Software is a major part of IT spend, but it’s difficult to track and manage. KPMG has teamed up with Flexera to provide a transformative, end to end, SAM service that combines Flexera’s market leading tooling for technology asset management and KPMG’s expertise in software licencing.

Software is too expensive to waste…

Software licensing can represent up to 22% of company IT spend¹, but many organisations can’t answer even the most basic questions about their software assets:

  • What assets do you own?
  • Do you have the right licenses in place?
  • How much do they cost?

And, because most companies don’t focus on their licensing arrangements, many face large and unplanned expense to address non-compliance . You need the right combination of governance, people, processes, and technology for your Software Asset Management (SAM) to deliver tangible business benefits. Optimise your software assets with clearly defined, repeatable, and automated SAM processes.

… and unmanaged software introduces risk.

A clear view of your software assets will put you in a stronger position to address risks and to capitalise on opportunities:

  • Reduce risk and cost of software non-compliance
  • Negotiate more favourable contracts using enhanced understanding of your software use and business needs,
  • Use accurate information to calculate future demand
  • Identify software vulnerable to exploitation, for example aging, unpatched, and end of life, deployments
  • Demonstrate controls and processes required to support regulatory obligations like GDPR and SOX
  • Inform strategic initiatives such as M&A activities, cloud transformation, or product rationalisation.
  • Improved business continuity procedures though knowledge of specific machine builds and inter-dependencies

And, because most companies don’t focus on their licensing arrangements, many face large and unplanned expense to address non-compliance . You need the right combination of governance, people, processes, and technology for your Software Asset Management (SAM) to deliver tangible business benefits. Optimise your software assets with clearly defined, repeatable, and automated SAM processes.

Resources

KPMG - SAM as a Service (Flexera).pdf

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