Independent & Vendor-Neutral
Advice From the Client’s Perspective
Our Story
Built to bring independent clarity to complex software decisions.
Founded in 2018, Rizen helps enterprises reduce software cost and risk and make critical licensing, commercial and technology decisions from an independent position.
Meet Our Experts2018
Founded
$200M+
Costs & Risk Saved
40+
Enterprise & Public-Sector Clients
20+ Years
Average consultant experience
Independent Perspective
Helping enterprises understand their real position before critical software decisions are made.
Why We Started
Enterprise software decisions needed a more independent perspective.
Rizen was founded in 2018 by experienced industry specialists with a clear objective: help enterprises reduce software cost and risk through specialist advisory.
Today, Rizen combines licensing, contractual, commercial and technical expertise to give clients an independent view of their position before they renew, negotiate, migrate or respond to an audit.
Client-Side Advisory
Independent analysis designed around the client's commercial, operational and technology interests — not software publisher sales objectives.
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OUR EVOLUTION
What Rizen has built since 2018.
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Independent Advisory Foundation
Established by experienced industry specialists to help enterprises reduce software cost and risk through independent advisory.
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Established by experienced industry specialists to help enterprises reduce software cost and risk through independent advisory.
How We Work
Independent advice backed by practitioner experience.
Senior Practitioners
OEM & Big 4 Experience
Structured Methodologies
Proprietary Tools & Frameworks
Evidence-Led Decisions
Cost, Risk & Commercial Clarity
Rizen is not positioned as a software reseller. Its advisory model is built around understanding the client’s environment, rights, risks and commercial objectives before recommending a path forward.
Rizen Today
Specialist expertise across critical enterprise technology decisions.
Oracle License Advisory & Audit
ULA, Cloud Contracts, Audit Defense & Java
Microsoft License Advisory
Assessment, Optimization & Renewal
SAP License Advisory & RISE Migration
RISE/GROW, FUE & Commercial Advisory
Software Asset Management
Visibility, Governance & Cost Control
IT Audit & Governance Advisory
Compliance, Risk & Remediation
Rizen’s portfolio spans five core advisory practices comprising eight specialized service lines.
Enterprise Experience
Advisory experience across complex technology environments.
Rizen has supported enterprise and public-sector organizations where licensing, technology cost, compliance and commercial decisions can carry significant financial impact.
Technology & IT Services
Banking & Financial Services
Insurance
Telecommunications
Automotive
Healthcare & Technology
Logistics
Public Sector
Our Experts
Experience built inside enterprise software and audit environments.
Rizen’s advisory model is built around senior specialists with experience across software publishers, licensing, commercial negotiations, Software Asset Management and audit environments.
Prajwal Zende
Founder & Managing Partner
26+ years in enterprise software licensing, contract negotiation and IT cost optimization.
Vijay Dharap
Partner, Cloud Transformation Advisory
Kubernetes and cloud transformation specialist with deep enterprise architecture and cloud-native engineering experience.
Vikas Honmane
SAM Practice Lead
SAM leader with 15+ years in software compliance, license optimization and publisher audit defense.
Manish Kumar Ravi
Partner, IT Audit Advisory
30-year IT audit and governance leader combining Big 4 rigor with hands-on enterprise technology experience.
Sameer Bahalkar
Partner, IT Audit Advisory
21+ year IT audit and risk leader across governance, compliance, cloud controls and global assurance programs.
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