In April 2022, we composed an article titled, “The Weaponization of Software License Audits.” It focused on how software license audits have long been used as a successful, revenue-generating tool for ...

Perhaps nothing is as heart-stopping as when the IRS auditors come a knockin', but the arrival of software vendors-with their audit checklists and licensing agreements in hand-isn't for the faint of ...

Software audits-in which vendors probe enterprise customer imple­mentations for overuse of licenses or unauthorized installations-are becoming a big business-and an emerging source of revenues.