Rythium

Services Catalogue
Software Asset & License Management
Brief Scope of Work, Deliverables

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Contents
▪ Introduction to Rythium Technologies

▪ Rythium Software & IT Asset Manager Functional Architecture

▪ Services Catalogue
‒ Baseline Datacentre Software License Review
‒ Baseline Software License Review ( End-Point )
‒ License Cost Optimization
‒ Oracle ULA Renewal/Certification Management
‒ Audit Defense
‒ Contracts Analysis

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Introduction to Rythium Technologies
▪ Company formed in 2015

▪ Focus: Product & Services for

‒ IT Asset Management
‒ Software License Management
‒ IT Helpdesk, AD Management

▪ Lines of Business
‒ Application Development & License Sales:
– Rythium Software & IT Asset Manager
‒ License Management Services

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Application Architecture

Rythium Euladox
Software & IT Asset Manager
Discovery. SAM. HAM. Metering. Contracts. AD Management. IT Helpdesk

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Functional Architecture

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IT Asset & Software Discovery Capabilities
▪ Agentless – Rythium Discovery Satellite
‒ Multi-platform (Unix, Linux, Windows, Mac)
‒ Multi domain, multi-site, multi-entity
‒ Hardware Compute Assets
‒ Software Installed
‒ SNMP Devices
‒ Virtualization Technologies
‒ Standard Windows & Unix protocols
‒ Adaptors for specific software

▪ Rythium Discovery Agent & Scripts

‒ Windows Agent
‒ Hardware data
‒ Software data
‒ Application Metering
‒ Application Installation Alerts

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Software License Baseline Review

Datacentre & End-Points
Audit Procedure
Software & Hardware Discovery
Contract Analysis
Audit Engagement Deliverables

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License Review Procedure

INSTALL CONDUCT SOFTWARE & ANALYZE ENTITLEMENT DELIVER BASELINE

TOOL IT ASSET DISCOVERY CONTRACTS LICENSE AUDIT
REPORTS

The Rythium Software & IT Server, End-points, Entitlements, Proof of Hardware Assets, Software
Asset Manager Tool will be Virtualization Hardware & Purchase, Contractual License Deployed, Entitlement &
installed on-premise Installed Software will be Terms will be analyzed Compliance Reports will be
discovered submitted

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Datacentre Software & IT Asset Discovery
▪ Server Hardware Details Discovery
▪ Virtualization
‒ vCenter
‒ Xen
‒ Hyper-V
‒ OVM

▪ Red Hat OS
▪ Windows
‒ Windows Server
‒ SQL Server
‒ Exchange
‒ SharePoint Server
‒ Power BI
‒ Office Products
‒ Any other MS products installed on the servers

▪ Oracle
‒ Database, Option, Management Packs
‒ Weblogic & Fusion Middleware Products
‒ Replication Products
‒ Oracle Linux

▪ Any Other Products: IBM Products, Java, Oracle EBS etc (to be specified prior to start of engagement)
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End-Points Software & IT Asset Discovery
▪ Windows Desktops & Laptops

▪ Thin Clients

▪ Specified List of Publishers

‒ Microsoft
‒ Adobe
‒…
‒…
‒ Any other specified publisher
(Note: The tool has the capability to discover all installed software & carry out
normalization for license deployment data. When offered as a service, a specified list of
publishers needs to be defined)

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IT Contracts Analysis
▪ The following documents will be analysed:
‒ Purchase Orders
‒ Ordering Documents / Order Forms
‒ OMA / OLSA / MPSA / MBSA / EA / ULA / Linked Contracts
‒ Payment Proofs (if needed for specific publisher/product entitlement proof)
‒ License Certificated
‒ Support Subscriptions & Technical Support Agreements

▪Contract Document Analysis Conducted For

‒ Entitlement Quantities
‒ License Metric Rights
‒ Terms & Conditions defining usage rights and obligations
‒ Subscription Support and License Agreements
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Baseline Audit Deliverables
▪ The following reports will be submitted:
‒ IT Asset (Server & End-point) Deployment
‒ Software Deployment for all agreed publishers
‒ Datacentre Software Reports:
– Oracle Server Worksheet for Database & Middleware products
– MS Windows Server Report
– MS SQL Server Report
– RedHat OS Report
– VMware Report

‒ End-Point Software Reports:

– License Deployed Report for all agreed publishers

‒ Effective License Position for all agreed publishers & products

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License Cost Optimization

Datacentre & End-Points
Baseline License Review
Cost Avoidance
Cost Optimization

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Cost Optimization Procedure
Cost Optimization Service begins after the Baseline License Review

DELIVER BASELINE LICENSE NON-COMPLIANCE OPTIMIZATION ANALYZE

AUDIT REPORTS REMEDIATION RECOMMENDATIONS RE-CONFIGURED
DEPLOYMENTS

Hardware Assets, Software Remediation of non- License Deployment, Discovery

License Deployed, compliance gaps to ensure Architecture & Contract of re-configured
Entitlement & Compliance cost avoidance Recommendations deployments
Reports will be submitted

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Oracle ULA
Renewal / Certification Services
Baseline License Review
Cost Avoidance
Cost Optimization

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ULA End of Term Services Oracle ULA Service

DEFEND / BAU
 Certification & Audit
CERTIFY / RENEW Defense
 BAU Procurement
 Certification Engagement
MEASURE & OPTIMIZE  Support Reduction
 OR Renewal

 Deployment Inventory  Contract Terms

 Clean Up
 Optimization

9-3 Months End of Term Post Term

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Oracle License Inventory Collection Oracle ULA Service

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Audit Defense

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Audit Defense

− Oracle has sent an Oracle LMS notice /

S email but scripts not run

− Customer has completed running of scripts
and provided data to Oracle/received audit
D − Rythium conducts independent license
usage review
− Rythium analyes report provided by Oracle
Stage reports from Oracle Data

− Rythium recommends actions to become

compliant including disabling features,

A hardware optimization, product usage

− Rythium’s Oracle audit report analysis
provides customers with data sets &
contractual arguments to engage with
O − Customer is compliant to Oracle contracts
− Customer reduces spend on Oracle
settlement
Actions Outcome
Oracle LMS team

While this has been written for Oracle, it is a similar service for other publishers
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Compare us to some of our competitors – we have better functionality & value in SAM, HAM and Contracts

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