For 25+ years, we've helped enterprises and government agencies cut software costs, including $800M+ saved for New York City alone - with zero upfront risk. Headquartered in New York, New York.
Verified, named-client outcomes. No category averages, no rounded composites.
We used to run the audits. Now we defend you, with insider knowledge of every tactic the publishers use.
UMS started on the other side of the table. For years, our team worked inside software publisher audit and licensing motions, learning how vendors frame usage, contracts, and compliance exposure.
Then we switched sides. We took 25+ years of licensing and negotiation experience and built a firm dedicated to helping organizations control software cost, defend audits, and negotiate from a stronger fact base. We became the White Hats of software licensing.
We also built flexible engagement models around the work clients actually need. Shared savings works when the opportunity is measurable and execution can be tied to documented results. Fixed-fee, hourly, and staffing models fit point-of-pain work like ServiceNow implementation, audit response, and specialized remediation. This flexibility has earned relationships that span decades.
The operating principle is simple: only pay for what you actually use and need. UMS has helped the City of New York save $800M+ and worked across enterprise, government, and private-equity environments where software cost, audit risk, and vendor leverage matter.
We used to run the audits for the publishers. Now we defend you
Deep expertise in software licensing, vendor negotiation, and IT cost optimization. Real names, real engagements.
25+ years building UMS from the ground up. Strategic thinker who pioneered UMS's data-driven approach to identifying customer savings opportunities. Philosophy: only pay for what you actually use and need.
Close to 20 years managing the City of New York relationship - one of the longest and most successful government partnerships in the industry. Known as the voice of reason who turns complex, confrontational vendor situations into win-win outcomes.
Bridges strategy and execution at UMS. Leads customer opportunity identification, technology partner relationships with Dell and CDW, and hands-on implementation of savings initiatives across enterprise and government clients.
Operators, not consultants. We don't write reports. We own the outcome.
Shared savings keeps incentives tightly aligned. For scoped implementation and remediation work, we also support fixed-fee and staff augmentation.
25+ years of specialized knowledge in software licensing, vendor negotiation, and IT asset management. We cover 200+ software publishers.
Our longest client relationship spans 25+ years. We build partnerships, not projects. Software optimization is never a one-time event.
UMS has been an invaluable partner in managing our software costs - across multiple administrations, multiple agencies, and over $800M in cumulative savings.
We thought our Microsoft estate was optimized. UMS found over $5M in savings across 16,000 users - and completed the assessment in under two weeks. No disruption, no drama, just results.
A hardware upgrade created a hidden $7.11M SQL Server licensing exposure. UMS reduced the final cost to $1.44M - zero re-deployment effort, zero downtime.
During a critical acquisition, UMS uncovered software liabilities that would have been a disaster post-close. As we scaled from 2,000 to 30,000 employees, they kept optimizing at every stage.
Real operators. Real numbers. If we can't show you how to save money, we won't waste your time.