Corporate and Government computing standards become more stringent every year, and K2 - KeyAuditor & KeyServer is employed at thousands of organizations world-wide to manage IT standards. Software Asset Management (SAM) and Software License Compliance are the core processes managed by K2. Software discovery and recognition, hardware audits, permissions-based software installation, denial of unauthorized programs, and a multitude of built-in audit, utilization, and compliance reports are included. The testimonials and Case Studies below provide a few summary examples.
K2 reduces software licensing costs and maintains computing standards in managed IT environments.
| Efficient Use of Software Assets Before Martin/Williams Advertising started using K2, the annual “true-up” numbers for their Microsoft Enterprise Agreement were “just a guess”. But with K2 in place, they now know exactly what their requirements are. Better yet, they’ve been able to reclaim and repurpose abandoned licenses at significant annual savings. |
Real-time Compliance Management When the BBC received a mandate from its Board of Governors to cut their operating costs in order to avoid pending subscriber fee increases, the computing services team turned to Sassafras. K2 had more of the “must haves” than any other product. A key deciding factor for BBC was K2’s “Real-time Compliance Management” capabilities. |
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CASE STUDY:
Martin/Williams Advertising |
CASE STUDY:
British Broadcasting Corp. |
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K2 integrates with numerous help-desk, procurement, and other IT management tools to provide detailed reports for software deployment, licensing and utilization, migration planning, and computing assets life-cycle management.