For organizations wishing to reduce the overall cost and risk associated with their software assets, this service delivers a complete license position plus recommendations for improvements.
LDS helps clients inventory their software investments using a combination of our own proprietary scripts, system generated reports, data collection methodologies, and available SAM tools. Our analysts (former software auditors) then calculate consumption and compare that against license entitlement to give clients true auditor-level accuracy in their compliance positions. Our analysis identifies potential cost savings via removing unused software, recommends alternate cost-effective ways of licensing the same product, and suggests architectural changes that can substantially reduce software footprints and costs.
Most common Quest products for which we find right-sizing opportunities are Quest for Toad, Active Roles, Change Auditor, Fog light, Lightspeed, KACE and Recovery Manager. For Micro Focus, its important to note that they now own Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software (HPE).
Who Will Benefit?
Our Quest & Micro Focus Licensing Review Service is aimed at organizations that wish to manage and reduce the overall expenditure and risk associated with their Quest & Micro Focus software assets. It is tailored for those looking to evaluate the risk of over-deployment specific to Quest & Micro Focus agreements, make changes within their current infrastructure, and/or ensure maximum return on investment.
Key Review Subjects
This service will cover all the key aspects of how your organization manages its Quest and Microfocus software usage.
- Contracts Analysis: clauses specific to user access, levels and restrictions
- Software entitlement data gathering
- User license assignment analysis
- Trial deployment identification
Service Outline: Output
Following the review, you will receive an in-depth report summarizing our findings and recommendations including:
- Current ‘Quest and Microfocus Effective Licensing Positions’
- Independent recommendations for licensing and process improvements
- Road map for recommended Quest/Micro Focus license management strategy
Case Study
Fortune 500 Medical Company based in Boston with unknown license deployments hired LDS for a Quest review. By the second iteration, LDS had helped customers identify trial installations, unused Toad installations, and unused Active Server entries. Customer realized a 63% savings by right sizing Toad editions, cleaning up Active Directory and removing trial installations.
