At 2Data, our independent, data-led approach to software licensing drives measurable savings for clients around the world. From reducing overspend to optimizing contract terms, we ensure every decision is backed by clarity and driven by results.
Software is one of the most ubiquitous resources in modern enterprises, and one of the largest expenses. Global spending on software hit $1.3 trillion this year.
Contract costs are rising 20-50% year-over-year.
Licensing complexity continues to multiply.
IT budgets are tight and taxed by other initiatives.
Across All the Major Software Vendors
Our licensing experts specialize in all the major software vendors, applying decades of experience and the proven 2Data methodology to achieve best-in-class agreements and reclaim IT spend.
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Successful optimization begin with quality data. We offer a deep analysis of your software usage data and license entitlements, identifying undetected overspend, commercial risk, and opportunities for optimization.
Pairing deep vendor-specific licensing knowledge with your organization’s data, we assess optimization opportunities through persona alignment, business needs mapping, and deployment planning analysis to build an optimized Bill of Materials.
We collaborate with you to design a Negotiation Playbook of commercial and negotiation best-practices. Leveraging global insights from 500+ agreements across all geographies, verticals, and organizational sizes, we secure you more favourable contract terms.
Safeguard your software environment with full spectrum optimization, ongoing risk assessment, and overspend prevention on major vendors.
Safeguard your software environment with full spectrum optimization, ongoing risk assessment, and overspend prevention on major vendors.
As an independent advisory, we safeguard your best interests by remaining totally vendor and tool agnostic. Our only aim is optimizing your agreements.
Our priority is realizing added value in your software estate. Before engaging, we confirm a viable optimization opportunity - and if you don’t save we don’t get paid.
Our service delivery is designed to account for budget pressures and tight renewal timelines, with agile delivery of the needle-moving actions that optimize your software agreements.
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Welcome to our FAQ section! Here you’ll find answers to some of the most common questions we receive. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to reach out to us directly, and we’ll be happy to assist you.
We run successful projects across multiple organizational sizes, industries, and geographies. On average, companies reduce their contract costs by 32% with
2Data regardless of company size.
LSP’s can be helpful for compliance maintenance, but because they resell vendor licenses there’s an obvious conflict of interest. An independent advisor safeguards your best interests by remaining totally vendor and tool agnostic.
This depends on your organizational needs. Most once-off optimizations take between 3-6 months, while our Optimization as a Service offering gives you comprehensive coverage over a longer period.
We use an equitable pricing model that accounts for number of devices/users and geographic considerations. We offer the choice between a flat fee, or a success fee tied to the outcomes of the project.
On average, companies make back 25X their investment on optimization efforts through both cost savings and cost avoidance.
