Large global organizations continue to be under-resourced for software asset management (SAM) even as they struggle to manage demanding software installations and complex licensing contracts.
They need a trusted SAM services partner to provide a comprehensive regular inventory of the software installed throughout the enterprise, enabling effective management of desktop, mobile and datacenter software assets.
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Our approach
DXC delivers best in class SAM managed services for robust management of complex software licensing estates, across more than 200,000 applications and more than 15,000 software vendors.
Over 20 years of SAM experience translates into DXC solutions that focus on helping organizations attain and maintain vendor compliance, minimize software audit exposure and costs, accurately scope future software license requirements and get the most value from their software investments.
We deploy analytics across our SAM managed services to enable incisive, actionable recommendations as well as automation for improved SAM governance and greater ease of software license portfolio management through elimination of mundane, repetitive manual tasks.
Choose results-oriented SAM managed services for the best gains
According to a leading analyst, customers that improve their license optimization capabilities though analysing license entitlements, recycling/reclamation and leveraging automation typically realize anywhere up to thirty (30) percent spending reductions within one (1) year.
DXC’s capabilities and expertise mean that we deliver comprehensive, yet tailored SAM managed services across traditional (legacy), cloud and hybrid software environments worldwide. We offer standard integration into many IT systems, including procurement, configuration management, discovery, and inventory tools for guaranteed breadth and quality of data.
We offer a full range of SAM managed services and benefits across these pillars:
Assess inventory for greater visibility and control
We use an extensive application recognition library to process software inventory data that helps customers understand which applications are deployed and gives them a consistently named and normalized list of applications per device or datacenter.
Through normalized inventory, we enable enterprises:
- Improve visibility and control of IT assets
- Get a complete view of installed – and unauthorized – software
- Identify security risks
- Obtain accurate data to enhance a range of outcomes, including; mergers, acquisitions (M&A) and ITSM processes.
Analyze software environment and manage compliance position
We centrally locate and analyze software inventory, usage, contract and license entitlement data to:
Generate a company’s compliance position for software vendors and products deployed to their environment
- Highlight software at risk of under- or over- licensing and provide our customers with best-fit licensing options to address licensing gaps
- Track and manage software licensing positions
- Improve management of software licensing models
- Ease complexity across a range of areas, including decentralized purchasing, license transfers for M&A and divestitures. M&A activity is a major trigger of vendor audits.
Achieve savings and automate SAM processes
Through optimization and integration, we keep the focus on building SAM maturity. By automating processes, we enable our customers:
- Proactively manage and reclaim licenses
- Assess financial impact of change
- Consolidate vendors and applications
- Options include enterprise-wide software license optimization across desktops, laptops (and other devices) and datacenter products.
Building on our software license inventory and/or compliance intelligence, we delve deeper on analytics for specific software vendors, agreement or licensing scenarios.
The resulting outputs enable enterprises:
- Reduce licensing and maintenance costs and eliminate future spend
- Automate license reconciliations
- Track and manage contracts (and other data)
- Reduce non-compliance risk
- Be fully prepared for vendor negotiations, renewals and audits.
ITSM and SAM capabilities have evolved somewhat independently, yet the business processes they automate and manage are closely related. We can bring together ITSM, SAM, and software delivery systems to deliver user self-service with automated software fulfillment, rich software recognition and rationalization capabilities and a deep understanding of complex software licensing terms and conditions.
Customers also have the option to add our Software Licensing Reselling and Management Services for complete end-to-end management of their license estate for key vendors.
Contact DXC to learn more about our SAM Services.