{"id":24346,"date":"2023-07-11T12:03:52","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T11:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/licensedashboard.com\/resources\/why-is-software-license-optimization-important\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:09:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:09:41","slug":"why-is-software-license-optimization-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensedashboard.com\/en-gb\/resources\/why-is-software-license-optimization-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Software License Optimisation Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n         \n    <div class=\"modal fade embed_modal\" id=\"form_block-block_22bb3e736a3b20d217957b19bd7b2a00\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"team_block-block_22bb3e736a3b20d217957b19bd7b2a00Title\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n            <div class=\"modal-content\">\n                <div class=\"modal-header\">\n                    <span id=\"team_block-block_22bb3e736a3b20d217957b19bd7b2a00Title\" class=\"sr-only\">Embed Code Modal<\/span>\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n                        <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                            <i class=\"far fa-times\"><\/i>\n                        <\/span>\n                    <\/button>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"modal-body p-5\">\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n     \n\n    <section id=\"block-block_22bb3e736a3b20d217957b19bd7b2a00\"\n        class=\" internal-banner-block theme-bg-image\"\n         style=\"background: url(https:\/\/licensedashboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Software-License-Optimization-Landing-Page-Banner-1.jpg)\" >\n                        <div class=\"container hover_bg\">\n                                                    <div class=\"row m-0 w-100\">\n                        <div class=\"col-xl-6 col-lg-6 col-md-11 col-sm-11 col-11 my-auto\">\n                                                            <h1 style=\"color: rgb(7,25,49);\">\n                                    Why is Software License Optimisation Important?                                <\/h1>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                                                        \n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"col-xl-6 col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12 text-right\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\t \n\n\t     <section id=\"block-block_d330d89e51b2346cb9b21380d1d4bee5\" class=\"breadcrumb_holder pt-5 pb-5 p-0 m-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row w-100 m-0\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 my-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Resource<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n          \n\n    <section id=\"block-block_2519d1cd8547303cc0bdba1c3ea8c203\" class=\"news-content-block\">  \n        <div class=\"container\">  \n         \n            <div class=\"post_det page-0\">\n                <p>11th July 2023<\/p>\n                <p>Michaela Gray<\/p>\n                <p class=\"cat\">\n                                    Blog<span>,<\/span>\n                 \n                <\/p> \n            <\/div>\n        \n            <div class=\"row m-0 w-100\">\n                                                                    <div class=\"w-100 row mt-4 mb-4 ic ml-0 mr-0 col-12\">\n                            <div class=\"ord-1 my-auto\">\n                                <div class=\"col-xl-11 col-lg-11 col-md-12 col-12 p-0 mll\">\n                                  \n                                    <h3 ><\/h3>\n                                 \n\n                                                                    <p><span style=\"font-family: 'Gotham Medium'; font-size: 22px;\">Ensuring that your organisation is vendor audit ready is important, but it\u2019s only one of the benefits of software optimisation. We explore why software licence optimisation is so important to your overall business goals and what processes you need in place to gain value from it.<\/span><\/p>\n                                \n                                                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                <div class=\"ord-2 my-auto\" >\n                                                                                                                                    <img class=\"wpsmartcrop-image\" src=\"https:\/\/licensedashboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2101931002-scaled-e1684934469154.jpg\" alt=\"a group of professionals having a meeting, clapping\" \/>\n                                                                                    \n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>                           \n                                                <div class=\"w-100 row mt-4 mb-4 ic ml-0 mr-0 col-12\">\n                            <div class=\"col-12 p-0 my-auto\">\n                                <div class=\"col-xl-12 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-12 p-0 mll\">\n                                  \n                                    <h3 ><\/h3>\n                                 \n\n                                                                    <p>Software licence optimisation is important for cost-saving, compliance, and efficient use of technology. Many organisations over-spend on software by purchasing unnecessary software licences, not managing their licences effectively, and not assessing licence usage. Investing in software licence optimisation helps to identify these challenges by putting processes in place to effectively manage and utilise software licences. This includes identifying unused or underutilised licences, negotiating better terms with vendors, and implementing processes for tracking and managing licences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Benefits of investing in software licence optimisation<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Better utilise budgets and save money<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Ensure compliance with licence agreements<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Helps to prevent overspending on licences<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Releases budget to implement new technologies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>How to save money with software licence optimisation<\/h3>\n<div class=\"RichText3-paragraph--withVSpacingNormal RichText3-paragraph Typography Typography--m\">\n<p>There are three key software licence optimisation best practice steps to ensure your business can start saving money and streamline processes when it comes to SAM. These include:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ol class=\"RichTextList-numbered\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"RichText3-paragraph--withVSpacingNormal RichText3-paragraph Typography Typography--m\"><strong>Optimise software configurations:<\/strong> the default configurations for a lot of software is usually the most expensive, but making small changes can result in big savings<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"RichText3-paragraph--withVSpacingNormal RichText3-paragraph Typography Typography--m\"><strong>Recycle software licences:<\/strong> identify unused or misused licences for reuse to reduce the need to buy unnecessary new licences<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"RichText3-paragraph--withVSpacingNormal RichText3-paragraph Typography Typography--m\"><strong>Use a SAM tool:<\/strong> Our <strong><a class=\"PrimaryLink BaseLink\" href=\"https:\/\/licensedashboard.com\/en-gb\/services\/\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Opens in a new tab\">software asset management (SAM) tools<\/a><\/strong> automate the manual process of identifying and optimising software licences, saving you time and money<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Using software licence optimisation to prepare for an audit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The chance that an organisation will be audited for software compliance varies depending on the industry and the size of the business. For some industries, such as healthcare and finance, audits may be more frequent due to regulations, and large businesses are more likely to be audited than small businesses. However, it\u2019s important for all organisations to implement software licence management practices to minimise the risk of non-compliance and the financial and legal consequences that can result from an audit.<\/p>\n<p>In preparation for an audit, software license optimisation acts as a self-audit to identify potential issues with your current licence usage. This is done by reviewing your software inventory, usage data, and purchase records, allowing you to determine where additional licences are needed or where software can be removed.<\/p>\n<p>Working with a SAM specialist to assist with the audit preparation process gives you access to best practice guidance and industry standards and helps to ensure that you are complying with licence agreements. <a href=\"https:\/\/licensedashboard.com\/en-gb\/contact-us\/\">Contact us today for support<\/a> from our specialists ahead of your next software audit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Software licence optimisation with License Dashboard<\/h2>\n<p>We approach software licence optimisation in three stages:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Our product, <a href=\"https:\/\/licensedashboard.com\/en-gb\/products\/license-manager\/\">License Manager<\/a>, provides a centralised \u2018single source of truth\u2019 for all software entitlements owned by your organisation<\/li>\n<li>License Manager then reconciles this information against software inventory data to establish your organisation&#8217;s current Effective Licencing Position (ELP)<\/li>\n<li>Detailed management reports enable you to make more focused decisions about future requirements, driving out wastage and increasing availability<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Regardless of your organisation\u2019s SAM maturity or approach to software licence optimisation, our specialists are on hand to help you optimise your software estate and reduce your software licencing costs. Chat to them today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                \n                                 \n                                    <a class=\"btn btn-secondary hs-cta-trigger-button hs-cta-trigger-button-102586314120\" href=\"#GeneralEnquiry\" target=\"_self\">\n                                        Arrange your free consultation now   \n                                    <\/a> \n                                                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                                    <\/div>                           \n                                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div> \n    <\/section> \n\n     \n                            <section class=\"news-content-block author\">  \n                <div class=\"container\">  \n                    <div class=\"w-100 row pt-5 pb-5\">\n                        <div class=\"col-xl-2 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-12 my-auto\">\n                                                        <span class=\"auth_p\">  \n                                <img src=\"https:\/\/licensedashboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Michaela-Gray_1x1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                            <\/span>\n                             \n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"col-xl-10 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12 my-auto\">\n                                                            <p>Michaela has worked within the industry for over 11 years, both within sales and marketing. She works closely with the team to support them with all their marketing needs and maintains and promotes the License Dashboard brand.<\/p>\n                            \n                                                            <p class=\"name\">Michaela Gray<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>      \n            <\/section> \n                \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n          \n\n    \n    <section id=\"block-block_c7b2cc35d97e2ab027cb8eabd04d19bc\" class=\"side-image-cta-block\" style=\"background: rgb(248,175,6);\">\n        <div\n            class=\"container-fluid p-0 align-left  hover_bg\">\n            <div class=\"row m-0 w-100 justify-content-center\">\n                <div class=\"col-xl-8 col-lg-8 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12 row m-0\">\n                                            <div class=\"my-auto col text-center\">\n                            <img 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