Firms should treat software licence reviews as a material risk to business

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Software licence reviews present a significant risk to business - but there are ways to combat them

For almost any large organisation, receiving a notification from an IT vendor that it is going to be conducting a ‘routine software licence review' can be the start of a long and damaging process. ...

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