Phoenix Software provides all the components you require to complete a successful software audit – including our unique Data Cleanse service. Conducted in complete confidence, our software audit services have been utilised by organisations of all sizes across Europe.
Our aim is not to act as a regulator for software authors and publishers but rather to help you manage your software effectively. Our Software Audit Service offers both a strategic and tactical solution, respected by leading members of the software industry. It can be broken down into the following five elements:
Pre-Audit Assessment
Before developing a Software Asset Management Implementation Plan, Phoenix Software can help you determine your state of readiness and assist in establishing your organisation’s vision and strategy. To achieve this we will facilitate a number of workshops, interview the major stakeholders and deliver a risk assessment along with a comprehensive Project Definition Report.
Records Audit
Our experienced Software Auditors will reconcile your licence evidence and create a comprehensive Licence Inventory from which your organisation’s licence entitlement will be aggregated. Establishing this baseline will enable you to meet your contractual obligations and understand your actual licensing position, thereby helping you to make more informed purchasing decisions.
Physical Audit (including Phoenix Data Cleanse Service)
Our experienced Technical Consultants can determine the most effective approach for the deployment, management and metering of your software. Utilising some of the most advanced service management and discovery tools, such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (formerly known as Microsoft SMS), IBM Tivoli, HP AssetCenter, Altiris, LANDesk, Centennial Discovery and many more, Phoenix Software can implement an effective IT Asset Management solution that not only allows you to track your assets, but also can extend these solutions to automate the management of your compliance.
In addition, Phoenix Software has developed a unique Data Cleanse Service that helps extend the software recognition process of most auditing tools, providing further distilling of scanned software and highlighting which installed products need a licence. This service reduces hundreds of man-hours and significantly increases the return on investment of the IT Asset Management process.
Verification Audit
Utilising the output generated from both the Records and Physical Audit, our software auditors are able to verify and provide a comprehensive report of your organisation’s compliance status. This baseline will enable you to understand and review your compliance discrepancies and ultimately enable you to manage your compliance obligations more effectively.
Compliance Discussions
It is expected that on completion of the above deliverables, additional resource and time may be required to help further investigate the compliance discrepancies.
Phoenix Software can provide, therefore, experienced resource to help further review the results, making recommendations on how best to remedy any compliance issues.