Are you getting value out of your IT spend?
IT Audits & Cost Optimisation
Make sure costs don’t spiral out of control…
We have seen it all before! An IT environment starts off simple enough, but after adding a few different products and services, costs can quickly increase and you may be left questioning whether you are still getting value for money.
At Chalkline, we continually review our offering to ensure we are providing what our clients truly need, and not just selling them something for the sake of it.
We also offer procurement advice. We can review your existing spend and provide our honest advice on how we can help save you money.
Make sure costs don’t spiral out of control…
We have seen it all before! An IT environment starts off simple enough, but after adding a few different products and services, costs can quickly increase and you may be left questioning whether you are still getting value for money.
At Chalkline, we continually review our offering to ensure we are providing what our clients truly need, and not just selling them something for the sake of it.
We also offer procurement advice. We can review your existing spend and provide our honest advice on how we can help save you money.
How could we help you save money?
Here are the most top 3 cost savings we find:
Microsoft 365 Cost Reviews
We regularly come across companies who have taken out full Microsoft 365 E5 or E3 licenses for one specific feature. We can review your estate and business requirements, and make sure you use the licensing model which suits your business best.
As a Microsoft CSP Direct Partner, we can review what you have in place to ensure cost wastage is identified and removed.
Microsoft now have three different billing models with surcharges: annual billing (+0%), monthly billing with annual commit (+5%) and monthly commit/billing (+10%), so it’s important that you ensure you’re on the right plan and aware of the cost implications.
We can also dynamically rightsize your estate (so ensuring that you don’t lock in any spare licenses at renewal, reducing cost).
Microsoft Azure Cost Optimisation
Hosting your Cloud Servers with Microsoft Azure is a smart and popular decision, but you could be spending a lot more than you have to!
We can help ensure that you size the environment correctly and use automation to improve cost efficiency (eg scale-down overnight when you don’t have people using it).
Microsoft also offer various mechanisms to help save you money – this includes Azure Reserved Instances, Azure Savings Plans and Azure Hybrid Benefit.
We can help you demystify the cloud and ensure that your Azure spend is efficient.
Hardware Lifecycle & Procurement
We believe that maintaining a high-quality, business-grade stock of IT equipment is critical to any business and provides a clear ROI.
Hardware should be fully supported and have sufficient capacity so it doesn’t slow your team down when trying to do their job, or result in unnecessary downtime.
We can help with hardware lifecycle management. We often review our clients’ spare devices and provide honest feedback as to whether it is worth refurbishing for another user, or securely disposing of and recycling.
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