Last December was a bad month for local government. The Chancellor grabbed another £1.9bn from council budgets, at a time when they needed more money, not less. So what can public-sector IT departments do to help? It’s time for them to discover IT asset, understand more about their IT assets Read more…
The Business Software Centre (TBSC) recently conducted research with 160 local government organizations across the UK. The results reveal that a majority of organizations (78%) are using a SAM tool. However, on average, the councils that use SAM tools spend 23% more on Microsoft software licenses than those who have Read more…
If you go into a negotiation with software vendor with no knowledge of what you are actually using, then you could end up buying software you don’t need. Yet 70% of IT professionals find themselves in this position when they negotiate their software agreements. The data that software buyers should Read more…
ICT Managers must Adopt Professional Standards to take their rightful place at the heart of organisational strategy says UKCHIP Chairman. UK ICT Management now has a big opportunity to raise its profile and enhance its reputation and professional standing says Gwyn Thomas, Chairman of UKCHIP (The UK Council for Health Read more…
Quite simply, for government entities affiliated with creating and enforcing laws, failure to comply with license requirements would result in a public relations nightmare. The very thought of software representatives appearing at the public agency’s door, and possibly finding that not all of the entity’s software is fully licensed, is Read more…
According to the latest report delivered by United States Government Accountability Office in May 2014, all of twenty four assessed federal agencies are not adequately managing their software licenses because they generally do not follow leading practices in this area with software metering. The potential savings could be significant considering Read more…
In the DCLG document “50 ways to save – Examples of sensible savings in local government”, Eric Pickles suggests that councils can save money by conducting a review of software licenses across the authority. Many organizations purchase more software licenses than they need because they have no way of knowing Read more…
“The seldom used technique that guarantees software efficiencies” There is an easy way to reduce costs and improve software efficiency yet IT professionals and Software Asset Managers don’t seem to apply it to their activities. It delivers cost savings and efficiency improvements time and time again and manufacturers and production Read more…
The Business Software Centre is recognised as an industry leader Providing unrivalled support for software efficiency management since 2004, today The Business Software Centre is recognised as an industry leader. At The Business Software Centre we work to make sure that your business continues to run efficiently and you are Read more…
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