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Compliance

" Am I compliant ? Do I have enough licences ? "

The most popular use case. Get your results, verify your compliance.

Audit Defense

" Audit has been triggered. Should I submit the data right now ? What if I am non-compliant ? "

Know your risk. Save time. Adapt your communication towards the auditor, and clean the situation in the meantime thanks to optim features.

Automatic Optimization Re-Clustering

" What can I do to remediate that license shortfall? Can I reduce my license consumption without shutting down any application ? What concrete actions should I make on my current infrastructure ? "

When all licensing rules have all been used in the most optimal way, there is no other option than processing some changes on your infrastructure to reduce your license consumption. Let SamBox.io suggest the infrastructure remediation plan for you, step by step.

Remediation plan follow-up

" I built a target situation after processing remediation actions. Am I on track with regards to that forecast ELP ? "

Flag your forecast optimized situation as a reference, and take regular snapshots to verify you are on the right tracks.

True Up / True Down

" What am I supposed to declare this year? Any chance I can avoid new purchases? Wait a minute, are true down really impossible ? "

Let SamBox.io guide you determine the quantity & type of licenses you should regularize, up or down.

Cloud & ByoL

" Can I use my licenses into the Clouds? Do I need to buy new licenses for my existing VMs into the Clouds? What about the new ones being deployed in the coming months ? What If I tick « Azure Hybrid Benefits » tickbox in my Azure Console? For my whole footprint, it is better to stay in Pay as you Go mode, or go for « Bring your own ilcenses » ? What is the RoI ? "

One of the most popular use cases : IaaS, PaaS, Azure, AWS, so many questions we can address when it comes to using licenses into the Clouds. Beyonds answers, we talk here about real immediate savings. Get to know the precise list of VMs your should do ByoL. And automate that monitoring.

Contract renewal

" Should I go for SCE or keep my MPSA ? Should I renew my SCE or exit to MPSA ? "

Making the right decision when it comes to selecting the contract vehicle for the next 3 years is not only a matter of price. SamBox.io helps you compare the different scenarios while integrating price difference, software assurance coverage & obligation, and deployment footprint forecast, both on prem & in the clouds.

Maintenance termination

" What happens if I elect to stop maintenance flows on some licenses? What are the financial impacts? "

Stopping some maintenance flows is an option that can have an immediate impact on your license consumption, up or down. Determine the real CAPEX & OPEX effects on the next 3 years.

License Sizing

" How many licenses will we need for this new project? Do I have enough licenses, or should I consider buring new ones ? "

Because that question should always be asked during Architecture Steering Committee and Architecture Review Boards.

Assessment of ELP into ...

Assessment of ELP into

" Can I trust my ELP ? Can I make a decision of purchase based on that ? "

Because large SAM Tools embedd a great but sometimes complex license engines to be configured, it may be interesting to compare the ELP results with SamBox.io ones, based on the same set of data.

Optimization into ...

Optimization into

" OK, I am sure that my SAM Tool correctly applies the right licensing rules. But am I sure that all optimization levers have been implemented? "

Easily extract data out of your SAM Tool, process them into SamBox.io, get the most optimized license allocation scheme, and re-inject it into your SAM Tool. Quick cycle. Large savings.

ULA Exit

" Should I renew my ULA or exit? Will I get enough licenses to finish my projects ? Possibly launch new ones "

Exiting an ULA implies to declare the exact quantity of licenses you use, not more, not less…. While taking into account all options / mgmt pack & VMWare contamination effect. Let’s do it.

3rd Party Maintenance

" How much would I pay if I decide to switch to 3rd party Maintenance ? What if Oracle launches an audit ? "

Switch to 3rd party maintenance is a real opportunity to make large savings. But make sure to be 100% clean prior to make that move. To avoid bad surprise during the next likely audit. To pay the right price to your new maintainer.

Secondary Licenses

" Can I go for secondary licenses to refresh my datacenter footprint ? What would be the savings ? I have a stock of unused licenses… it’s pure waste; how much could I gain if I would sell some of them on the secondary market ? "

What’s the difference between Windows Server Datacenter License 2-core sold by MS versus that same licenses in the secondary market ? ~twice the price. Quickly determine into SamBox.io the savings you make while buying or selling Microsoft or Oracle licenses on the secondary market.

Licenses Transfer & chargeback

" How can I assign the right quantity of licenses to my B.U. so that they become responsible of their perimeter? Should I operate a transfer of some licenses between my entities ? "

Close to the license transfer use case, easily apply the remaining net book value to your entitlements, and quickly calculate the right amount.

Carve In / Carve Out

" Which licenses am I supposed to release? Will I keep enough licenses for my own perimeter for the future ? "

Delineating the right quantity and types of licenses is not so easy; but to avoid any side effect in near future, you can now determine the exact quantity to keep, the exact quantity to release, for each organizational perimeter.

What SamBox.io can achieve for you