SOFTWARE ACQUISITION = BUSINESS OBJECTIVES

ALIGN SOFTWARE ACQUISITION WITH BUSINESS & IT OBJECTIVES

IT organizations are consistently tasked with trying to modernize their business through digital transformation initiatives to maximize revenue and growth, maintain competitive advantage, and expand into new markets. Organizations need to stay current on the latest technology innovations to make sure they plan, acquire, and pay for software and services that align to their mission.

Optimizing the software procurement process allows IT organizations to focus on their fundamental strategies of evolving the business by leveraging technology. Cisco Enterprise Agreements are a vehicle to help achieve this goal.

Cisco EAs offer improved visibility and simplified management, enabling companies to leverage their software agreements to drive business results. How?

VALUE

Enterprise Agreements provide unparalleled value:

Financial predictability with fixed pricing
No retroactive billing
Faster access to features and on-demand deployment

VISIBILITY

Enterprise Agreements offer transparent visibility:

Direct insight into what has been paid for, consumption, and value realized
Clear and consistent understanding of features and capabilities across platforms

MANAGEMENT

Enterprise Agreements simplify license management:

A single dashboard to manage and consume entitlements
A simplified process for managing software licenses and consumption through a single agreement

Cisco EAs provide a cross-architecture, integrated solution approach to managing technology spend and implementation. By bundling solutions, you can acquire technology based on integrated solutions that contribute to your IT objectives and unlock potential cost savings