Why Would You Need Software Audit Services?

A software licensing audit is where a user of software is audited for license compliance by a software vendor such as Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle, and Symantec. The software licensing audit or software compliance audit is an important sub-set of software asset management and component of corporate risk management. When a company is unaware of what software is installed and being used on its machines, it can result in multiple layers of exposure.

The audit deals with the independent review of the software for the purpose of assessing conformities with requirements, specifications, standards, procedures and licensing requirements.

Software Audit Defense processes help customers to get reduce cost and increase performance by assessing your existing software estate to ensure you only invest in new software when and where required.

Advice for organisation’s preparing for s software audit:

Monday Morning:

-          Review key contracts to ensure audit rights are captured in SAM databases.

-          Brief key stakeholders.

Next 90 Days:

-          Develop policy and processes.

-          Carry out risk analysis to identify vendors most likely to audit.

Next 12 Months:

-          Develop standard templates for managing audits.

-          Review compliance status for key vendors when renewing or negotiating new deals.