Software vendor audits are some of the biggest challenges faced by multiple groups within the enterprise – starting with the internal IT organization to legal department to the C-suite.
These audits divert as well as exhaust internal resources due to the complexity, discovery process and often the nuances in software licensing agreements (SLAs).
Industry experts will discuss:
What to do when you get an audit letter from a software vendor
What’s different about Oracle’s audits?
Key issues surrounding Adobe audits
How to prevent and prepare for a software audit
Ten common compliance issues every company faces
WHO
Peter Beruk, Senior Director, Compliance Marketing, Business Software Alliance
Paul DeGroot, Analyst, Directions on Microsoft
Phara E. McLachlan, CEO, Animus Solutions, Inc.
Scott D. Rosenberg, CEO, Miro Consulting, Inc.
Martin Thompson, Editor, The ITAM Review
WHEN/ WHERE
July 28th, 2010
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT (10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT, 18:00 – 19:00 British Summer Time)
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