Tips for controlling your software maintenance costs

When it comes to big costs to the network, software maintenance fees always top the list. Companies will spend $160 billion this year alone on software. They will then spend another $100 billion on maintenance costs. Indeed, analysts say that CIOs on average are overspending almost 30 percent on software licenses and maintenance. Scott D. Rosenberg, CEO and founder of Miro Consulting, offers some great advice in Baseline on how best to control these costs. He recommends CIOs start by conducting an enterprise review or audit, allowing plenty of time--in some instances, up to six months-- to negotiate agreements and to conduct what-if analysis. He also recommends self-auditing twice a year.

For the full list of recommendations on how to better control costs:
- read the article in Baseline