An overview of Civica Services SAM Practice and how we can save customers money, help plan, budget and maximise on technology infrastructure.
Civica Services SAM Practice Overview
Civica Services have developed one of the largest and most comprehensive asset management practices in the country. Civica offers a full range of tailored SAM services and solutions to help all organisations develop and maintain their asset management strategy.
Our core offerings are divided into 4 divisions;
- License Review Practice: Helping organisations to baseline their software assets and gain compliance certification from leading vendors including Microsoft, Adobe and SAP Business Objects
- SAM Products & Solutions: As a leading reseller, Civica can help customers assess, choose, manage and maintain all the leading SAM software and has worked with most of the available tools from leading vendors such as Snow Software, Microsoft and Symantec.
- SAM Managed Services: Civica have developed a flexible range ofSAM managed and subscription services with specific industry portfolios for markets such as education and local government.
- Process consulting: A strong return on investment can only be achieved if the infrastructure is backed up by the right level of process, policy & procedure. Civica’s SAM process team helps map, implement, refine and document SAM process in line with industry recognised guidelines such as ITIL and ISO 19770-1
Software Asset Management
Software Asset Management is all the infrastructure and processes necessary for the effective management, control and protection of software assets within an organisation, throughout all stages of the lifecycle.
Why invest in Software Asset Management?
- Cost savings – Often between 5 and 30% of license spend
- Increase negotiating power
- Avoiding over licensing
- Manage and control network infrastructure
- Free up budget
- Staying / becoming compliant
Why use Civica’s SAM practice?
- A safe and secure partner: Civica is one of the longest established resellers in the country with over 25 years experience advising customers of the best ways to purchase and license software. Offering a knowledgeable and stable organisation for customers to partner with. case, reducing risk and saving money.
- Professionally qualified team: All ourSAM team consultants have the highest level of qualifications and are all Microsoft Certified Professionals in software asset management.
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Licensing knowledge: Civica has the historic, present and future licensing experience from all leading vendors. This means that Civica are best placed to understand and advise customers on licensing issues, ways to purchase and help with entitlement queries.
- Extensive range of services: Civica SAM team can help all organisations from a single day’s consulting to complete solutions. This allows us to support an existing infrastructure and reduce costs. Civica won’t sell products or services that a customer doesn’t need.
- Return on investment: Civica’s own ROI modeling helps customers confirm what cost savings they will make from investing in SAM and build the business
- Industry recognised & referenceable: Civica are fully supported and recognised by leading vendors including Microsoft, Adobe, Symantec and Business Objects. Testimonials and references are available to help a customer’s peace of mind in choosing Civica as the chosen SAM partner.
- Why Now? With smaller budgets, increasing control required, new PSA 09 Microsoft Licence changes and all the public sectorSelect agreements finishing at the end ofSeptember now is the perfect time to review how you purchase and manage licensing moving forward to prove and confirm you are getting best value from your software estate.
