How to Prepare for Software Audits with Ease

Essential guide to achieve software compliance and savings with solid SAM data

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This process creates significant unplanned work for your team. Data analysis is time-consuming, the workload requires full-time attention, and it can often drag out for months before it’s settled.
Adding to the challenge, vendors frequently discover that a company is either under-licensed or non-compliant, leading to negotiations and potentially hefty fines. 
Solid Software Asset Management (SAM) data is key to a strong audit defense. Effective data audit software like SAM ensures that you're purchasing the correct number of licenses and remaining compliant with all licensing terms and conditions.
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This white paper is designed to alleviate the stress of your next audit. Drawing on insights from our consultants and experts, you’ll get practical advice on:

Collecting data ahead of time with the right people, processes, and tools
Using your data smartly during an audit to boost savings and reclaim your budget
Preparing for and handling audit negotiations effectively with your SAM data

Whether you operate on-premises or in the cloud, using top-notch data smartly means you can handle your next audit with ease. Using IT audit software tools will make audits a breeze. 
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Conquer Audits Effectively

It’s IT audit day! You just received the letter from your vendor to prepare extensive data on license purchases and software usage to verify if you're complying with contract terms.

This process creates significant unplanned work for your team. Data analysis is time-consuming, the workload requires full-time attention, and it can often drag out for months before it’s settled.

Adding to the challenge, vendors frequently discover that a company is either under-licensed or non-compliant, leading to negotiations and potentially hefty fines.

Solid Software Asset Management (SAM) data is key to a strong audit defense. Effective data audit software like SAM ensures that you're purchasing the correct number of licenses and remaining compliant with all licensing terms and conditions.

Don't Panic! It's Just an Audit.

This white paper is designed to alleviate the stress of your next audit. Drawing on insights from our consultants and experts, you’ll get practical advice on:

Collecting data ahead of time with the right people, processes, and tools
Using your data smartly during an audit to boost savings and reclaim your budget
Preparing for and handling audit negotiations effectively with your SAM data

Whether you operate on-premises or in the cloud, using top-notch data smartly means you can handle your next audit with ease. Using IT audit software tools will make audits a breeze.

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Gentlemen Group GmbH was founded on January 1, 2021 and is an owner-managed and financially independent company. Its value and strength lie on the one hand in the mission, the values and the resulting organization, and on the other hand in the selected excellent committed people. People who have gained their expertise and experience in the environment of medium to very large companies. They all have excellent references, are very well educated and are characterized by common values in line with the values of a Gentle:(hu):man and thus the GentlemenGroup as such. Customers experience the special expertise especially in the comprehensive areas of IT. This includes service management, management and technology consulting with a focus on strategy, organization, IT governance as well as solution implementation and training. They have over 120 years of experience in process consulting, such as Enterprise Service Management (ESM) and Identity and Access Management (IAM). Although still so young, the company is already working with large customers in various segments.

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