A server administrator is performing an annual license audit for a software vendor. This audit will set the licensing costs for the next year. Which of the following activities is the administrator…

Procurement refers to the act of acquiring new goods or services, not the periodic reconciliation of existing software licenses.

A license migration involves moving existing software licenses from one environment or set of hardware to another, which is different from an audit to determine current usage and future costs.

A true-up is an annual or periodic process in software licensing where an organization reports its actual software usage to a vendor to reconcile any discrepancies between purchased and deployed licenses. This process determines any additional costs for over-utilization and sets the licensing costs for the subsequent period based on current usage.

While a true-up might uncover non-compliance, a "violation audit" specifically implies an investigation into suspected breaches of licensing agreements, whereas a true-up is a regular, scheduled reconciliation process.