.

Support Cost ‘RAG’ Analysis

Contracts report detailing product information, theoretical renewal value, discounts, RAG rating and cost optimisations.

License Contract Report

Catalogue of all license contracts and related paperwork including a gap analysis.

Capability Maturity Model Assessment

Vendor relationship quality, compliance management, procurement best practice and cost management.

News & Insights
Blog: February 27, 2019

An Independent Perspective on Oracle’s “You’re Spending Too Much on AWS” Campaign

At Version 1, our independent and experienced Oracle licensing consultants (covering all aspects of enterprise licensing) provide expertise to customers globally to ensure that they get the best value...

AWS ReInvent - Version 1
Blog: November 29, 2018

AWS Announces Licence Manager – re:Invent 2018

This year’s AWS re:Invent conference is currently taking place in Las Vegas and will run until Friday the 30th of November. Version 1 representatives are in attendance and are reporting back from AWS...
Blog, News: October 24, 2018

What You Need to Know About Oracle’s Free Database: XE 18c

Oracle last released a version of their free-but-restricted XE (Express Edition) database for 11.2 in 2011, meaning a new release has been long-awaited and represents a change in release cycle for XE....

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