Collecting Inventory for Software License Management—Desktops (Part 1 of 3)
By Vincent BrasseurThe first step toward software license management and license optimization is to assess what applications are installed and used in your IT environment. This means inventorying all...
View ArticleCollecting Inventory for Software License Management—Servers (Part 2 of 3)
By Vincent BrasseurIn the first installment of this series, the requirements and challenges tied to desktop inventory were described. In this blog post, the server side will be covered. The datacenter...
View ArticleWebinar: Software License Optimization Made Easy
By John EmmittA recent survey of CIO priorities showed that their leading business priorities were increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Software License Optimization helps organizations reduce...
View ArticleCollecting Inventory for Software License Management— Best Practices (Part 3...
By Vincent BrasseurIn the first two installments of this blog series, desktop and datacenter inventory requirements and challenges have been reviewed. The main outcome was that it generally requires...
View ArticleSoftware License Optimization Now Available via Software as a Service (SaaS)
By John LipseyFlexera Software, the leading provider of Application Usage Management solutions for application producers and enterprises, announced today the unveiling of a cloud-based version of its...
View ArticleQuantifying Indirect Access Software License Liabilities
By Chris HughesIndirect access occurs when users access the functionality of a software system through a secondary application or third party interface. For systems where this is commonplace, such as...
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Managing Software Licenses for Converged Systems
By Greg HolmesConverged systems are integrated datacenter systems which combine hardware and software together in set configurations that are designed for optimal performance and simplicity in terms of...
View ArticleManaging SAP Software Licenses to Ensure Compliance and Optimized Spend
Art Middlekauf, Vice President of Engineering for enterprise products at Flexera Software discusses the complexities of SAP software license management and best practices. Art discusses the...
View ArticleAvoiding Virtualization Licensing Pitfalls
By Randy LittlesonThere's a good blog post by Mark Bartrick of Forrester Research entitled "Three Virtualization Licensing Pitfalls - And How to Avoid Them" on the SourcingFocus blog. In the post,...
View ArticleThe Future of Concurrent Licensing (Part 1)
By Pete JohnsonConcurrent licensing, also called “Network Licensing” or “Floating Licensing”, has been around a long time. It was first developed to offer a more cost effective way to license...
View ArticleThe Future of Concurrent Licensing (Part 2)
By Pete JohnsonIn part 1 of this 2-part blog series, we looked at concurrent licensing in terms of what it is and how it’s used. Let’s now look at where concurrent licensing may evolve in the...
View ArticleSoftware Asset Management Best Practices -- Part I: Establishing ROI and...
Jill Powell, Director of Client Services at Flexera Software, discusses software asset management best practices. Jill details best practices for establishing ROI for a software asset management...
View ArticleSoftware License Compliance by Design
Alan Swahn, Vice President of Product Management for Software License Optimization solutions at Flexera Software discusses how Flexera Software has enabled a major shift in the industry from reactive...
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Learn about Software License Optimization in our new animated video
By John EmmittFlexera Software has a new animated video on our FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises software asset management and Software License Optimzation solution. FlexNet Manager Suite helps...
View ArticleSoftware Asset Management -- Part II: The Increasing Importance of Software...
Jill Powell, Director of Client Services at Flexera Software, discusses software asset management best practices. Jill first discusses the growing importance of software asset management to companies...
View ArticleTransforming the Software Licensing Industry with Licensing as a Service...
Art Middlekauf, Vice President of Engineering for enterprise products at Flexera Software discusses the complexities of managing software licenses. Art discusses the merits of the ability to have...
View ArticleOptimizing Licensing for SAP BusinessObjects: 1 + 1 = 3
By Chris HughesSAP BusinessObjects licensing follows SAP’s established practice of licensing its software using a combination of named user licenses and package licenses. As with other SAP software,...
View ArticleAchieving Software License Compliance & Optimized Software Spend With...
Art Middlekauf, Vice President of Engineering for Enterprise Products at Flexera Software discusses the value of basic data normalization vs. true Software License Optimization in supporting a software...
View ArticleLicense Compliance at Full Business Speed - More on M&A and Software Asset...
By Natalie Overstreet LiasLike Randy Littleson, I was struck by Michala Wardell’s article Don't Let Software Licensing Fall Between the M&A Cracks. This article highlighted a lack of due diligence...
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First ITAM Review Process of the Month Article: Software License Reharvesting
By John EmmittRory Canavan, a software asset management consultant from SAM Charter, has started a new ITAM Review column called Process of the Month. The first Process of the Month article is on...
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