SAM Baseline

Software Balance Sheet with “Money-back Guarantee”

SAM as a Service

High transparency and performance diversity with our SAM tools

SAM Baseline

Software Balance Sheet with “Money-back Guarantee”

Presumably, you have already received a request from the publisher for a remote or onsite license check? Or even a letter from a certified auditor to announce an audit?

This means it is high time to choose a partner who will protect you against the biggest threat resulting from inaccurate licensing. This again requires an uncompromising clarification of your actual license situation. Because both, over and under-licensing, can be a costly issue.

The implementation of such a project is called “SAM Baseline” – It is already established as an effective measurement on the market.

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How does this project work and what is the plan of procedure for it?

SAM Baseline provides transparency creates legal affirmation and offers the best possible method to professional license management. At the same time, it is the ideal point of time to test the annual, often high and unmanageable costs for software. Experts estimate that up to 30% of the annual software costs can be saved within the first year of establishing a license management system. Many companies can secure a high, six-figure amount which again compensates the project costs by far.

As a leading company in license consultancy and tool publishing, we are willing to issue a guarantee of success. If we cannot save at least 10% of annual software costs for you, our services will be absolutely free! There is zero risk and nothing to lose.

Overview on the consecutive steps of SAM Baseline:

The kick-off workshop instills the starting point for a successful project, in which all software decision-makers and stakeholders create a common understanding of the objectives to be achieved.

For the creation of the license balance, two sides need to be involved: Inventory of all existing licenses and contracts with the vendors.

To determine the best possible commercial result, all possible user rights are applied within the consolidation phase in order to achieve the maximum optimization.

At the end of this project, the final license balance report showing optimization possibilities and concrete recommendations will be handed over.

Congratulations – You have accomplished it!

The inventory of used software products delivered by our discovery & inventory product, RayVentory, creates an optimal basis for future project work. High quality data obtained during inventory is essential and will guarantee success during the project. With a recognition rate of almost 90%, we ensure that all software requiring licensing is accounted for.

The comparison of both databases with the collected information represents a preliminary license balance from which the first risks and potentials can already be derived.

During the next step, the inventory data will be compared with the installed software products and the license requirements resulting from the use of the products, and the result will be documented in a final report.

Smarter Software and Hardware Inventory

RayVentory offers comprehensive hardware and software scans either with an agent or through Zero-Touch agentless technology. It is a web or USB-pen drive which enables the discovery and inventory of computer devices, VMware, Hyper-V hosts and Oracle database instances.

It provides a smart scan and data gathering of physical and virtual devices at low costs as well as comprehensive reports about hardware, software, VMware, Hyper-V and Oracle database servers. In addition RayVentory removes barriers of complex IT infrastructures and possible limitations of the Works Council allowing data gathering initiated by the end user himself.

It provides intelligent scanning and data collection of physical and virtual devices at low cost, followed by comprehensive reporting on hardware, software, VMware, Hyper-V and Oracle database servers.

RayVentory also helps overcome the barriers and limitations imposed by regulatory requirements, for example, by allowing users to take the initiative to collect their own data.

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SAM as a Service

High transparency and performance diversity with our SAM tools

Any license that is not included in license management – and whose product usage rights are not accurately catalogued – prevents effective planning and ultimately reduces the value of software asset management. At the same time, the risk of not passing a software audit increases, often resulting in severe financial and legal consequences.

With our software asset management tools, companies can control their ever-increasing software portfolios.

Benefits

Software products

Transparency on all used software products of the publisher

Software license

Transparency on your entitlement of software licenses for use

Status

Overview on the effective license status

Safety and security

Legal affirmation and effective compliance

Protection

Audit defense in regards to publishers` audits and announced license checks

Optimization

Groundwork for an optimized software procurement

Basic work

Groundwork for future contract negotiations with publishers

Basics

Basis for a standardization of the software portfolio

Most Successful Software Asset Management Advisory Center

We see SAM as a process in which our consultants look at strategy, technology and the cost-efficient use of licensing rights from your perspective. That is what had made us into the most successful SAM consultancy. We use our Software Asset Management Services best practice approach for your benefit, to develop a long-term strategy that effectively improves all areas of your company and the entire IT lifecycle of your software.

Raynet uses its own developed Software Asset Management Tools for its Services. We are not tied to any Software company or vendor. Nor are we a large account reseller whose principal aim is to sell you licenses. This means we are also not tied to software manufacturers’ sales targets, so you can be sure that our recommendations for improvements in the area of SAM are always based on facts and objectivity. Our sole aim is to achieve the most appropriate and cost-effective solution for you.

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RaySAMi as a Service

With RaySAMi as a service we provide the complete license management solution as a managed service. As a result you will get an actual status about your license compliance situation at any time. Instead of investing a huge amount of money in SAM infrastructure and knowledge you can leverage our expertise so that you can concentrate on your core competences. Raynet ensures that your organization has the needed license compliance and we will help you to optimize your license position.

RayVentory also helps overcome the barriers and limitations imposed by regulatory requirements, for example, by allowing users to take the initiative to collect their own data.

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Targets of Software Asset Management

SAM’s goals are always the same – Identifying cost drivers and uncovering potential for improvement. But every IT structure is different. That’s why the Raynets SAM portfolio provides a range of services to create transparency in your individual software context. This gives you all the data you need to take decisions, allowing you to react quickly and correctly at any time. Raynets SAM Services are specifically developed to nimbly integrate into mature processes and meet the complex requirements of global enterprises and the demands of the IT.

Reduce your operating costs

SAM as a Service is one of Raynets premium services with our fully hosted SAM tool technology RaySAMi. You can use it to reduce the cost of managing your software contracts and licenses to a minimum. Our SAM experts will take on responsibility for all your key activities and make it easy for you to enjoy your complete license management in new-found comfort.

All in all, SAM as a Service ensures you achieve the fastest secure implementation of effective Software Asset Management – even if you lack the expertise in-house. The best spin-off effect is that you significantly reduce the costs of operating SAM – and with less internal effort.

SAM-Tool-Implementierung

We offer certified SAM consultants that will guide you through the process of implementing a new SAM solution. The key to our success is the experience of managing numerous SAM projects of different size and complexity.

Business Benefits

A SAM tool helps to provide the business with the appropriate process and technology to achieve continuous compliance. At this stage, it is often the case that the total cost of ownership of implementing a new solution will often be considered. Therefore, our ROI assessment gives you an overview of possible savings against costs and risks, which will help you make beneficial decisions based on facts.