Accelerate cloud adoption: Assess, optimize and rationalize Microsoft and VMware license assets Enterprise licensing is confusing and growing in complexity. Organizations struggle to track workloads and the licenses that are deployed making it difficult to confirm appropriate usage and maintain software compliance. Rising technical debt and monolithic legacy applications consume time and budget, stifling IT efforts that could be devoted to innovation and growth.

60 to 80 percent of the average IT budget is allocated to maintaining monolithic legacy applications and 56 percent of IT leaders say the cost implications of cloud software licensing is a top challenge.

There are many things to consider when migrating workloads to cloud, including financial impact, service capabilities and interoperability. Thousands of organizations trust Softchoice to inform and guide them on the most effective, efficient ways to run their enterprise applications based on over 20 years of managing Microsoft enterprise agreements. The Softchoice Cloud Readiness Review can help provide a clear picture of the impact of technology and licensing contracts on your business and plan a cost-effective cloud migration using a prescriptive approach.

Cloud Readiness Review for AWS Overview

Phase 1: Initial session led by assessment consultant to pinpoint business objectives, secure MS licensing entitlements and deploy agent-less collection tools

Phase 2: A data model built by addressing Microsoft licensing and cloud infrastructure, with 2 teams of subject matter experts working in unison

Phase 3: Certified solution architect-led workshop, co-delivered with licensing experts for presentation of business case, discussion of licensing implications and a path forward