Our client was concerned they had deployed more software than was currently licensed and this could have a financial impact as well as damage their brand.
The client had a limited time to determine what software was deployed in their environment and compare it against purchases and contractual rights to use this software.
The Risk and Audit committee engaged Blue42 via a partner to conduct a software audit on 3,500 PCs and 150 servers in multiple sites across the country, including numerous small regional offices. They had multiple systems documenting usage rights, including accounts payable, contract repositories and reseller and vendor portals, however this information was inconsistent.
They required an independent party to provide data on their license compliance position who would ensure that this information was not reported to vendors. They were keen to discover as many usage rights as possible, and hence lower any compliance gap, rather than create opportunities for resellers and software vendors.