For organizations wishing to reduce the overall cost and risk associated with their software estate, this service delivers a complete license position plus recommendations for improvements and to future-proof licensing. It offers particular value if you are looking to make changes to your current on premise infrastructure, or move to a cloud environment.
Clarify helps clients inventory their software investments using a combination of our own proprietary scripts, system generated reports, data collection methodologies, and any available SAM tools. Our analyst (former software auditors) then calculate consumption and compare that against license entitlement to give clients true auditor-level accuracy in their compliance positions. Our analysis identifies cost savings via unused software, recommends alternate cost effective ways of licensing the same product, and suggests architectural changes that can substantially reduce footprints/cost.
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
Our Red Hat Licensing Review Service is aimed at organizations who wish to manage and reduce the overall expenditure and risk associated with their Red Hat portfolio of key products. It is particularly suited to those looking to renew their software contract, make changes within their current infrastructure, move to a cloud environment like Azure or AWS, or just looking to ensure maximum return on investment.
KEY REVIEW SUBJECTS
This service will cover all the key aspects of how your organisation manages its Oracle software estate.
- Analysis of Contracts specifics (ELA-Enterprise License Agreements, etc.)
- Analysis of software entitlement data
- Analysis of software deployment (RHEL, JBoss, etc.)
- Analysis of licensing metrics
- Analysis of cloud migration plans
SERVICE OUTLINE: OUTPUT
Following the review, you will receive an in-depth report summarizing our findings and recommendations including:
- Current ‘Red Hat Effective Licensing/Subscription Position’
- Independent recommendations for licensing and process maturity improvements
- Road map for recommended licensing strategy
CASE STUDY
A Canadian based SMB Manufacturing company hired Clarify to discover and optimize Red Hat installations/subscriptions. Clarify helped them determine what they used and forecast usage over the next three years taking into account migration to Azure cloud. Assisted with the negotiation of a cost effective ELA that rebalances licenses in the future years to account for cloud migration.
