- Virtual CIO
How to Create an IT Budget That Actually Works
11 Mar, 2026

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AI-generated summary
For £1104.42 ex-VAT, an HP Poly “Clariti Manager” base software licence is the kind of spend that only makes sense if you’re already deep in Poly/clarity-style workflows and you actually need administration/management around that environment. If your business is just doing run-of-the-mill Teams or Zoom rooms and you don’t have a strong reason to centralise policy, manage usage, or standardise how meetings/recordings are handled, this is likely to feel expensive and a bit “invisible” compared to buying something that directly improves day-to-day user experience.
I’d recommend this for organisations that have multiple meeting spaces/users, clear governance requirements, and someone who will actively manage the platform rather than it sitting unused. Think facilities with consistent room deployments, larger IT teams who want control and visibility, or businesses with compliance/operational pressure where management tooling pays back over time. I’d be cautious (or skip) if you’re a small org, you only have a couple of rooms, or you’re expecting a single licence to instantly create measurable value—software like this is only worth it when it plugs into an existing Poly deployment and a defined process. If you tell me how many rooms/users you have and what Poly components you already use, I can sanity-check whether this price is likely to be a good fit.

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