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software costs and risk in your institution\u2019s estate<\/h2>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        \n                                            <div class=\"multi-column__col multi-column__col--content\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"240\">\n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"multi-column__content standard-body\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\">Managing enterprise software within your financial service institution is a challenge<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\">Within such a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\">\u00a0heavily regulated sector<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\">financial institutions\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\">must have<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\">\u00a0a robust process to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\">identify<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\">, assess and mitigate risk<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW237118403 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237118403 BCX0\">\u00a0such as breach of license compliance terms.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW237118403 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW156865379 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW156865379 BCX0\">Reducing\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156865379 BCX0\">software\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156865379 BCX0\">costs<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156865379 BCX0\">\u00a0is always<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW156865379 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156865379 BCX0\">imperative. W<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156865379 BCX0\">ithout effective software asset management practices in place, software <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW156865379 BCX0\">spend<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156865379 BCX0\">and cloud costs can spiral out of control.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW156865379 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW255601742 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255601742 BCX0\">We can proactively uncover ways to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255601742 BCX0\">reduce<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255601742 BCX0\">\u00a0your on-premises enterprise software<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255601742 BCX0\"> costs,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255601742 BCX0\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255601742 BCX0\">optimise cloud spend<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255601742 BCX0\">\u00a0whilst mitigating\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW255601742 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW255601742 BCX0\">license non-compliance.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        \n                                            <div class=\"multi-column__col multi-column__col--content\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"320\">\n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"multi-column__content standard-body\"><p>Avoid spending money on software you may already own through effective software asset management. Reduce the risk of non-compliance arising from cloud migration, virtualisation and M&amp;A activity, and prepare for or defend against vendor audits and potential punitive fines.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266205777 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266205777 BCX0\">Our license experts<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266205777 BCX0\">\u00a0can\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW266205777 BCX0\">reduce your software\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266205777 BCX0\">cost<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266205777 BCX0\"> and non-compliance risk &#8211; avoiding regulatory fines and associated repercussions<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW266205777 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266205777 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266205777 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