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Vendor Audit Defence Handbook

Software audits by Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, IBM, and other major vendors are designed to maximise the vendor's commercial outcome — not to accurately measure compliance. This handbook, written by former vendor audit team executives who now work exclusively for buyers, explains how software audits are conducted, where vendor measurement methodologies are routinely challenged, and how to resolve audits at commercially rational outcomes.

Pages56
Published2025
Audits Managed200+ across major vendors
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"Oracle issued us an audit notice for $14.2M. After working through the process in this handbook and engaging specialist advisers, we resolved the audit at $3.1M — saving $11.1M. Th…"

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