Publisher Advisory Services

Software licensing is a complex and constantly evolving process. Finding the right tools for your needs while ensuring compliancy, optimising spend and negotiating contracts that can take months, sometimes a year or more. Too many organisations risk using poorly negotiated contracts to save time. Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and SAP agreements, which typically account for 80% of spending, require extensive preparation and challenging negotiations that, if unsuccessful, create significant financial risk.

SoftwareOne Publisher Advisory Services support your decision-making with insights developed from 30 years of commercial experience dealing with the world’s leading software publishers and cloud providers. Our experts help keep you compliant, optimised and prepare you to negotiate a favourable contract that achieves your business goals.

Data and human-driven insights you can trust

SoftwareOne specialists are available to help with vendor and product selection and workload placement, as well as to negotiate favourable commercial terms and prepare your IT estate for regular vendor audits. Our results speak for themselves. We saved customers $1.95 billion in software expenses in 2021.

Our Publisher Advisory Services include compliance reviews, software audit preparedness, contract renewal support, and software asset management (SAM) tool services that deliver valuable insights into spending. They are available on a project basis or as ongoing managed services. We deliver reliable, actionable, vendor-neutral advice about what works best for your organisation's current and future needs.

Software Audit
Secure a highly informed, cost-effective defence when a vendor investigates.
Software Lifecycle Management
Manage, optimise and create business advantage across the entire lifecycle of your software assets.
Contract Renewal Support
Negotiate from a position of strength based on our technical and commercial knowledge.
Compliance Review
Identify risks and opportunities that can save or avoid costs.

Software advisory insights based on comprehensive global data

We specialise in pricing guidance and negotiation support for your business-critical software to help you optimise your software estate today and in the future. With knowledge and pricing data covering more than 7,500 publishers, we help find the solution that fits your needs and budget. Then, we help keep licensing in compliance to reduce financial risk during an audit.

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August 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SAM Managed Services

A Leader for the fifth consecutive year!

We are proud to have been recognised by Gartner® as a Leader in the August 2024 Magic Quadrant™ for SAM Managed Services.

Our continued recognition is based on specific criteria that analysed the company’s overall Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute when managing customer software assets.

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Publisher Advisory Services

The simple path to smarter licensing decisions