30Jul
Disguised Software Audit Clauses
Agreements often contain clauses allowing the parties to review books and records, “Books and Records” clauses. These are often boilerplate clauses included in agreements without much consideration from the contracting parties. When a Books and...
29Jul
Top Three Early Strategic Steps in Enterprise Software Audits
No one likes to be audited. In most cases, there is little that a business can do at the outset of an audit to avoid licensing exposure, if that business has historically inadequate software asset...
25Jul
Even in The Cloud – Keep an Eye on Software Licensing
There are many good reasons that businesses often cite in seeking to transition their IT operations to a vendor-delivered Cloud environment. It’s scalable. It’s more reliable and secure than what the business may be able...
24Jul
Trust, But Verify with Third-Party Software Vendors
Enterprise-level software solutions often are very complex products requiring a level of expertise that may be outside the experience or skill sets of generalist IT teams. Many businesses therefore rely on the services of independent...
19Jul
Effective Audit-Response Policies Can Be Vital in Responding to Software Audits
Businesses often have close relationships with software vendors, and that closeness usually is in direct proportion to the extent and importance of those vendors’ software products in the businesses’ network environments. However, despite their best...
11Jul
Software-Audit Compliance Demands Often Include “Fuzzy Math”
In defending against software audits initiated by publishers such as Microsoft or IBM, many businesses make the mistake of assuming that those publishers or their designated auditors know what they are talking about when it...
