Software services

Software Licensing and Software Asset Management (SAM) is an increasingly complex but important issue for any business. Factors such as greater focus on corporate governance, growing procurement options available and whether or not to version protect software assets add to this complexity. Shift F7 will ensure that we provide simple, cost effective licensing solutions.

Our consultants will work with you to examine your current licensed software estate and purchase history to determine where cost savings can be most quickly realised.  These will typically come from the consolidation, re-evaluation, or adjustment of your primary licensing and maintenance contracts. We can take on the analytical work associated with this critical phase – saving you time, hassle and headache and determine the most cost effective way of procuring and managing software assets to maintain license compliance. 

We can advise how to initiate and maintain accurate software asset records that enable your organisation to identify and re-harvest unused licenses thus preventing expenditure on unnecessary software.  We can work with your existing SAM technology toolset, or if this transpires to be limited in functionality, we can act as an independent and trusted advisor and put forward appropriate alternatives. One such alternative could be a hosted solution designed to reduce the burden on your internal servers.