SCS was founded in 1999 by a group of software sales professionals who witnessed firsthand the non-uniform sales tactics and negotiation practices of IT vendors. Our company was formed with the sole intent of helping clients successfully navigate complex vendor negotiations by providing analysis, strategy development, procurement support and competitive market insight into unit pricing, licensing structures, term concessions, total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling and negotiation precedence that serve as valuable leverage in the contract negotiation process. Today, SCS has locations across the US including Florida, Rhode Island, Washington, California, New York and New Jersey. SCS is independently owned and operated with no other corporate investment or interest. SCS is also a Certified Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB).
We provide the following IT Optimization Support Services:
- Negotiation Support & Benchmarking: Ensuring you get the best possible pricing, terms, and conditions is our focus. SCS has the market insight, vendor intelligence and overall analytics you need to secure cost reductions and eliminate risk during your negotiations.
- Software Asset Management / Audit Defense Services (SAM): License compliance audits are one of the fastest revenue generating activities for vendors. SCS has a team of former vendor auditors and experts who can help to significantly reduce any violations, subsequent fees owed and provide proactive SAM monitoring (managed services) services.
- Telecom Optimization & Cost Reduction: SCS offers a full suite of support services to help reduce costs. This includes negotiation support, contracting support, internal telecom audit support and TEM managed services.
- Azure & Google Cloud Optimization Services: SCS is uniquely qualified to be your independent advisor, auditor, and cost avoidance advocate to help drive Azure and GCP cost savings while mitigating wasted cloud spend. SCS is only incentivized to help you save on your Azure and GCP bill. Resellers, VARs and other Microsoft and Google Partners cannot make this claim because they are conflicted.
- Mainframe Services: SCS offers a deep-dive analysis of performance and cost reduction techniques for everything that runs on your mainframe.
The SCS Difference
We have first-hand experience navigating large and complex contract negotiations, license compliance reviews/audits, and securing best-in-market pricing, terms, and conditions.
Unlike other advisory firms, SCS is 100% client-focused – we do not sell, represent, or have any relationships with any IT vendor, leaving us completely free from any conflict of interest to focus on maximizing cost savings for our clients.
When engaged, SCS does a 360-degree business review providing a clear picture into where improvements and justification can be made to reduce current costs and optimize future spending.
See what SCS can do to help your company reduce it’s current IT spend while getting the same or even more from your vendors.
I’m so glad we were referred to SCS. Without their guidance, we would’ve paid 40% extra in our IT contracts.
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