Software asset and licence control
Software Licence Management for growing organisations
Keep software agreements, users, devices and cloud subscriptions under control. Everything IT helps organisations manage licensing more effectively, reduce unnecessary cost and avoid the legal and financial risks that can follow non-compliance.
Why licence management matters
Every software installation creates an obligation
When an organisation purchases software, it enters into a licence agreement with the provider when the software is installed or first accessed.
Those agreements define who may use the software, where it may be installed and how it may be deployed. As organisations add more applications across departments, devices, distributed networks and cloud environments, keeping track of those obligations becomes increasingly difficult.
An active software licence management programme helps reduce the risk of accidental non-compliance while giving the organisation a clearer view of what it owns, what it uses and what it is paying for.
Licensing models
Different software requires different controls
There is no single licensing model. The correct approach depends on how the software is purchased, deployed and used across the organisation.
User licences
The software is licensed for use by a specific person, often across one or more approved devices.
Device licences
The software is licensed for installation or use on a particular machine, regardless of who uses it.
Cloud and hybrid licences
Subscription rights must be managed across cloud platforms, on-premise systems and mixed working environments.
The management process
Build a clearer view of software, usage and cost
Effective licence management is not simply a list of purchases. It connects what the organisation has bought with what has actually been installed, assigned and used.
Identify the software, subscriptions and licence agreements already in use across the organisation.
Compare purchased rights with actual users, devices, installations and cloud deployments.
Address unnecessary licences, missing coverage and deployment practices that may create compliance risk.
Keep the position under review as staff, devices, software and business requirements change.
How Everything IT helps
Reduce cost, avoid mistakes and choose the right licensing
By outsourcing software licensing to Everything IT, organisations gain practical support from a team experienced in matching licensing models to real business requirements.
Reduce unnecessary spend
Identify licences that are unused, duplicated or no longer aligned with the way the organisation works.
Avoid costly mistakes
Improve oversight of deployment and usage so licence obligations are less likely to be missed.
Choose the right software
Match licensing and deployment options to the organisation's actual users, devices, systems and business needs.
Support cloud environments
Manage subscription-based software more clearly across cloud and hybrid deployments.
Improve visibility
Create a clearer view of what software is owned, assigned, installed and renewed.
Keep licensing current
Review requirements as staff numbers, devices, software and working arrangements change.
Control software cost and compliance
Talk to us about software licence management
Discuss your current software environment and how a clearer licensing approach could reduce IT costs, improve oversight and help ensure that your organisation has the right software for its needs.