With careful Software Asset Management, you can avoid excessive spending, ensure compliance and have peace of mind. At Phoenix we have a range of Software Asset Management Services available to help you achieve this.
Software Audit – Verification and Compliance Services
The objective of the Phoenix Software Audit Service is to ensure that all licence evidence has been inspected and correctly recorded in a comprehensive inventory, and that the aggregated licence entitlement corresponds to the organisation’s software usage commitments.
Clearly understanding what entitlement you have and what software has been installed, and then being able to continually track that equation, is the ‘first critical hurdle’ to any successful Software Asset Management programme. In addition, it enables many organisations to fully understand the associate risks of managing their software and allows them to implement an effective stop-gap process that helps save money and reduce the risk of illegal usage.
Software Asset Management Services
Software Asset Management Process Definition Service (incorporating Licence Dashboard™)
The basis of any good Software Asset Management programme is to keep accurate and up-to-date software licence information, together with processes for controlling and maintaining its accuracy.
Having a comprehensive database to store this information is essential. Not only does this allow you to archive effectively but it also allows you to publish this information when required and clearly balance the equation between what you have installed and what you are allowed to install.
The License Dashboard™ family is a powerful range of products which put you in control of your software assets. Designed with finance and procurement reporting requirements in mind, the products give you the power to manage the entire lifecycle of your organisation’s software assets.
In addition, Phoenix Software has experienced consultants who can analyse, document and implement the policies and procedures required to manage an effective Software Asset Management programme.
Phoenix SAM Managed Service
With any Software Asset Management programme, it is essential that the Software Asset Management tools are regularly maintained and that adequate resource is allocated to managing the associated processes. If this is not applied, then the organisation could be subjecting itself to significant risk and the initial investments made to establish the compliance baseline could be rendered ineffective and inaccurate.
To prevent this from occurring and to continue improving the quality of the Software Asset Management processes, Phoenix provides a comprehensive support programme that effectively protects, controls and maintains an organisation’s software assets. Outsourcing your Software Asset Management programme is one of the most reliable and cost effective ways of fast-tracking these objectives.
Training
A Software Asset Management programme can only be effective if the relevant personnel have the appropriate levels of competence. Phoenix Software has developed a series of training courses designed to enable your organisation to deliver true value from your Software Asset Management tools and processes, on an ongoing basis.
The Microsoft SAM Programme with Phoenix
Embarking on a SAM programme can seem overwhelming - that’s why Microsoft has developed its Microsoft SAM Programme to help you manage your software assets more easily. Working with Phoenix, you gain access to a clear, structured framework to get you started.
Being a Certified Microsoft SAM Partner is a pre-requisite for working with Microsoft on its SAM Programme and as such Phoenix Software was one of the first in the UK to align itself to this vendor initiative, given our breadth of experience in this field.
Phoenix Software fully recommends joining this Microsoft programme: we encourage you to run this activity alongside the audit work we can do for you around your full software estate, as well as implementing our licence management tool, Licence Dashboard™.
Altiris Health Check Service from Phoenix
Phoenix Software, a Symantec Platinum Partner, has the expertise to successfully deliver and optimise your Altiris solutions