Cost optimisation of your software license estate
Achieve cost and risk reduction, and avoid unbudgeted spend in your enterprise software license estate.
Cost optimisation in license management is a range of specialist activities within an overall software asset management methodology used to quantify, enhance, and control your enterprise software assets and spend. This will help you to achieve the best possible value from your IT spend and limit the risk and cost of license non-compliance.
For global enterprises with multiple software vendors, numerous technology platforms and an array of partners and suppliers, cost optimisation is a significant, ongoing, challenge. So, how do you maximise the use of what you have, whilst minimising the associated spend and risk?
Our approach to license cost optimisation
Version 1’s software asset management experts have a deep understanding of cost optimisation for enterprise software vendors including Oracle, Microsoft and IBM.
Our proven optimisation and software asset management services within Version 1 Control deliver the full lifecycle of license consulting and cost management, offering peace of mind that your enterprise estate is fully optimised and under cost control.
License cost optimisation experts
Oracle license optimisation
Version 1’s Oracle license optimisation experts can provide the full lifecycle of software license consultancy services, ensuring your Oracle license estate either on-premises or in the cloud are fully optimised and under control with regards to cost, license compliance and complexity.
Microsoft license optimisation
Version 1’s Microsoft license optimisation experts can provide the full lifecycle of software license consultancy services, ensuring your Microsoft license estate either on-premises or in the cloud are fully optimised and under control with regards to cost, license compliance and complexity.
Red Hat Subscription cost optimisation
Version 1’s license experts can uncover cost optimisation opportunities within your Red Hat estate, ensuring compliance while saving cost, and help you to choose the most efficient licensing method for your environment and workload.
IBM license optimisation
Version 1’s IBM license optimisation experts can provide the full lifecycle of IBM software license consultancy services, ensuring your IBM license estate is fully optimised and under control with regards to cost, license compliance and complexity.
Oracle support and maintenance contract renewal
Version 1 Oracle license experts can review your Oracle software support and maintenance contract renewal for cost and product accuracy, to reduce spend and complexity.
Oracle application and technology license consulting
Oracle applications and underlying technology products have their own licensing considerations. Our Oracle license experts can mitigate against risk and uncover cost saving opportunities in your Oracle software estate.
How to reduce software spend and avoid unnecessary software costs
If you do not have clarity on your license position, it can be very difficult to make informed decisions on when to procure software (or not) or avoid risk and cost of potential non-compliance. This can lead to wasting money on software you already have or worse, receiving an unexpected bill for breach of compliance.
Empower your ability to reduce software costs by listening to this short Version 1 video where our SAM experts Brian Lavelle and Jason Pepper discuss how to reduce software spend and avoid unnecessary software costs in your enterprise software estate.
Sector specific cost optimisation services
Cost optimisation for financial service institutions
We help financial institutions reduce software costs and risks by optimising cloud spend, managing software assets, and mitigating license non-compliance, ensuring effective cost management and regulatory compliance.
IBM licensing in financial services
We help financial institutions reduce IBM license costs and risks by optimising software estates, managing ILMT, and preparing for audits, ensuring compliance and cost efficiency
Licensing for public sector
We help public sector organisations reduce software licensing costs and risks by optimising licenses, managing compliance, and supporting cloud migration, ensuring cost efficiency and regulatory adherence.