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Stop rentingwhat you could own.

A licence audit that lists every renewal, what it costs per year, what the open-source equivalent is, what support it needs, and the migration effort — then we execute the swaps that pay back fastest.

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Licence inventoryrenewals · per-core · per-userReplaceProxmox · PostgreSQL · PBSKeepISV-certified onlyRenegotiatetrue-ups · bundles · terms3-year savings model · support subscriptions · migration planSuzu Technology · Licence Optimisation & Open-Source Replacement · sheet 46not to scale
Fig. 46 — Replace, keep, renegotiateLicence inventory → Replace → Keep → Renegotiate
Data center & cloud

What we do

Open source is free to download, not free to run. Every replacement we recommend comes with a support path — vendor subscription, our managed service, or both — so the finance saving does not become an operations risk.

Typical first-year wins: hypervisor (VMware→Proxmox), backup (commercial→Proxmox Backup Server), monitoring (→Zabbix/Prometheus+Grafana), ITSM/CMDB (→GLPI), office/collaboration where appropriate.

Included
  • Licence auditEvery contract, renewal date, metric (core/user/device), annual cost
  • Replacement mapOpen-source equivalent, maturity rating, support options, migration effort
  • Savings modelThree-year TCO per swap, payback period, risk notes
  • ExecutionMigrations in priority order with our data-center and application teams
  • SupportSubscriptions arranged; managed service optional
How it runs

The engagement, step by step

01

Audit

We inventory what you run — hardware, hypervisors, storage, backups, network — and document the risks.

02

Blueprint

HLD/LLD with architecture, bill of materials, migration plan, budget and timeline, within 48 hours of the audit.

03

Build

Change-controlled implementation with MOPs, rehearsed cutovers and as-built drawings.

04

Operate

Monitoring, AMC or managed operations with monthly reports and quarterly reviews.

Commitments

What we put in writing

Written into the blueprint before work starts. If a number is not here, ask for it — we put it in writing.

SavingsModelled over 3 years, agreed before any swap
No surprisesSupport path defined for every replacement
ISV-safeWe check vendor certification before touching a platform
ReportingAnnual licence review included
FAQ

Questions we get asked

Which licences usually save the most?
Hypervisor (VMware), database (Oracle/SQL Server Enterprise), backup suites and monitoring/ITSM suites — in that order for most Indian mid-size estates.
Is open source secure enough for regulated businesses?
Yes when supported and patched; banks and governments run on it. Our ISO 27001 practice covers the controls.
What if our application vendor only certifies VMware?
Then that workload stays, and we save elsewhere. We never break vendor support.
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Free audit call, written HLD, fixed-price proposal.

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