Software licensing can be very complex and potentially confusing for the customer. There are many reasons for this:
- Software licencing models are constantly evolving to keep pace with hardware innovation
- Use of technologies such as virtualisation can impact licensing requirements - yet there is no consistency among the software companies
- Many software companies offer a variety of licence models
- Some software may need additional components to be licenced separately - yet this can often be buried in the small print!
It is important that organisations licence their software correctly and appropriate to their usage. This will help ensure that they are not wasting money by over-licencing and will also ensure they do not leave themselves vulnerable to licence audits by the supplier (these have increased over recent months) or legal action.
Our procurement experts can guide you through the software licensing jungle and supply you with the appropriate levels of licensing in the most cost effective way.