🎯 Why License Compliance is the Primary Concern for 37% of ITAM Leaders

Rede Consulting
Sep 22
3 min read

And how REDE Consulting is helping CXOs eliminate license chaos across SaaS, cloud, and hybrid IT estates.

As digital transformation is mandatory, many CXOs are finding themselves blindsided by one old problem:

👉 License Compliance.

According to industry surveys, 37% of ITAM leaders say license compliance is their top challenge today — and the situation is only intensifying.

Why?

Because while the business has accelerated into cloud, AI, and hybrid apps, license management frameworks have largely stayed behind. This disconnect is leading to:

Audit exposure
Overspending
Operational risks
And ultimately, loss of trust from boards and regulators.

💣 The Compliance Minefield:

What’s Going Wrong?

Let’s break it down:

SaaS Sprawl: The average enterprise uses over 300+ SaaS apps — many procured outside IT’s purview.
Complex Licensing Models: Vendors like Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, and Adobe are shifting rules faster than organizations can interpret them.
Multi-cloud Confusion: Azure, AWS, GCP — each has different entitlements, thresholds, and consumption metrics.
Inaccurate Discovery Data: CMDBs and asset inventories often contain outdated or incomplete data, creating blind spots.
Rising Audit Risk: More vendors are launching surprise audits — and companies are caught off guard without centralized license visibility.

🚀 The REDE Approach: Proactive Compliance, Not Reactive Fixes

At REDE Consulting, we’re not just ITAM specialists — we’re risk, compliance, and automation enablers. We bring together ServiceNow ITAM, IRM, and CMDB to create compliance-by-design architectures.

Here’s what we do for you:

1️⃣ Unified Asset Discovery

We deploy ServiceNow’s Discovery and integrate external sources to build a trusted asset inventory. This is the foundation for license accuracy.

2️⃣ Entitlement vs. Usage Mapping

We help CXOs answer:

What do we own?
What are we using?
Where are we overspending?
Where are we non-compliant?

We also track license types, contract terms, renewals, and auto-escalate violations.

3️⃣ Audit-Ready Dashboards

No more scrambling during true-ups. With REDE’s license compliance reporting, you get real-time insights and drill-down capabilities for all key vendors.

4️⃣ SaaS & Cloud License Governance

We help you right-size and right-license across:

Microsoft 365
Salesforce
Oracle
Adobe
AWS/Azure/GCP instances

5️⃣ Expert Advisory + AI Readiness

From risk profiling to AI-enabled license prediction, we work hand-in-hand with CIOs, CTOs, CFOs, and procurement teams to future-proof your license strategy.

Real-World Example: Fortune 500 Insurance Client

Challenge: Multiple vendor audits in 18 months. Siloed CMDB. Over $1.8M in annual license wastage. High executive scrutiny.

REDE Solution:

Consolidated asset data into ServiceNow CMDB
Deployed SAM Pro for license governance
Automated license optimization triggers
Enabled real-time audit dashboards

Results:

✔ 100% audit readiness in under 4 months

✔ $2.3M savings over two years

✔ Peace of mind across C-suite and compliance teams

What’s at Stake for CXOs?

If left unchecked, poor license compliance can result in:

🚫 Audit penalties in millions

💸 Annual overspending on unused software

🛑 Disruption in mission-critical operations during audits

🤯 Loss of credibility with regulators and investors

🔐 The REDE Promise: License Clarity & Confidence

We help you shift from:

From:❌ Reactive license firefighting ✅ To Strategic compliance planning

From:❌ Guessing your SaaS footprint ✅ To Governing your entire hybrid IT estate

From:❌ Stressing at true-up time ✅ To Smiling through audits

💬 Let’s talk. REDE’s ITAM experts are already helping CXOs in insurance, BFSI, healthcare, and energy sectors eliminate license chaos with confidence.

Visit 👉 www.rede-consulting.com Or write to 📩 info@rede-consulting.com