[June 28, 2016]

Most Organizations Will Face an IT Compliance Audit This Year. Are You Ready?

Softchoice (News - Alert), a leading North American IT solutions and managed services provider, is pleased to announce the launch of its new IT Asset Management-as-a-Service (ITAMaaS) suite. Designed to give organizations full line-of-sight into their technology assets, and usage across cloud and on-premise infrastructure, Softchoice's ITAMaaS offerings combine best-in-class assessment services with an experienced team of ITAM consultants to give organizations insight into underutilized technology investments, mitigate the risk of hefty compliance fines, and decrease their overall software spend.

"An average of 28 percent of all desktop software goes unused at most organizations, while up to 68 percent of organizations will face a vendor audit this year," said David MacDonald, Softchoice's President and CEO. "With the growing complexity of cloud and hybrid environments, traditional IT asset management approaches no longer work. Most organizations are simply not prepared, or lack the resources, to monitor and manage their IT assets, find cost-efficiencies, and ensure licensing compliance across the board."

Softchoice's ITAMaaS suite combines its proprietary TechCheck assessment tools and its SaaS Insights cloud dashboard data with Snow Software - a market leader for licensing entitlements and discovery - to provide full line-of-sight into which technologies employees are actually using, so that organizations can consolidate purchase agreements, ensure they only pay for what they use, and make more informed business decisions. Softchoice's dedicated ITAM consultants bring clarity to the complexity of the assessment data, and offer insight into best practices to manage and optimize IT assets over the long term.

The Softchoice ITAMaaS suite is offered in three levels to assist in introducing or maturing ITAM best practices through data you can trust:

• Softchoice ITAMaaS INFORM is designed for organizations seeking immediate visibility into their technology spend and better process control, reducing the amount of time and expense spent gathering and analyzing data to achieve cost efficiencies and optimal cloud consumption.
• Softchoice ITAMaaS OPTIMIZE offers just-in-time support for bigger business decisions that require insight into entitlement and application usage, allowing organizations to optimize technology investments and make the right decisions based on data they can trust.
• Softchoice ITAMaaS MANAGE is a mature, fully outsourced ITAM managed service that reduces the burden of IT asset management, supports on-going business decisions throughout the technology lifecycle, and maximizes the value of existing assets by improving governance and control over license spend.

Softchoice has a dedicated ITAM practice supported with technical expertise for all major vendors, including Microsoft (News - Alert), Cisco, Dell and VMware. Softchoice's best-in-class ITAM technology platform is trusted by some of the largest enterprises in North America, and identifies millions in cost savings for customers every year. Over 12+ years of providing ITAM services, Softchoice has completed more than 9,000 ITAM engagements, and delivered more than 15,000 unique assessments for private and public sector customers.

About Softchoice

As a leading North American provider of IT solutions and managed services, Softchoice combines the efficiency and reliability of a national IT supplier with the personal touch and technical expertise of a local solutions provider. Softchoice's holistic approach to technology includes solution design, implementation, asset management and cloud services, as well as access to one of the most comprehensive and cost-effective technology distribution networks in North America. With over 1,300 employees, Softchoice manages the technology needs of thousands of corporate and public sector organizations across the United States and Canada.

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