One of the ongoing themes is that as soon as Micro Focus acquires a new company, they aggressively start auditing the full customer base. Some examples of these that have appeared in recent Micro Focus licence reviews that I have conducted are below. Micro Focus have acquired over 40 companies to date, so it is important to check your software inventory for all Micro Focus vendors that they have acquired. Being in good shape from a licensing standpoint is also the best way to completely avoid an audit in the first place, as most software vendor licence compliance teams will target organisations where there is the highest chance of finding expensive non-compliance issues.Īchieving a sure state of licensing compliance for Micro Focus products is not a simple task. As with all major software publishers, having a good understanding of Micro Focus software licensing terms, application deployment, and software usage will help your organisation to get a head start in the event of an audit. Successfully defending a software licence audit from Micro Focus begins well in advance of receiving an audit request letter from the vendor.
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How to Prepare for a Micro Focus Software Licence Audit The Covid-19 pandemic has not stopped vendor licence audits, and whilst some software publishers have been more lenient with customers through 2020 and early 2021, Micro Focus continue to audit aggressively and drive revenue through software licence reviews. Micro Focus furthermore doesn’t shy away from court proceedings, as reported in 2020 by The ITAM Review.
Like most software vendor audits, the financial penalty for licensing noncompliance can be extremely damaging and the disruption to business-as-usual activities during the audit process can be just as harmful. Micro Focus is a notorious vendor in SAM circles and considered a high risk by FisherITS. Micro Focus software licence audits can be a serious concern to organisations who are not prepared to respond effectively.
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