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.

Our Partnership

Raynet is a global software vendor with market-leading solutions and managed service provider in the field of Enterprise Software Management. Following the mission “Discover to manage”, Raynet offers the market unique products covering all technologies.

In addition to the headquarters in Paderborn, Raynet has further locations in Germany, the USA, Poland, Turkey, and the UK. With more than 140 highly qualified employees, Raynet has been supporting well-known customers and partners worldwide in their projects with its portfolio since 1999 – from Unified Data Management and Software Asset Management to Software Packaging and Workflow Management to Unified Endpoint Management. Raynet also maintains strong partnerships with the leading companies in this industry.

Raynet products are unique in design and functionality. Their development is highly driven by customers and partners, who play an important role in product optimization and are the main reason why they always occupy a top position. Whether a new SAM project is to be set up or a deployment tool introduced, a packaging factory planned, or a migration carried out – Raynet is always the best-of-breed partner for all products, services and solutions of Application Lifecycle Management for Enterprises.

Learn more: https://raynet.de/en/