From in-house SAM tool evaluation to Continuous Process adoption and improvement as a part of Managed Services
Phase – I: Determination of Scope
Phase – II: IT Discovery Workshop
Manual: Checklist based approach which involves manually visiting each machine
Semi-Automated: Involves execution of custom-made scripts (BAT/VB) which can be executed centrally
Automated: Involves inventory collection via tools from a centralized location
Phase – III: Purchase History & Entitlement Analysis
Phase – IV: Gap Analysis & Recommendations
Phase – V: Optimization
License Compliance Skills and Attributes – SAM Process and Best Practice
License and Subscription Optimization Skills and Attributes – Cost Optimization Experience
Optimized Configurations Skills and Attributes – Economies of Scale
Minimal Unnecessary Costs Skills and Attributes – Data Custodianship and Integration
Minimized unused Software Skills and Attributes – Detailed usage rights intelligence
Independent SLS does not work with any publisher either as a funded Auditor or Large Account Reseller
SAM Roadmap and Vision SAM Maturity Assessment is a part of our standard process, and we provide necessary vision and recommendations to bring cost efficiency.
Complete Ownership SLS takes end to end complete ownership of SAM reviews in case of Audits/ reviews funded by Publishers
ISO Standards Our approach and methodology follow ISO 19770-1 and related best practices
Forensic Approach Methodology to identify not only deployments but also un-installations, cracks, keygens, publisher specific advanced checks and component analysis