Where an organisation has implemented all possible cost effective safeguards, management should ensure that hardware warranty(s)
are maintained and readily accessible
are effective relative to the definition of ‘Acceptable level of downtime’ outlined above
implementation is clearly understood to prevent additional downtime where staff are unaware of the procedures to arrange hardware repair or replacement.
When considering software licensing, clearly non-compliance has significant cost implications in the event of legal proceedings by the software manufacturer, however, the opportunities for cost reduction are many by simply reviewing your software usage requirements.
