Software Asset Management (SAM) 

Regular monitoring and management of software assets and licenses can be a headache for IT departments, especially when demand for IT services is so high.  Integral Specialist Services remove that headache in a way that can be cost neutral or profitable for you while ensuring compliance.


The Service We Provide

We offer our clients total peace of mind by producing software inventories with an accuracy that is second to none.  This in turn leads to the accuracy of software spend and contributes to a cost-efficient and profitable organisation, while ensuring legal compliance.  Our clients want to feel totally secure that all software is accounted for while ensuring that overspending isn’t a problem.  We provide that peace of mind in the form of our guarantee.

We achieve such efficiencies through our team of specialists, who have over 150 years of combined experience in delivering IT asset management (ITAM) solutions that exceed client expectations.  Our team of specialists uses our discovery and inventory analysis techniques to work with you to build the accurate picture of all your software assets and licences.   If required, we also have extensive experience in hardware asset management

Using our Software Asset Management Service you can be assured of an accurate software licence inventory, accurate billing, targeted software distribution and, of course, the comfort of being fully compliant.  The Integral Specialist Services Software Asset Management service will assist your organisation by identifying all software assets and overheads and the way in which they are used and managed, usually resulting in huge savings. 

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Our Experience

Our highly scalable end-to-end processes and systems have been implemented in the largest international organisations in the world. No project is too large or too complex.  Our portfolio of customers and engagements on which our specialists have worked includes the world’s largest asset management project, spanning 100 countries and some 5 million assets - all delivered on time and to budget.  


Benefits

The key benefits of using our Software Asset Management & Licensing service are:

  • Making average software cost savings of 22%
  • Your organisation being fully protected in the event of being challenged on the software and licences you have (for example, from industry regulators).
  • The IT department being free to focus on activities that are more beneficial to the organisation.
  • Provision of management & recommendation reports for budgeting purposes.  This includes ongoing monthly reports of your software asset estate.
  • Full online access to real-time reporting – 24/7.
  • Minimising Operational Risk – ensuring you have enough software licences.
  • Software Licence reconciliation (Proof of Ownership Documentation).
  • Understanding the levels of software versions (e.g. for security patches).

Costs

For no other reason than IT departments being constantly busy, organisations are losing money and are at risk of non-compliance.  Looking purely at lost money, Integral Specialist Services find that in most circumstances that our software asset management services will be either cost-neutral or profitable for clients. 

Every organisation has its unique software footprint and so there is not a ‘one cost fits all’ figure that we can supply.  However, we hope that the following example and some of our case studies demonstrate why it’s worth you contacting us to confidentially discuss, and with no obligation, your current needs.


Case Study

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BT endorses Integral's Asset Management Solutions - view PDF


Our Guarantee

Following an initial no-obligation discussion with us, we will have committed to provide you with an initial appraisal of your software asset position.  If you then decide to utilise our service we will guarantee you that you will have a 100% accurate view of all your software assets.   If you utilise our Ongoing Managed Service then that 100% accurate view is guaranteed thereafter.  For most clients, there are cost savings on software assets that also result in an overall profit for the organisation, which makes our service even better than cost-neutral.   Of course, beyond cost savings, the additional benefits of using our service are many.


Our Full Range of Services

Most of our clients are initially attracted by one of our services but most go on to use many of our other services.  Our focus is on saving clients budget in a wide range of areas, while improving operational efficiency.   Please do look at our services introduction page to see other areas in which we can help you.