Chapter VI.

One hundred and fifty-four documented engagements.

Each case study is an anonymised record of a closed engagement. Industry, scale, publisher, engagement model, and outcome are documented. The buyer's identity is withheld. The figures, the position-paper architecture, and the closing settlement are drawn from the live engagement record retained inside the firm for the full five-year window.

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Every case study is drawn from a live engagement. The figures are real.

The buyer is anonymised. The publisher, the metric, the position paper architecture, and the closing settlement are factual records of the engagement.

Featured studies
A selection from the 154-study library.
Oracle · Java SE2025
Oracle Java SE: $18M to $1.1M.
94%
Claim Reduction
Oracle LMS opening Java SE Universal Subscription claim of eighteen million dollars. Counter-positions filed on employee-metric scope. Scoped migration to OpenJDK across non-production. Closing settlement at one point one million.
Global industrial group · 80,000 employees · settlement Q4 2025
Microsoft · EA2025
Microsoft EA: discount tier held, M365 right-sized.
$42M
Three-Year Saving
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement renewal at fiscal close. M365 edition mix rationalised against documented usage. Azure MACC commitment sized against documented workload. Discount tier preserved against publisher list pricing.
Tier-1 European bank · 60,000 seats · signed Q2 2025
SAP · Digital Access2024
SAP digital access: contested and contained.
9%
Of Opening Claim
SAP digital access audit. Document-based licensing model contested against the integration architecture. Document classification reconstructed from contract instruments. Settlement at nine per cent of opening claim, contracted at signature.
Global pharmaceutical · ECC + S/4 hybrid · settled 2024
Salesforce · Renewal2025
Salesforce renewal: shelfware out, Data Cloud right-sized.
31%
Total Spend Reduction
Salesforce renewal with documented shelfware reduction across Sales Cloud and Service Cloud. Data Cloud commitment sized against measured credit consumption rather than publisher projection. Edition mix rationalised. Three-year close.
Global retailer · 18,000 seats · signed Q1 2025
IBM · Passport2024
IBM Passport Advantage: S&S held flat.
22%
Below Publisher Renewal
IBM Passport Advantage renewal with documented sub-capacity verification through ILMT. Entitlement reconciled against deployment. Subscription and Support uplift held flat through documented comparable-deal references.
North American insurer · 12,000 PVU footprint · signed 2024
AWS · EDP2025
AWS EDP: commitment matched to workload.
$78M
Three-Year Commit
AWS Enterprise Discount Programme commitment design. Commitment sized against documented workload migration plan, not publisher ramp projection. Marketplace burn included. Exit clauses and conversion rights drafted at signature.
Global energy operator · multi-region · signed 2025
SAP · RISE2025
SAP RISE: conversion against on-prem baseline.
28%
vs. Publisher Proposal
SAP RISE bundle anatomy reconstructed against on-premise baseline. FUE conversion arithmetic documented. Hyperscaler choice negotiated separately. CCS credit design tied to workload migration plan.
Global manufacturer · S/4HANA conversion · signed 2025
Broadcom · VMware2025
Broadcom VMware: exit architecture and ramp.
62%
Sub. Cost Avoided
Broadcom VMware renewal preparation. Exit architecture scoped against hyperscaler ramp and hypervisor alternatives. Subscription bundle scope contested. Phased migration plan executed against Broadcom renewal anchor.
Global airline · 14,000 VMs · transition complete 2025
ServiceNow · Renewal2024
ServiceNow renewal: fulfilment user right-sized.
34%
Fulfilment Cost Reduction
ServiceNow renewal with documented fulfilment-user reconciliation. Named-user definition negotiated against operational reality. Module consolidation across ITSM, ITOM, and CSM. Three-year close at preserved discount tier.
National government agency · 22,000 fulfilment users
Workday · HCM2025
Workday HCM: module mix rebalanced.
19%
Below Publisher Renewal
Workday HCM renewal with documented module reconciliation. Illuminate AI scope negotiated separately. Worker-count metric audited against operational headcount. Signed at preserved discount tier on three-year term.
Global professional services · 80,000 workers · signed 2025
OpenAI · Commit2025
OpenAI enterprise: PTU commit, ramp drafted.
$14M
Two-Year Commitment
OpenAI enterprise commitment design. Provisioned-throughput unit sizing against documented pilot. Ramp schedule drafted with conversion rights between PTU and pay-as-you-go. Model-selection clauses for future model releases drafted at signature.
Global insurer · underwriting and contact centre pilot
Adobe · ETLA2025
Adobe ETLA: seat count right-sized.
27%
Below Publisher Renewal
Adobe Enterprise Term Licence Agreement renewal. Named-user reconciliation against documented active-user telemetry. Bundle scope negotiated against historical usage. Three-year close at preserved discount tier.
Global media group · 4,500 creative seats · signed 2025
Browse the library
All 154 studies, by vendor practice.
Oracle24 studies
Oracle practice case studies.
ULA certification, Java SE Universal Subscription, LMS audit defence, OCI commitment design, middleware on virtualised infrastructure. Engagements across financial services, industrial, healthcare and public sector.
24 studies · 2020 to 2025
Microsoft28 studies
Microsoft practice case studies.
Enterprise Agreement renewal, Azure MACC commitment design, M365 Copilot pilot, SAM audit defence, Datacenter versus Standard edition selection. Engagements across banking, retail, manufacturing and government.
28 studies · 2020 to 2025
SAP22 studies
SAP practice case studies.
RISE economics, digital access audit defence, S/4HANA conversion planning, FUE arithmetic, indirect access. Engagements across manufacturing, life sciences, energy and consumer products.
22 studies · 2020 to 2025
Salesforce16 studies
Salesforce practice case studies.
Renewal defence, Data Cloud commitment, Agentforce scope, shelfware reduction, edition rationalisation. Engagements across retail, financial services, technology and healthcare.
16 studies · 2020 to 2025
IBM12 studies
IBM practice case studies.
Passport Advantage renewal, ILMT sub-capacity, PVU verification, Red Hat subscription rationalisation. Engagements across financial services, insurance, and government.
12 studies · 2020 to 2025
Broadcom · VMware14 studies
Broadcom and VMware case studies.
VCF migration economics, exit architecture, subscription bundle scope, hyperscaler ramp. Engagements across airline, financial services, energy, and technology.
14 studies · 2023 to 2025
ServiceNow10 studies
ServiceNow case studies.
Renewal defence, fulfilment user reconciliation, Now Assist scope, module consolidation. Engagements across government, financial services and telecommunications.
10 studies · 2021 to 2025
Workday8 studies
Workday case studies.
HCM and Financials renewal preparation, module reconciliation, Illuminate AI scope, worker-count metric verification. Engagements across professional services, retail and healthcare.
8 studies · 2022 to 2025
AWS9 studies
AWS case studies.
EDP commitment design, savings plan optimisation, Bedrock commit, marketplace burn architecture. Engagements across energy, financial services, media and life sciences.
9 studies · 2022 to 2025
Google Cloud5 studies
Google Cloud case studies.
CUD optimisation, commit-spend design, Workspace renewal, BigQuery commitment. Engagements across retail, media and technology.
5 studies · 2023 to 2025
AI Vendors4 studies
AI vendor case studies.
OpenAI enterprise commitment, Anthropic enterprise commitment, Microsoft AI Foundry PTU, AWS Bedrock PTU design. Engagements across insurance, financial services and technology.
4 studies · 2024 to 2025
Cisco · Adobe · Autodesk12 studies
Cisco, Adobe and Autodesk case studies.
Cisco EA tier design, smart accounts true-up. Adobe ETLA renewal, named-user reconciliation. Autodesk named-user conversion, Flex token economics. Engagements across media, manufacturing and engineering.
12 studies · 2021 to 2025
I.
Anonymised but factual
Every case study withholds the buyer's identity but documents the publisher, the engagement model, the contract instruments touched, and the closing settlement figures. The figures are drawn from the live engagement record retained inside the firm for the full five-year window.
II.
Named senior advisor
Every closed engagement carries one named senior advisor signature plus one countersignature. The named pair shown on each case study is the pair that signed the position paper at the time. The names are available for verification under NDA to qualified buyer references.
III.
No ranking. No claim.
The library is not a ranked list. Engagements close with different mixes of cost reduction, risk avoidance, and architecture improvement, and the methodology favours the right outcome for the buyer rather than a single optimisation metric.
154
Case Studies
14
Vendor Practices
$2B+
Spend Advised
5 to 15x
ROI on Retainer
500+
Engagements
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The publisher opening claim was eighteen million dollars. The closing settlement, after counter-positions on employee-metric scope and a scoped migration to OpenJDK, was one point one million. The named senior advisor was in every call.
Chief Information Officer
Global industrial group · settlement Q4 2025
Independence
Admodum is not a partner, reseller, or affiliate of any software vendor. Every case study is drawn from a buyer-side engagement.
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Every engagement closes with a written baseline reset, a closing memorandum, and an anonymised case study held inside the firm for the full retention window. Engagement structured as fixed fee, contingency, or annual retainer.

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