{"id":8673,"date":"2025-04-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelliworx.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/?p=8208"},"modified":"2025-04-24T04:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T04:27:18","slug":"how-you-can-reduce-licensing-costs-in-your-enterprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/blog\/how-you-can-reduce-licensing-costs-in-your-enterprise\/","title":{"rendered":"How you can reduce licensing costs in your enterprise"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In recent times, software firms have changed from a sales model to a long-term licensing model, resulting in a shift in expense structure. Software pricing on a long-term basis can quickly accumulate to a significant expense, placing extra pressure on an already constrained IT budget<\/a>. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Organisations have had to <\/span>fine-tune their operations<\/span> in light of the global pandemic\u2019s economic uncertainty and seek ways to reduce costs. It is critical to ensure any cost reduction does not impede future business growth. One way to do this is to look at how to reduce <\/span>licensing costs<\/span>, which has the benefit of saving money and improving the efficiency of your systems.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Often licensing is overlooked by businesses because costs and licence structures can be difficult to comprehend. After a certain amount of time, the feeds aren\u2019t as important as when the licence was originally purchased, and businesses have accepted them as a necessary expense.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Let\u2019s take a look at how to reduce licencing costs for your enterprise:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Undertaking a thorough software audit is the first step in <\/span>lowering licensing costs<\/span>. It is recommended audits are done frequently enough to ensure you are maximising your current licensing position.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

To conduct a software audit, you\u2019ll want to start by collecting data from your system. This can be as simple as logging into your software and taking notes of how often you use it and what tasks you perform on a daily basis. You can also set up automated tasks so that certain data is entered when your software is used.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Once you identify which applications are critical and necessary for your organisation to function, you can put together a plan to upgrade or replace the less important or necessary software to reduce software <\/span>licensing costs<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

A thorough software audit provides detailed information about how each piece of software is used, allowing you to make smarter purchasing or upgrading decisions.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

It\u2019s critical to ensure that the value of the application you\u2019re interested in deploying isn\u2019t outweighed by the cost of maintaining it. We\u2019ve seen companies crippled with the cost of maintaining programs that continue to rise year after year. If you have a good handle on the software you use, you can also align the cost of maintenance to match your actual use.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It is good practice to check the type of software licences for agreements that require a certain annual expenditure. If all of the allocated software licences aren\u2019t used, future savings may be missed. To determine how much software is required across the enterprise, an IT department may assess existing software licence utilisation. Using more of the software product\u2019s functionality can increase utilisation and save future licence expenditures.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

It\u2019s also worth checking to see if any updates to your software have included automatic performance boosts or new features that may be unnecessary and therefore wasted money. You may save a lot of money by removing or disabling certain features or plugins in your software that your company doesn\u2019t need.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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You want to review your licensing costs?
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