Case Study: Global Food and Beverage Company reduces SAP licensing costs with SoftwareONE

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Global Food and Beverage Company, a leading consumer goods organization, was struggling with rising SAP licensing and maintenance costs after multiple mergers and acquisitions made its licensing landscape complex and opaque. With limited visibility into actual usage and indirect use risk, the company turned to SoftwareONE for SAP Licensing & Commercial Advisory Services to assess its contracts and identify savings opportunities.

SoftwareONE performed a full contract analysis, SAP usage assessment, indirect use review, and audit/negotiation support to uncover shelfware and optimize the customer’s licensing position. The result was greater visibility into actual SAP use, a stronger negotiation strategy, ongoing licensing governance, and an estimated $29M in savings over the next three years.