It is only normal that companies only want to pay the amounts which they actually consume. For most domains of the non strategic costs, this tends to be obvious and measurable. If you’re out of coffee, most likely somebody has been drinking coffee and you need to purchase a new batch of coffee.

For software, however, things are more complicated. This is because asset management applications do not differentiate between software which is installed and software which is used. That’s why most companies tend to overpay for their software. In an effort to obtain volume discounts, most companies buy too much software which is never used. On top of that, they not only pay the purchasing price, but also the support and the unnecessary updates.

Using old technology, Cloud computing creates new solutions which are a lot cheaper. Pricing on a utility computing basis gets possible, because IT resources become available ’on demand’. Updates and maintenance are centralized, decreasing both hardware and personnel costs.

What gets measured gets managed. You could do more with less. Take a look at your IT costs and start reducing expenses right now.

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