Forvis Mazars and Aspera sign alliance

Our clients know the importance of having complete visibility and control of the entire software lifecycle through robust tools and a close guidance when implementing them, ensuring that these tools will be effectively configured, according to our client’s specific needs.

License complexity has risen dramatically over the years, including a need to manage different cloud environments like SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, Hybrid and the traditional On-premise. Furthermore, software vendors have increased the frequency of audits, exposing companies to non-compliance risks with their License contracts’ terms and conditions. On the other hand, “Shelfware” (software that has been purchased but never used) is one of the biggest opportunities that today’s companies have in order to save money. This can be done by taking control of licensing to exact deeper software discounts and match purchasing to actual employee needs.

Finally, unauthorized use of software, (often referred to as "shadow IT,") is also a growing problem. Therefore, CIOs should be aware of all risks related with non-business / unauthorized software and attend to it before these installations can cause unexpected financial consequences, which can have a severe impact on a company’s profitability and success.

“Aspera provides the best value to clients in expanding markets with our strong technical implementation and closely aligned sales partners. Our partnership with Forvis Mazars will help customers in Mexico to achieve their business objectives for managing the costs of software licenses. Together, we design the best strategy for purchasing and using enterprise-wide software which is the backbone of modern business”, said Mel Passarelli, President and CEO, Aspera Technologies Inc.

Enrique Romero, Consulting Lead Partner at Forvis Mazars highlighted “Our experience in managing software licenses has demonstrated us that having the correct mix of people, processes and tools is paramount in order to reduce IT operational costs, minimize audit risks from software vendors and to make the most of software investments. By working together with Aspera, we will provide our clients with top notch tools that will allow them to track, manage and optimize software licensing throughout their organizations; accompanying them from the implementation and configuration phases to execution and technical support.”

The specific offering that will be provided with this alliance are:

• License control tools for cloud, to understand, predict and control cloud service costs.
• Provide clients with an extensive catalog of software titles and product use rights for Adobe, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, among others.
• SAM tools to help our customers to shape and strategize the shift between traditional on-premises licensing and optimizing SaaS and cloud costs.
• Gather discovery data to calculate software usage with Aspera’s SmartCollect Inventory tool.
• Run agent or agentless collection tools, or a combination of both
• Strengthen your vendor contract negotiations with trusted data and compliance by implementing tools like License Control for Data Center
• Manage licenses for servers, desktops, cloud, and mobile through SmartTrack Platform

About Aspera

Aspera simplifies the complexity of your software licenses. For nearly two decades, Aspera has helped hundreds of enterprises and over 50 Fortune 500s to assess cost and risk within their IT environments. Aspera’s solutions for Software Asset Management track all the big vendors, such as IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP to cover every environment from servers and desktops to cloud and mobile. With the largest in-house consultant and service team in the industry, Aspera provides the best strategy for data discovery, easy system integration, and a cost-effective way to purchase, use and optimize licenses.