Microsoft Licensing Review. Included in your membership

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1 Microsoft Licensing Review Included in your membership

2 Microsoft Licensing Review Many organizations buy into the wrong program: Complexity. Microsoft offers a plethora of licensing options based on organization size, commitment levels and product usage. With this flexibility comes great complexity. Intelligence. Value Added (VAR) and Large Account (LAR) Resellers do not always tell you what you need to know. You need to understand product usage, product use rights, Software Assurance terms, and license agreement information often provided by resellers on an ask only basis. If you over-buy, you leave money on the table. If you under-buy, you increase your risk of fines and penalties. Leverage Info-Tech Research Group s licensing expertise and neutral 3 rd party guidance to answer your Microsoft licensing questions and optimize your software dollars. Info-Tech Research Group 2

3 Case Study 1 Eliminated 40% overspend on Visio and Project Upgrades Looking for additional software budget, an engineering company examined its Visio and Project spend for 260 project managers deployed in the field. All were licensed without Software Assurance for Project Professional and Visio Professional through the Select (level A) program and required new licenses to upgrade to the latest versions. Savings of $142,212 were achieved by better understanding product usage requirements. Product Unit Price Original Qty Original Ext. Price New Qty New Ext. Price Project Standard $ $127,920 Project Professional $ $231, $17,780 Visio Standard $ $47,196 Visio Professional $ $118, $14,592 Total Spend $349,700 $207,488 Info-Tech Research Group 3

4 Case Study 2 Found 32% savings on SQL Server A manufacturing company was running SQL on several servers and had plans to consolidate and upgrade servers and extend the SQL based applications out to a larger audience of users. As the licenses were not consistently covered under Software Assurance, new licenses were required for most of the servers. The existing license configurations were analyzed to determine the most cost effective licensing configuration. The Server/CAL configuration was $94,828 less expensive than the Processor configuration. Processor Configuration SQL Enterprise x $22,856 SQL Standard x $5,347 Total $294,610 Server / CAL Configuration SQL Enterprise Server x $8,007 SQL Standard Server x $836 SQL CALs x $152 Total $199,782 Info-Tech Research Group *Select Level A Pricing 4

5 We Will Help You Navigate the complexities of MS Licensing to choose the option best for your situation. Prepare for vendor negotiations and avoid over-spending for license features you don t need. Evaluate current agreements and identify opportunities to save money or avoid anti-piracy penalties. Rationalize your licensing agreements to right-size your costs and products to your organization s needs Info-Tech Research Group 6

6 What We Do 1. Answer questions regarding Microsoft license rules 2. Analyze proposals and quotes to look for savings and verify best scenario for your requirements. 3. Review inventory and license report summaries to provide compliance advice. 4. Guide you toward the right license programs 5. Write a comprehensive report containing your detailed Microsoft Licensing guidance. Info-Tech Research Group 7

7 Let s Get Started Microsoft Licensing Review is a feature of your existing membership. Contact your Account Manager today: Or, reply to your Account Manager s . Help us help you faster by sending these materials to your Account Manager: Send your MS e-licensing summary (available on the MS e-licensing site). Send an estimation of the MS products you re looking to add. Send copies of any quotes or proposals you re considering. Send the inventory output from your discovery tool (e.g. helpdesk package, MS:SCCM, shops not currently using such tools with under 1,000 machines might find Spiceworks will work, etc ). If server licensing is under consideration, send an inventory of servers including detail of which virtual servers are installed on which physical servers and how many processors are installed in each server. Info-Tech Research Group All information covered under our Non-Disclosure Agreement 8