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Software license audits are becoming more frequent and aggressive, with vendors employing increasingly sophisticated tactics to uncover non-compliance. As a result, enterprises face a higher risk of audits than ever before. In this live session, attendees will learn best practices to help them navigate the changing audit landscape and level the playing field against software vendors. Join Jim Hussey, renowned SAM expert and author, as he shares:

• The various types of software license audits
• Key factors that increase audit risk
• The software audit lifecycle and what to expect
• Vendor-specific audit tactics and how to counter them
• Proven best practices for audit defense

Meet the Speaker:

Jim Hussey, SaaS Optimization & SAM Advisory Practice Lead, NPI

Jim Hussey has been a part of the technology sourcing and technology vendor management community since 2000, and currently leads NPI’s SaaS Optimization & SAM Advisory Practice. He is a significant contributor to best practices across Technology Vendor Management (VMO), Technology Third Party Risk Management (TPRM), Software Asset Management (SAM) and SaaS Governance & Optimization operations (SaaSOps). He has published numerous books on these topic, most recently The Survival Guide to SaaS Optimization, A Practical Guide to SaaS Governance & Optimization