Case Study: Essex Police
Essex Police optimizes Microsoft Enterprise Agreement and secures huge cost avoidance with the advice of Livingstone experts.
Cut costs, not corners
Wiser decisions. Lower costs. Less chaos.
Outcomes
- Gain up to 38% in savings
- $3bn total savings delivered
- Forecast better so you can invest more wisely
- Cut costs across your software estate
- Navigate subscription-based services with ease
Cost management meets confidence
Software sprawl leads to licensing issues. Easily accessible cloud-based services lead to overspend. IT, procurement teams, and budget holders scramble to regain control over spiraling costs. Sound familiar? We’ll put you back in the driver’s seat.
We know cost management can be as complex as your software and cloud estates, so we take a holistic approach to both. We’ll help you save money and maximize value during audits, contract renewals, and vendor negotiations, no matter how complex they are.
Strategic Licensing Reviews Pinpoint risks, reduce overspend
You don’t know what you don’t know. Livingstone’s Strategic License Reviews examine your data quality, people, processes, and tech stack to identify potential compliance risks and cost-cutting opportunities.
With complete visibility into your consumption vs. entitlements, you can optimize current investments, better forecast future ones, and right-size your operations so you only pay for what you need.
Cloud Cost Optimization Silver lining your cloud estate
If your understanding of cloud ecosystems and costs is a little foggy, our Cloud Optimization Service will clear things up. From IaaS and PaaS to SaaS, we’ll monitor your subscription-based services throughout their lifecycle, giving you better visibility and control to guide your decision-making.
Take the reins on your cloud costs and strategy, optimize your usage, and forecast effectively to keep costs low and ROI high.
Negotiation & Benchmarking Make mega vendor renewals work for you
We’ll help turn your next major contract renewal into a golden opportunity. First, we’ll get to grips with your consumption needs, then develop a detailed Bill of Materials.
Our team of experts will then turn this into a strategic negotiation plan and support you through contract renewals to ensure you always get the best deal, now and in the future.
Expert team By your side to always come out on top
You’re in expert hands with Livingstone. Our team comprises world-leading software investment managers with experience working with and for top-tier publishers, from Microsoft, AWS, and Salesforce to SAP, Oracle, and IBM.
No matter how large the vendor, how complex the contract, or how in-depth the renewal process, we’ll help you cut costs and make the most of your software and cloud investments.
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