SoftwareOne case study

TecAlliance reduces costs and optimises software procurement through Software Lifecycle Management

More Transparency & Security for TecAlliance with SoftwareOne SLMAdvanced

Due to its extensive IT infrastructure, TecAlliance required professional support for its Software Lifecycle Management. With the managed service SLMAdvanced from SoftwareOne, the company can now rely on continuous transparency regarding its current licencing situation.

Client: TecAlliance GmbH
Industry: Automotive
Services: SoftwareOne SLMAdvanced incl. Inventory and Licence Manager & Compliance Solution

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With the managed service SoftwareOne SLMAdvanced, we were not only able to reduce expenses, but also optimise our software procurement process. We are very satisfied with the collaboration.

Jörg Wollschläger
Senior IT, OPS Project Manager, TecAlliance GmbH

About the customer

For over 20 years, TecAlliance has been one of the world’s leading digitalisation partners for the international automotive aftermarket. The company offers its clients data-driven solutions and comprehensive consulting services for efficient business processes.

The Challenge

TecAlliance has an extensive IT infrastructure with physical and virtual clients and servers. In addition, Terminal Services are used for the central delivery of applications, including access from external sources. The use of on-premises and cloud products, services, and licences has made keeping track of the current compliance status an increasingly difficult challenge. Particularly for products from publishers such as Microsoft, Oracle, and VMware, TecAlliance aims to meet the contractual terms and associated licencing requirements, but was unable to do so on their own.

The Solution

TecAlliance quickly realised that the company needed support for professional Software Lifecycle Management. TecAlliance wanted a managed service to continuously track which software is installed and used, under which contractual terms, which version is currently in use, and the corresponding licence conditions. With SoftwareOne's Managed Service SLMAdvanced, as well as an Inventory and Licence Manager & Compliance solution, TecAlliance received the appropriate tool along with the necessary expertise. From now on, the company can now rely on continuous transparency regarding their licence situation.

The Result

Regular publication of licence balances for dedicated manufacturers and further licence balance reports including anomaly analysis and recommendations for action
Creation and maintenance of sustainable and consolidated security and transparency
Ensuring continuous compliance instead of a one-time accounting
Continuous access to a dedicated consultant as a project manager for the SLMAdvanced Managed Service, including comprehensive advisory and implementation services for all compliance-related topics
Provision of detailed figures to support contract renewals (e.g., Microsoft EA True Up and Renewal)
Accurate measurements of remote access (RDS/TS) per end user and/or per end device – listing of products and which user/device accesses them
Cost savings through outsourcing to the Managed Service SLMAdvanced. IT staff can focus on their core tasks and drive the actual business forward
Guarantee of audit-proof accounting for software publishers