Application configuration optimization, software licence recycling and using software asset management (SAM) tools are the keys to reducing the software costs of an organization. Licence recycling reduces not only software spending but it supports maintenance costs as well.
By implementing software licence optimization practices,organizations can cut spending on software by 30 per cent, reports market research firm Gartner on Tuesday. According to Gartner’s research, the keys to reducing software licence spending are application configuration optimization, recycling software licences and using software asset management (SAM) tools.
“Achieving software savings is a complex exercise but the potential savings are just too large to ignore. Automated software licence optimization is a relatively new discipline and most organizations are at lower levels of maturity,” said Hank Marquis, Research Director, Gartner, in a statement.
“But it is worth pursuing as spending reductions contribute directly to the bottom line as gross profit,” Marquis added. According to the report, IT leaders must look for savings in the configuration of software, especially data centre software.
Licence recycling will reduce software spending as well as support maintenance costs, it added.