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Case Study: US Foods avoids software license penalties and cuts software spend with IBM BigFix
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US Foods avoids potential software license penalties with self audit
US Foods, a major food distributor, faced significant challenges in managing and auditing software licenses across its 15,000 endpoints. Their manual, decentralized processes were labor-intensive and left them vulnerable to costly software compliance fines from vendors. To address this, they turned to IBM and implemented the IBM BigFix solution for centralized endpoint management.
The IBM BigFix solution automated software audit, patch deployment, and lifecycle management processes, dramatically increasing efficiency and control. As a result, US Foods reduced patch deployment times by 80%, saved an estimated $500,000 on software licenses, and avoided over $1 million in potential non-compliance penalties. IBM's solution provided the accurate, granular visibility needed to manage their entire software environment effectively.
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US Foods
Dan Corcoran
Director of Client Technology