Case Studies Appclarity: Software Licensing Rapid and Significant Savings VIA Software Reclaim

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	Appclarity: Software Licensing Rapid and Significant Savings VIA Software Reclaim

Appclarity: Software Licensing Rapid and Significant Savings VIA Software Reclaim

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM) Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Quality Assurance
Services	System Integration Software Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	Already using 1E Shopping and NightWatchman Enterprise, the company wished not only to quantify software application usage across the company by deploying AppClarity but also save money by removing unused applications from its environment. It wanted to be confident, when presented with a request for a vendor software audit, it could give an accurate and compliant response with hugely reduced time and effort required. Read More
About Customer	The customer is a North American insurance company that has been leveraging 1E's solutions such as Shopping and NightWatchman Enterprise. The company operates in a highly regulated industry where compliance and cost-efficiency are critical. They have a large and complex IT environment that requires meticulous management of software licenses to avoid unnecessary costs and ensure compliance with various regulations. The company sought to enhance its IT asset management capabilities to gain better visibility into software usage and optimize its software licensing costs. Read More
Solution	Using 1E solutions AppClarity and Shopping, and working with the 1E Customer Advocacy team, the insurer was able to successfully identify more than $300,000 of cost savings in under two months and ensure license compliance. The IT Asset Management team is thrilled to have a level of visibility of their software licensing situation across the organization in a way that couldn’t be easier or quicker. AppClarity automates the identification of which application instances are underutilized as well as their subsequent removal from users’ desktops. This automation provides immediate and measurable returns. The company is able to track the entitlements for all licenses, reclaim unused software at a stroke, and be confident that it will be compliant with a software audit. It uses an opt-out user-centric approach, enabling users to defer removal if they still require the software. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM)

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Quality Assurance

Services

System Integration

Software Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

Already using 1E Shopping and NightWatchman Enterprise, the company wished not only to quantify software application usage across the company by deploying AppClarity but also save money by removing unused applications from its environment. It wanted to be confident, when presented with a request for a vendor software audit, it could give an accurate and compliant response with hugely reduced time and effort required.

About Customer

The customer is a North American insurance company that has been leveraging 1E's solutions such as Shopping and NightWatchman Enterprise. The company operates in a highly regulated industry where compliance and cost-efficiency are critical. They have a large and complex IT environment that requires meticulous management of software licenses to avoid unnecessary costs and ensure compliance with various regulations. The company sought to enhance its IT asset management capabilities to gain better visibility into software usage and optimize its software licensing costs.

Solution

Using 1E solutions AppClarity and Shopping, and working with the 1E Customer Advocacy team, the insurer was able to successfully identify more than $300,000 of cost savings in under two months and ensure license compliance. The IT Asset Management team is thrilled to have a level of visibility of their software licensing situation across the organization in a way that couldn’t be easier or quicker. AppClarity automates the identification of which application instances are underutilized as well as their subsequent removal from users’ desktops. This automation provides immediate and measurable returns. The company is able to track the entitlements for all licenses, reclaim unused software at a stroke, and be confident that it will be compliant with a software audit. It uses an opt-out user-centric approach, enabling users to defer removal if they still require the software.

Impact #1	Software usage reports can be created in minutes.
Impact #2	A user-centric approach to software removal allows users to reinstall software as and when they need it.
Impact #3	Right-sized license costs ensure that the company only pays for what it uses.

Impact #1

Software usage reports can be created in minutes.

Impact #2

A user-centric approach to software removal allows users to reinstall software as and when they need it.

Impact #3

Right-sized license costs ensure that the company only pays for what it uses.

Benefit #1	Identified and reclaimed unused software installations worth $326,478 in less than two months.

Benefit #1

Identified and reclaimed unused software installations worth $326,478 in less than two months.

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Appclarity: Software Licensing Rapid and Significant Savings VIA Software Reclaim

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