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SAP License OptimizationSAP User License Optimization (Up to 40% in SAP License Cost Savings)
Worldwide enterprises will invest more than $3.5 trillion in enterprise software in the next 10 years (Garner
2014). Effectively, efficiently and proactively managing and optimizing this huge investment using
Software Asset Management (SAM) is absolutely critical for every enterprise. This is particularly true
given that most SAP customers overpay to some degree, and SAP’s built-in license dashboard (LAW) is
only used by SAP for their benefit.
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SAP application systems can support a vast
variety of industries, business functions and their
corresponding processes. This lays the foundation
for a high number of application components.
Customers need to take care that what they use
is within the scope of what they are entitled to
under their SAP License software agreements.
The increasing number of software license audits
and the interaction of users with this complex
conglomerate of software (licensed scope may
be less than delivered) may cause unexpected
licensing costs.
When licensing SAP software, the customer and
even the SAP sales force may find some
challenges defining the right entitlements for
potential users.
“ The maintenance cost annually for most SAP
modules is approximately 22%. Gartner has a
benchmark of fair SAP license fees to be
between $1400 and $2000 per user ”
“ The maintenance cost annually for most SAP modules is approximately 22%. Gartner has a benchmark of fair SAP license fees to be between $1400 and $2000 per user ”
The ProcessSAP license inventory: Conduct an inventory of your SAP landscape including end-user and engine measurements.
Maintainactivity
Thesholdsfor Liense
TypeType
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Map usersfrom non
SAP Systems
SAPLicenseSaver
Map users
Saver
Map theTransactionsto License
Type
Enter thelicenseslicenses
Enter thelicenses
SAP License Saver Tool Setup
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Data Loads into AuditBot Tables
Load Tranactions assigned to User
Load user ActivityData From table
Load ST03Nlogs
SAP license compliance review: Review your current user management cycle, evaluate adequacy of controls and procedures that monitor actual SAP license management. Verify entitlement vs. deployment of licenses and existence of indirect system usage.
Data Aggregation: relevant usage and logon data is being aggregated across all connected SAP systems.
Data Analysis: the data is then analyzed relative to duplicate/obsolete/erroneous user accounts, logons, usage, roles, license types, and indirect access flags.
License optimization: upon analysis, recommendations for optimizations are made. The Changes to the SAP license type are made by the Customer
Auditbot SAP License Assessment Process
Risk
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SAPCustomer
Landscape
SystemManagement
User ActivityAnalysis
Generic UserAnalysis
Users withMultipleLogins
IndirectSystemUsage
CountrySurcharge
Auditbot SAPRecommendationReport
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AuditBot – User License Count compared to Recommended License Type
Key Benefits:Control of how your SAP landscape is licensed.
The Auditbot usage analysis provides the customer real usage of the system and appropriate SAP License type
Compliance with the SAP Contract is very Quick and easy. Customers will have an upper hand when they negotiate with SAP
The review executed by Auditbot ensures SAP License Vulnerabilities are highlighted.
Enterprises do not play a guessing game and they can get the recommended SAP License types delivered.
Enterprise maintenance for SAP licenses consumes 22% of the purchase price of the software every year. Paying maintenance on tens of thousands of unused licenses is tremendously costly and wasteful.
Enterprises can potentially save significant amounts of forward spending by more efficiently using the licenses they have already purchased
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