LDS helps clients inventory their software investments using a combination of our own proprietary scripts/run books, system generated reports( SLAW, LMBI, Estimation Note, etc), data collection methodologies, and any available SAM tools. Our analyst (former GLAC 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 cost savings via unused software, recommends alternate cost effective ways of licensing the same product, and suggests architectural changes that can substantially reduce footprints/cost.
Who Will Benefit?
Our SAP Licensing Review Service is aimed at organizations who wish to manage and reduce the overall expenditure and risk associated with their SAP software estate. It is tailored for those looking to evaluate the risk of Indirect Usage specific to SAP agreements, make changes within their current infrastructure, or just looking to ensure maximum return on investment.
Key Review Subjects
This service will cover all the key aspects of how your organization manages its SAP software usage.
- Contracts Analysis: clauses specific to user access, levels and restrictions
- Software entitlement data gathering
- User license assignment analysis
- Engines analysis
- HANA Database Analysis
- Indirect Access Analysis
- Business Objects Analysis
- SuccessFactors Analysis
Service Outline: Output
Following the review, you will receive an in-depth report summarizing our findings and recommendations including:
- Current 'SAP Effective Licensing Position’
- Detailed SAP SLAW Engine Analysis and Optimization Position
- Indirect Access DAAP Program ready document Estimation, Quantification and Optimization report
- SAP LMBI( Business Objects) compliance and Optimization Report
- SuccessFactors Compliance and Optimization Report
- Independent recommendations for licensing, process and contracts improvements
- Road map for recommended SAP license management strategy
Case Study
Fortune 500 Insurance company with unknown license deployments hired LDS to discover and optimize SAP installations. By the third iteration with continuous improvements LDS had helped customers optimize his deployments realizing a 95% save by taking the true up opportunity from $10 Million to $500K. Solution was implemented on a mix of on premise and cloud.