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ACCREDITATIONS

Computacenter holds software accreditations with all its vendors, among them:

  • Citrix Platinum Solutions Adviser
  • IBM Software Premier Business Partner
  • Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, one of the largest LARs in the UK
  • McAfee Elite Partner, 2006 EMEA Partner of the Year
  • Novell Platinum Partner
  • Symantec Platinum Partner
  • VMware Premier Enterprise Partner – the first and only in the UK


We are the only Large Account Reseller able to provide end-to-end solutions for all of your IT needs from hardware and software to IT services.

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SOFTWARE ASSET MANAGEMENT (SAM) MODULES

Click each module to learn how Computacenter can help you manage your software

 

SAM Readiness Assessment

Our Microsoft certified SAM Consultant conducts an ISO 19770 based assessment or a practical workshop specially for your organisation. Benefits include:

  • Gaining an understanding of SAM best practice
  • Discovering quantifiable current levels of exposure and opportunities for cost savings
  • Receiving unbiased, confidential advice on managing your software assets

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Software Audit

We measure the usage of your installed software using discovery tools and data conversion templates. Benefits include:

  • Reduced risk of non-compliance or legal threat by identifying and addressing poor licensing practice
  • Ability to calculate value of software assets for accounting balance sheet
  • Identification of extent of software in use and opportunities for software portfolio rationalisation

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ELP Creation and Optimisation

We establish your Effective Licence Position (ELP) by recording and then consolidating your licences. We renegotiate and optimise your agreements and, if required, your procurement. Benefits include:

  • Clear position backed up by documented evidence in your ELP
  • Identified benefits and exploited options
  • Consolidated spend with greater volume purchase discount

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Actual Licence Position (Health-check)

We match your ELP against your installed software to check that you are not over- or under- licensed. This will result in your True Licence Position (TLP). Benefits include:

  • Eliminate waste and redundancy or redeploy existing licences where they are needed
  • Qualify for better vendor pricing and reduce costs on IT support
  • Available reconciliation data to enable better decision-making for future purchases

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Why Computacenter?

As Europe’s leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, Computacenter delivers consistently superior software services to all verticals, including the public sector.

  • We are the UK’s largest independent software provider, with 80% of the FTSE 250 as our customers
  • Our top-tier relationships with over 32 major vendors enable us to negotiate the best prices to our customers
  • We provide complete software licence management in a flexible, modular form – choose and pay for only the services you need
  • Our licence managers have an average of 60 years’ experience between them
  • We tailor our services to meet your requirements, no matter how complex
  • Vendors consistently recognise our product knowledge and implementation expertise
  • 90% of our largest customers in 1994 still purchase from us today.

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