How To Save A Million Dollars in 15 Minutes with Software Asset Management (and Not Go To Jail)

How To Save A Million Dollars in 15
Minutes with Software Asset Management
(and Not Go To Jail)
Michel Avenel
IT Service Management
CA Technologies
Sr. Principal Product Manager
DO5X161S
@michelavenel
#CAWorld
#ITSM

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Abstract
Implementing a software asset management
solution or program is not enough. Like any
other IT solution there are best practices that
can drive significant incremental benefit in
process, people and technology that contribute
to more cost savings. Hear about specific tips to
drive additional savings in software asset
management.
Michel
Avenel
CA Technologies
Sr. Principal Product
Manager

Agenda
INTRODUCTION
OPTIMIZATION DEFINED
EXAMPLE LICENSE SCENARIO
Q&A
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CA Software Asset Manager (CA SAM)
Software Inventory
Financial Aspects
Optimization
Effective Demand
Compliance (Optimized)
LicensesSoftware
License Inventory
Effective License Inventory
Master Data

CA Software Asset Manager
Maturity Level 1:
Installed software vs. Acquired licenses
Maturity Level 2:
Normalized inventories of licensable products
(software) and all licenses and contracts
Maturity Level 3:
Optimized Compliance Reports considering all
product use rights, metrics, and infrastructure
typologies
Software Inventory
Financial Aspects
Optimization
Effective Demand
Compliance (Optimized)
LicensesSoftware
License Inventory
Effective License Inventory
Master Data
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QUALITY DATA IS A CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR FOR SOFTWARE LICENSE OPTIMIZATION
Blueprint for Optimization

CA SAM Optimization & Simulation Module
Optimization is understanding, in a dynamic environment,
your software usage at any given moment
and deploying the best license option.

Optimization: Then
Downgrade Rights
Parallel Use Rights
Secondary Use Rights
Product Suites & Bundles

Optimization: Now
 Simulate impact of different server, virtualization
and cluster scenarios on license demand
 Recommend changes to the operational
environment to reduce the license demand
 Compare alternative licensing options and evaluate
the financial impact of making changes
 Better optimize budget planning and preparation
for true-ups and contract renewals
 Improve the compliance position in an audit, based
on the available licenses owned by the company

Optimization: Now

Optimization & Simulation Module
 One-click cost optimization:
– Immediately compare different license models available from
the given publisher
– Simulate changes in the infrastructure and their effect on licensing
 Support strategic decision-making now and long-term
 Reduce demand for licenses long-term
– Evaluate which license model best fits the current and future
infrastructure as well as data center architectures
Demand Optimization

 Preferred Applications
– Adobe ColdFusion
– IBM PVU/RVU/UVU
– Microsoft SQL Server
– Microsoft Windows Server
– Oracle DB NUP/CPU/UPU
– SAP User Types
– Generic metrics like CPU, Consumption, Concurrent
Demand Optimization

Evaluation of Options Making The Most
Of Your Existing License Purchases
Evaluation of Options With
Any Existing Licenses

Scenario: Initial Compliance Analysis
Discrepancy in total: $1.3M

Scenario: Compliance Cost Driver (Primary)
 Cost driver is one cluster with the following configuration
– 10 physical devices
– 192 virtual devices
– Overall demand: 1,920x Windows Server 2008 R2 standard

Scenario: Demand Optimization

Scenario: Demand Optimization Details
 Saving Potential = 95.20% or $1.1 Million
 Demand Optimization leads to the best applicable edition:
in this case “Datacenter”
 Windows Server Datacenter is licensed per CPU and entitles unlimited number of
virtual machines

Scenario: Updated Compliance Analysis
Discrepancy in total: $186K

Scenario: Detail After Demand Optimization
Demand optimization:
 Compliance shortage of -186,843 USD for Windows Server products
 Cluster is no longer the sole cost driver
– 10 physical devices
– 192 virtual devices
 Overall demand: 40x Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter

Scenario: Difference After Demand Optimization
 Initial Balance: -$1,321,349 USD
 Balance after Optimization: -$186,843 USD
 Saved: $1,134,506 USD

Scenario: License Optimization
 Demand Optimization = Greenfield approach
 License Optimization takes existing license pool into account
 Result is an organization-specific scenario that potentially deviates from the
generically optimal approach
 “Make the most out of what is already there”  applying the optimal strategy
and not just the first one possible

Q & A

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