Software Licensing Audit

We provide all the components you require to complete a successful software audit. Conducted in complete confidence, our software audit services are designed to help organisations of all sizes. Our aim is not to act as a regulator for software authors and publishers but rather to help you manage your software asset effectively. Our Software Audit Service offers both a strategic and tactical solution, respected by leading members of the software industry. It can be broken down into the following five elements:

• Pre-Audit Assessment
  
  Before developing a Software Asset Management (SAM) Implementation Plan, we can help you determine your state of readiness and assist in establishing your organisation’s vision and strategy. To achieve this we will facilitate a number of workshops, interview the major stakeholders and deliver a risk assessment along with a comprehensive Project Definition Report.

• Records Audit
  
  Our experienced Software Auditors will reconcile your licence evidence and create a comprehensive Licence Inventory from which your organisation’s licence entitlement will be aggregated. Establishing this baseline will enable you to meet your contractual obligations and understand your actual licensing position, thereby helping you to make more informed purchasing decisions.

• Physical Audit 
  
  Our experienced Licensing Consultants can determine the most effective approach for the deployment, management and metering of your software. Utilising some of the most advanced service management and discovery tools, such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager or Symantec Altiris, Tollfree Networks can implement an effective IT Asset Management solution that not only allows you to track your assets, but also can extend these solutions to automate the management of your compliance.

• Verification Audit
  
  Utilising the output generated from both the Records and Physical Audit, our software auditors are able to verify and provide a comprehensive report of your organisation’s compliance status. This baseline will enable you to understand and review your compliance discrepancies and ultimately enable you to manage your compliance obligations more effectively.

• Compliance Discussions
  
  It is expected that on completion of the above deliverables, additional resource and time may be required to help further investigate the compliance discrepancies. 
  
  Finally, we can provide experienced resource through our partnership with Bytes Technology Group to help further review the results, making recommendations on how best to remedy any compliance issues. 

To book your software audit services, call us on 01223 393520 or email us at answers@tollfreenetworks.com