Top-20 oil & gas: a hardware upgrade silently created a $7.11M SQL Server licensing exposure. We reduced it to $1.44M through environment modifications and aggressive vendor negotiation - zero re-deployment, zero downtime. One of John's strongest historical verticals.
Oil & gas producers, midstream and downstream operators, utilities, and public-power authorities.
Core consolidations and virtualization changes can balloon SQL Server, Oracle, and VMware licensing requirements without warning. Top-20 producer caught a $7.11M surprise this way.
Operators run deep ServiceNow and SAP footprints across distributed assets. Stalled rollouts and over-provisioned licensing add up fast.
Broadcom's VMware repricing has forced operators to evaluate Nutanix, Hyper-V, and other paths. The wrong path locks in millions of unnecessary spend.
Utilities and public-power authorities (e.g., New York Power Authority) operate inside FedRAMP-adjacent compliance regimes that constrain cloud and SaaS choices.
We model SQL Server, Oracle, and VMware licensing before the change order. Catches the silent exposure before it becomes an audit.
Resolved the Top-20 oil & gas exposure through environment modifications and negotiation - not new purchases. Zero downtime on operational systems.
Independent guidance on Broadcom repricing scenarios. Nutanix, Hyper-V, and stay-and-negotiate paths modeled against your estate.
Direct experience with the New York Power Authority. We know the cloud, SaaS, and contract constraints that bind public-power operators.
"UMS has been an invaluable partner in managing our software costs - across multiple administrations, multiple agencies, and over $800M in cumulative savings."
After receiving a $100M settlement letter from IBM, this Fortune 500 financial services company engaged UMS to provide expert licensing analysis and post-settlement optimization - extracting additional value and establishing ongoing audit protection.
A Canadian municipality faced a potential Oracle Java licensing problem that could have been priced across 1,499 employees. UMS built a defensible fact base, classified 216 Java endpoints, cleared 193 from immediate commercial concern, and narrowed follow-up to 23 endpoints and a 10-server remediation plan.
As a global capital markets platform prepared to virtualize IBM MQ workloads, UMS rebuilt the licensing fact base, cutting the modeled UK gap from 1,170 PVU to 50 PVU and guiding targeted IBM purchases instead of a blanket full-capacity overbuy.
Facing a Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, or SAP audit? We've reduced audit claims by up to 78%. Deep licensing expertise and aggressive negotiation protect your position.
Microsoft audit defense for EA, M365, SQL Server, Windows Server, SPLA, and true-up pressure. Control data, validate entitlement, and negotiate from evidence.
Oracle audit defense for Java, database, middleware, and infrastructure estates. Reduce exposure, control the data flow, and negotiate from a defensible position.
Software license optimization for Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, VMware, and SaaS estates. Right-size entitlements, eliminate waste, and improve vendor leverage.
Broadcom's acquisition of VMware is driving 2-10x cost increases. We help you evaluate alternatives, negotiate renewals, and migrate to cost-effective platforms.
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