Case Study
TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
Global packaged goods company wraps up $36 million in savings with SAM changes With more than 100,000 employees and operations in 75 countries, this consumer packaged goods conglomerate constantly faced software vendor audits that resulted in out-of-compliance positions and large, unbudgeted expenses in the tens of millions of dollars annually. Employees across the organization were purchasing software outside of corporate software agreements, causing the company to miss out on lower costs associated with those purchase agreements. The company had no SAM or SLO processes or tools in place. And its employees lacked expertise in both areas. CASE STUDY A global packaged goods company with more than 100,000 employees lacked tools and expertise in software asset management (SAM)