Kingfisher wins prestigious SAMs Europe 2017 Overall Project/ Strategy Award for SAP Optimization

Stockholm, October 30, 2017 – Snow Software (Snow), the global leader in Software Asset Management (SAM) and Cloud Spend Management solutions, today congratulates Kingfisher, the leading home improvement company, on winning the Overall Project/ Strategy Award at SAMS Europe 2017. This accolade recognizes the Information Technology Services Team’s remarkable achievement in improving its approach to SAP licence management across the organization, using Snow Optimizer for SAP® Software.

The SAMS Europe Awards honor outstanding projects in the field of software asset and software licence management. Appraised by an independent panel, entries were evaluated on criteria including aims, planning, obtained results, cost reduction, audit protection, process improvement and tool implementation.

Commenting on the project, Colin Simmons, Group IT Asset Manager at Kingfisher said, “We are thrilled to receive such a prestigious award. As we develop a new unified global IT platform, based on SAP, it is essential that we introduce consistent processes and practices that enable optimization. Snow Optimizer for SAP Software enables us to measure and understand our SAP deployment and improve cost containment of licences.”

 “It is great to see the team at Kingfisher being recognized for their achievements and implementation of best practice,” said Axel Kling, CEO, Snow Software. “Getting control of SAP licensing and cost is top of mind and mission critical for IT leaders today. Kingfisher is a great example of leading, innovative organizations that are using Snow’s best in class solutions to get full visibility of their SAP estate to ensure they are in a far stronger, financially predictable position.”