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Insightful Contract Advisory Services

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Organizations must adopt technology to compete in the modern world, but they often procure it under unsuitable licensing agreements that don’t meet their specific requirements

This is where our Commercial Advisory Service (CAS) can help. We’ll work alongside you to explore your options and build an optimized model that fully complements your strategic IT objectives - leaving you in a much better position to support your future business decisions.
License contract advisory services is a service designed to ensure that your technology agreements align with your IT strategy. Using a blend of impartial advice and workshops, our consultants will assess your current situation and future procurement plans, before evaluating the different agreements available and building a better commercial approach to support your strategic aims

SAMPRO LICENSE Contract advisory services is most effective during these scenarios

Why CAS?

Average Savings of 34%

CAS saves our customers over 28 million per annum

Over 90% of CAS customers employ CAS again for their susequent renewal



Targeted support when you need it most

Our CAS team can provide specific advice around Microsoft, IBM, Oracle and SAP. We understand the complex nature of such agreements and can advise on the best commercial approach for whatever you're looking to adopt.


Microsoft


  • Improve understanding of the Oracle contract
  • Ensure maximum advantage is obtained through the managed use of WinSvr (HUB) and SQLSvr (BYOL) entitlement in Azure
  • Identify and mitigate compliance risk introduced via Citrix (or similar) without necessary controls
  • Optimal licensing of SQL Server workloads deployed in a virtual environment
  • Obtain full advantage of development rights and avoid compliance risks
  • Explain how to license Microsoft workloads in non-Microsoft public cloud environments i.e. AWS and GCP
  • Help you understand and implement power automate (AI & RPA) licensing optimally

Oracle


  • Manage licensing for Oracle products deployed in virtualized environment
  • Support around unplanned deployment and/or use of premium options of management packs
  • Clarify interpretation of the named user plus metric and the minimums required of different products
  • Support around restricted use licenses allocated to non-compliant workloads
  • Match support rules to the actual deployments within an estate
  • MClarify changes in Licensing terms i.e. Java is now a commercial, managed product for many deployments

IBM


  • Manage Sun-Capacity Licensing with the IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT)
  • Simplify Cloud Pak and Hybrid Licensing
  • Clarify Licensing Metric Changes and their impact on your current deployments or usage
  • Track compliance for spatiality IBM solutions

SAP


  • Support around role governance and overprovision
  • Clarify SAP HANA runtime licensing & compliance
  • SAP S/4HANA cloud migration planning
  • Simplify licensing indirect access and the digital access program
  • Support for outdated SAP Contract Terms