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Contact UsIdentify, prioritize and implement savings within Software Lifecycle Management
At SoftwareONE, we call the combination of digitized procurement and software asset management Software Lifecycle Management (SLM).
SLM is an incredibly complicated subject because a large number of commercial and technical issues are closely interlinked. Factors such as changes in strategy by software manufacturers or ever-changing business requirements make SLM even more complicated.
To address these challenging times, SoftwareONE has created SLM Cost Take-Out, a unique software savings program to help IT executives show quick wins in the areas of software cost reduction, cost avoidance and overall risk reduction.
Common Challenges
Some of the most common challenges our customers experience with software and cloud cost control include:
Cloud Economics
Gaining visibility of cloud spend and understanding all existing possibilities to reduce costs
Software Rationalization
Reducing or substituting existing software products with cheaper alternatives or open source, harmonizing deployments with real needs
Contract Complexity
Understanding complex contract terms and available use rights, optimizing purchasing conditions and options
Software Spend
Removing unused software, inactive users and their access rights and purchasing only what’s really needed and used
Operating Model
Enforcing clear policies & procedures, optimizing processes and reducing administration expenses
SLM Cost Take-Out | Our Approach
The SLM Cost Take-Out program consists of the following three phases:
Phase 1:
Cost Take-Out Diagnostics
For 1-3 days, we analyze your company‘s situation by interviewing stakeholders and relevant data such as software consumption, broken down by manufacturer. For this purpose, we use SLM Diagnostics, a service that supports and accelerates the determination of your SAM maturity level, analyzes the data, and makes the results and status visible in clearly arranged dashboards.
Phase 2:
Cost Take-Out Selection
We compare the results of the analysis with our approaches to saving and avoiding costs, which have proven successful in previous projects. Using the knowledge gained in Phase 1 combined with our Cost Take-Out Hypothesis Database, we determine potential savings initiatives. From this we generate an action plan. This takes a maximum of one day.
Phase 3:
Cost Take-Out Execution
Phase 3 is all about action – SoftwareONE and your team works together to realize and track the agreed initiatives. The duration is completely flexible and depends on your requirements.
SLM Cost Take-Out Value
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