What does software asset management consulting deliver?
It delivers effective license positions and banked savings, not just inventories. We turn the data your SAM program already holds into a position per vendor, stage evidence before each renewal, keep audit posture current, and carry findings into the contract.
How is software spend management different from IT cost optimization?
The difference is duration: cost optimization is an engagement, and spend management is a standing discipline. We run both, and the programs keep spend management going after the first savings are banked.
Do you sell or replace SAM tools?
No. We sell no tool and take no tool vendor referral fees, so the engagement works with whatever your estate already measures, and tooling changes only if the gaps demand it.
Where does the money usually come from?
It usually comes from the gap between what is paid for and what is used. That means license right sizing, shelfware, support on unused licenses, oversized cloud commitments, and renewals negotiated instead of rolled forward.
How much does SAM and spend management consulting cost?
Assessment and review work runs on a fixed fee agreed up front, including the six week Software Spend Assessment. Where findings go into a vendor negotiation, that work can run on a success fee of 25 percent of what we save you. We never bill by the hour.
How fast do results land?
The first baseline typically lands within 10 business days of complete data. The Software Spend Assessment returns a vendor by vendor savings inventory in six weeks, and structural savings are banked at the renewals the evidence was built for.
What data do you need from us?
We need exports from your SAM and discovery tools, contracts and order forms, invoices or spend by vendor, and cloud billing where it applies. Gaps in the data are part of the finding, not a reason to wait.
Can SAM consulting really produce eight figure savings?
Yes, on large estates. Samsung saved $23M on IBM licensing, and the largest part was entitlement it already owned but could not find.
