Can’t stand Software Licensing? We’re not really sure who can! With that in mind, we’ve got some ways for you to handle that.
Recent years have seen more interest in companies wanting to migrate from standard software licensing to a subscription license. The pioneers of such a strategy was Adobe when they moved to the cloud-based subscription service easily. Here are a few reasons why other businesses are following or will soon be, and why customers should not question this change in business model.
Financial predictability
One of the biggest advantages of the subscription software licensing model is that it is easy for businesses to have foreseeable, working, ongoing expenses as opposed to extra, unpredicted expenses if anything fails. In order to maximize the benefit, it is important to plan carefully when planning the migration.
First, decide what needs to be backed up on the cloud and when you need to start. This will give you a working timetable and the ability to know how much space, at a minimum, you need as well as any other services along the way. It is also a good idea to have the IT department management involved in the decision-making process since they know the technical specifics. With these factors in mind, make a list of providers that your company is interested in.
Once everything is put into place, it will then be easier to predict annual revenue after some time. The predictability of money spent and money earned will make the yearly budget expected and easier to manage accounting wise.
One subscription any computer
Traditionally companies have had to keep track of each individual software licensing to install, including any installs that were done illegally, such as an install from a torrent site. With subscription services in the cloud, only subscription accounts need to be kept track of. If any account was used fraudulently, it will be easier to monitor and catch the fraudulent user. This approach will likely save companies money in legal fees.
Scalability
In a subscription model, there is no need to worry about changing breaking or altering a contract. This is helpful if a change is only temporary since a contract may not be able to be changed several times during a period. Or if it can, it may not be possible to go back down in pricing once the extra feature is no longer needed anymore.
Better relationships
After some time of being a client of a business that offers them the subscription, a rapport will grow between the company and client. With a traditional license, this is not the case necessarily because the client gets their license and then rarely unless there is a technical problem, does the business hear from them again.
Subscription licenses are here to stay, especially as they become a norm for businesses in the coming years. There are a lot of benefits for the business and the client, most of them financial. Whichever the benefit is, they all point to one underlying feature-predictability.
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