bringing order to your software licensing anarchy
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Software is expensive and license audits are inevitable. Organizations invest heavily in software solutions but cannot effectively manage their software portfolio. This leads to over purchase of software assets or being out of compliance with software licensing. See how ScriptLogic Asset Manager can find what you have, track what you're actually using and show you the license compliance issues that are costing you money!TRANSCRIPT
Asset Manager
What is Software Asset Management (SAM)?“All of the Infrastructure and processes
necessary for the effective management, control and protection of the software assets within an organization, throughout all stages of their life cycle.” According to ITIL Best Practice Guide – Software Asset Management
SAM Optimization Model
<http://www.microsoft.com/sam/>
SAM By Role
<http://www.microsoft.com/io>
Why Implement a Software Asset Management Solution?
• So you know what you have• Buy / renew only what you need• Use your assets effectively at every stage
of their lifecycle• Maintain compliance with vendor
agreements
Are you at risk of an audit? Do you know all the software that is installed on your
Network? Do you have software licenses for all software products
installed on your PCs, laptops, and servers? Are you confident that no employee has installed
unauthorized copies of software? Did you purchase all the software on your company network
from an authorized vendor/reseller?
What happens during an audit?Business Software Alliance (BSA), a coalition of software companies that collects,
investigates and acts on software piracy tips. Most tips to the BSA come from current and former employees of the offending companies.
Autodesk for example maintains a license compliance website featuring information on recent settlements with companies illegally using AutoCAD and other software. <http://www.bsa.org/country.aspx?sc_lang=en>
• Example: July 20, 2010 BSA announced a settlement with Envios de Valores La Nacional Corp., a New York based money transmitter company serving more than 50 countries from the U.S. La Nacional paid $130,000 to BSA to settle claims that it had unlicensed copies of Adobe, Microsoft and Sybase software installed on its computers.
• Example: July 20, 2010 BSA announced a settlement with Starr Tours of Trenton, NJ (motor coach company). Starr Tours paid $70,000 to BSA to settle claims hat it had unlicensed copies of Microsoft software installed on its computers.
Managing software assets without a paid solution – one optionStep #1: Write a script that uses WMI to collect software
inventory data and insert it into a SQL DBStep #2: Create a web app that displays the aggregated
data and manual classification of each packageStep #3: Use Google to search and identify
unrecognized .exe filesStep #4: Manually classify each software packageStep #5: Repeat Step(s) 3 &4 till all the software inventory
is classifiedStep #6: Create SQL reporting services to make final
reports
There is a Better Way• ScriptLogic Asset Manager uses multiple systems for finding all of the
software on your network, and can automatically identify most of it, by analyzing the ‘software DNA’ against a database of over 90,000 applications • Asset Manager DNA built on Registry, Files and WMI information• 6000+ new applications/versions added each month
• 15 Categories of software titles• Commercial, Freeware, Trial ware, Bundled, Hotfix, Shareware, Driver,
Plug-in, Game, Services Release, Update, Proprietary, General Public License, Entertainment
• Recognition of Software Bundles and Software Families• Supporting versions and language• Over 100+ pre-defined reports and a report wizard
License Compliance Report
Asset Manager Technology
Inventory Engine
•Asset Manager Agents•Windows
Server Recognition Engine
15 Categories90K+ titles and version
Report Engine
Connectors/Services
• Active Directory• SMS and SCCM• VMware ESX/ESXI• Citrix Xen/App
Dashboard Dynamic Decisions
User defined dashboardsContracts vs. Licenses vs. Usages
Entitlement
Financial transactionsPurchasing history
Asset Manager Enterprise Functionality
• Multiple Site Installation• Hierarchical Architecture• Distributed databases• Central database for aggregated viewVirtual Environments
Hardware: VMware ESXApplication: Citrix Xen Server
Deployment tools integrationMicrosoft SMS or SCCM solution
No additional agent to deploySupport of heterogeneous environments
Support for Windows platforms
Asset Manager Framework
Asset Manager
Framework
Integration with Active Directory
Alarm and Notification
Advanced IT Asset
Manager
SMS/SCCM Option
Metering Passive
Software Startup
Prevention
Software License
Manager
Metering Active
Benefits from ScriptLogic Asset Manger• Very fast to implement
• Installed in a few hours, 1 day for complex environments• Start collection data from day 1• Application inventory and application usage
• User benefits• Reduced software TCO• Economies of Scale• Improved efficiency of support/help desk
• Compliancy Reports• Help to set realistic IT budget• Allow internal invoicing based on software usage
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