To improve your organizations efficiency of any consequential importance, a change in thinking & approach needs to be applied.  Gaining a few percentage points discount on day to day software purchases clearly helps improve efficiency, but this relatively small gain is far out weighed by the gains that can be achieved by:

1. Implementing the new “BS ISO/IEC 19770-1” standard, relating to effective Software Asset Management.

By implementing this NEW standard you can expect to gain greater control over your software estate.  The standard was created by Investors in Software (IiS), a founding member of which is Bytes’ Sales Director, Zak Virdi.  In addition to Bytes playing an active role in the formation of IiS, one of Bytes’ SAM consultants also assisted in the writing, review and testing of the standard.  We are therefore able to help you understand about this new standard, and how it can help you gain greater efficiency. 

2. Reengineering software agreements so they take into account the usage levels of certain products rather than simply how many licenses you feel you require.

year alone we have saved our clients several millions of pounds on their software procurement by taking into account the usage levels of their key software products when reengineering their software agreements.  The first step we recommend you take is to take advantage of our Software Asset Management Self Assessment Service.  Not only will this enable you to gain licensing compliance across your entire software estate, but it will also enable us to start assessing the usage of your key software applications.

3. Reengineering how you manage and procure your printing assets so you have an efficient and competitive combination of both multi-functional and desktop devices – giving you significant and measurable efficiency gains.

These gains can be further enhanced via the introduction of a “Cost Per Copy” environment whereby you only pay for what you print.  Bytes have significant global experience of helping organizations gain quick efficiency gains via the introduction of progressive document solutions.  We can help you too.  The first step we recommend you take is to take advantage of our FREE printing audit. To learn more about our global expertise in relation to document solutions, please visit www.bytes.co.uk/documentsolutions.

4. Reengineering how you manage your server estate so you manage fewer physical devices and thus free up valuable management time and overhead.

Implementing virtulisation products such as VM Ware can significantly reduce your spend on servers.  VM Ware is one of the fastest growing software companies of all time and is gaining headline-grabbing rave reviews.

5. Keeping up to date with noteworthy vendor promotions so you take advantage of relevant savings available.

There are always opportunities for organizations to take advantage of vendor promotions, the most significant of which tend to be available around financial milestones of the vendor (please visit www.bytes-microsoft.co.uk), however, very occasionally a promotion comes along that offers benefits far and above a few percentage points discount.  These are normally aligned to a strategic directive by the vendor to encourage their customers to upgrade to the latest platform (visit www.bytes-citrix.co.uk).  Keeping track of these can be difficult, and as they offer noteworthy improved efficiency opportunities, missing out on them can create efficiency divisions between competing organizations.  By engaging with Bytes on a regular basis you can rest assured that any vendor promotions, however significant, will be communicated to you thus empowering you to opt in or opt out, but most importantly - to never miss out.

6. Reengineering how you train your employees so you are taking advantage of the latest developments in the learning marketplace.