Can You Outsource SAM?

Can You Outsource SAM?

I met with a large corporate end user in the UK this week who is considering outsourcing the management of their software licensing and software compliance monitoring.

We discussed the challenges involved in managing software, the high frequency of vendor compliance audits and the complexities of managing licensing in large environments.

The company is interested in speaking directly with other organisations who have outsourced these functions. If you don’t mind sharing your experiences via a quick confidential phone call with this organisation please contact me. Your help would be very much appreciated.

I would also like to hear of your views and experiences of outsourcing SAM:

• Is this something you have considered?
• How were deals structured? Although responsibility for licensing cannot be outsourced – can the financial burden of compliance audits be shared with your outsource partner (Since they are supposed to be looking after your licenses efficiently and should be penalised for discrepancies).
• On the other side of the coin – should outsource partners be rewarded for cost containment?

Please share your comments below or contact me directly. Thanks for your help.