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Unlocking Success: Navigating the Maze of Software Licensing

Name: Unlocking Success: Navigating the Maze of Software Licensing
Uploaded: 2024-03-05T05:00:32+00:00
Duration: 52 s
Channel: Mike Austin
Description: Mike Austin discusses evaluating software licensing approaches (Enterprise Agreement vs CSP) in light of organizational change and economic uncertainty…

5 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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Mike Austin discusses evaluating software licensing approaches (Enterprise Agreement vs CSP) in light of organizational change and economic uncertainty. He advises analyzing current license usage and flexibility needs—such as downsizing, spinoffs, and seasonal workers—so the organization can choose the purchasing vehicle (EA, CSP, etc.) that best balances flexibility and contractual constraints.

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We've talked to a client about looking at all their. All their users. They've optimized and used data to optimize their compliance and license position. And now they're looking at it going, we potentially have, you know, some downsizing coming. The economy is not great. We might have a spinoff. And we got, you know, we have a flex in seasonal workers. And so they're looking at it going, okay, well, how do we do that in the EA? Because if we sign it, like, you know, 5,000 users, we're stuck there. We, you know, we can't flex out. If we had, you know, we get stuck until our anniversary date and we're like, let's go look at the CSP program. It's got some more flexibility and like, oh, but we're not an enterprise. Again, like, it doesn't matter. The EA is just a vehicle to purchase. Let's go and figure out where the best right thing works and how does that work best for you, and analyze it, and then we can compare the pros and cons of all the way that these things happen and use that to our advantage.