Software Licensing, Cost Optimization & IT Audit Advisory

INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE LICENSING, COST OPTIMIZATION & IT AUDIT ADVISORY

Software Licensing, Cost Optimization & IT Audit Experts

Independent advisory across Oracle, Microsoft and SAP licensing, Managed SAM and IT Audit helping enterprises reduce software spend, manage audit and compliance exposure, strengthen contract negotiations and improve IT audit readiness.

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Saved in Costs & Risk

Software Spend Reduction

Enterprise & Public Sector Clients Served

Average consultant experience

Oracle ULA Advisory Oracle Cloud Contract Negotiation Oracle Audit Defense Oracle Java License Assessment Microsoft License Advisory SAP License Advisory & RISE Migration Software Asset Management IT Audit & Governance Advisory

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8 Specialized Service Lines

Deep Expertise Across

Oracle, Microsoft & SAP licensing, cloud negotiations, SAM, cost optimization, and Big 4-led IT audit & governance.

About Rizen

Independent enterprise software advisory for high-stakes technology decisions.

Rizen was founded in 2018 by leading industry experts with a single objective to save IT costs and risk for our clients. By combining deep subject-matter expertise with our proprietary tools & frameworks, we help clients cut 30–60% off their software spend, reduce audit & compliance exposure by 60–100%, and materially improve IT audit readiness bringing significant improvement to our clients’ profitability.

Each of our consultants brings more than two decades of best-in-class experience, coming directly from senior roles at software publishers such as Oracle & Microsoft, or from Big 4 audit practices delivering significant savings to our clients.

Independent & Vendor-Neutral
Proprietary Tools & Frameworks
Senior OEM & Big 4 Expertise
Proven, Repeatable Results

COMMON CUSTOMER CONCERNS

Are these software cost and risk issues limiting your IT strategy?

Inflated License & Support Cost
Forced Deal Renewals
Compliance Exposure & Audit Threats
Limited Contract Negotiation Know-How
Lack of In-House Expertise & Tools
No Effective Cost-Saving Strategy
Hijacked IT Budget & Roadmap

What We Do

Independent expertise for critical software and technology decisions.

Rizen helps enterprises understand their software position, control cost and risk, prepare for audits and renewals, and negotiate complex technology agreements with greater clarity and leverage.

Oracle License Advisory & Audit

Assess Oracle licensing, prepare for audits and renewals, optimize ULA positions, evaluate cloud contracts and strengthen commercial negotiations.

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Microsoft License Advisory

Gain visibility across Microsoft licensing, optimize M365 and server estates, assess compliance exposure and prepare for major agreement renewals.

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SAP License Advisory & RISE Migration

Evaluate SAP licensing, FUE conversion, ECC to S/4HANA migration and RISE/GROW commercial decisions before committing.

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Software Asset Management

Build ongoing visibility, governance and optimization across software entitlements, deployments, usage, renewals and procurement.

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IT Audit & Governance Advisory

Improve audit readiness, governance maturity, compliance controls, cyber-risk oversight and remediation across enterprise IT.

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Partner Services

Spinnaker Support

Third-party support options for Oracle, SAP and VMware through Rizen's partner Spinnaker Support.

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Client Perspectives

What our clients say.

“Rizen helped us successfully certify our Oracle Middleware ULA & avoid significant future spending on Oracle.”

Leading Private Insurance Company

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CIO

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Enterprise Experience

Experience across complex enterprise environments.

Rizen’s advisory work spans large enterprise and public-sector environments where software cost, licensing complexity, audit exposure and commercial decisions can have material business impact.

Technology & IT ServicesBanking & Financial ServicesInsuranceTelecomAutomotiveHealthcare & TechnologyLogisticsPublic Sector

Proven Outcomes

Real situations. Defensible positions. Measurable results.

Explore anonymized examples of how Rizen has helped enterprises identify software risk, reduce unnecessary cost and negotiate from a stronger position.

$22.5MCombined Savings & Risk Avoidance

Oracle Ula

Oracle ULA License Assessment & Negotiations

How Rizen combined a full Oracle ULA license assessment with proactive contract negotiation to save a Fortune 500 multinational $3M on a new ULA and eliminate $19.5M in license compliance risk.

$8 Million Java Compliance Notice, Reduced to Near-Zero Confirmed Exposure

$8M → ~$0Java Compliance Notice Neutralized

Oracle Java

Oracle Java License Assessment & Audit Exposure Remediation

How Rizen's Oracle Java license assessment let a global enterprise refute an $8M compliance demand, pinpoint its real exposure, and build a roadmap off paid Java entirely.

$1.02M Uncovered: $0.56M in Savings + $0.46M in Compliance Risk, in One Assessment

$1.02MCombined Savings & Compliance Risk Identified

Microsoft

Microsoft 365 & Server License Assessment

How Rizen's Microsoft Software Asset Management (SAM) assessment gave a large enterprise full visibility into its Microsoft 365 and on-premise server estate — and a costed roadmap to act on it.

$10M SavedTOTAL TCO REDUCTION ACROSS THE 5-YEAR SAP RISE CONTRACT THROUGH FULL-LIFECYCLE OPTIMIZATION

SAP RISE

Leading Global Automotive Manufacturing Group

How correcting an oversized FUE license count, optimizing the Bill of Materials, resetting the project plan, and benchmarking discounts and hyperscaler incentives turned an oversized SAP RISE proposal into a right-sized, fully negotiated 5-year contract.

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Our Experts

Experience behind every engagement.

Rizen brings together senior specialists across software licensing, contract negotiations, Software Asset Management, SAP transformation advisory and IT Audit & Governance.