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Software Assets Don’t Manage Themselves
By Natalie Overstreet LiasMore and more organizations are taking on the challenge of software asset management (SAM) and Software License Optimization through the institution of SAM programs....
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Software License Compliance is Not License Optimization
By Vincent BrasseurHow hard it is to get a software license compliance position? There are many license metrics available that are quite complex to manage. For simple device based licenses, the...
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FlexNet Manager Suite Wins CODiE Award for Best Asset Management Solution
By John LipseyFlexera Software's FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises has won the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Award for best asset management solution. FlexNet Manager...
View ArticleNew GAO Report Finds Widespread US Federal Government Waste in Software Spending
Lack of software license management policy from the Office of Management & Budget is resulting in $2 billion wasted annually on shelfware, underutilization, and non-optimized software useBy Jim...
View ArticleWebinar: Flexera Software Customers Share Software License Management Best...
By John EmmittJoin Flexera Software for a customer panel Webinar with Hearst and Emerson Climate Technologies, where software asset management (SAM) leaders from these companies will discuss how they...
View ArticleGartner Report: Assessing Software License Optimization Tools
By John EmmittGartner analyst Patricia Adams has recently published a report on "How to Assess a Software LicenseOptimization and Entitlement Tool." In the report, she provides several recommendations,...
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Using Trend Analysis to Predict Future Concurrent License Usage
By Pete JohnsonMany of the reporting capabilities in FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications (“FlexNet Manager”) are there to help users understand their current and past usage of different...
View ArticleSAP Indirect Access and User Identity Management
By Chris HughesSAP’s named user licensing model requires each person who accesses SAP functionality to consume a single named user license. There are a range of licenses types that may be consumed...
View ArticleSoftware Asset Management Programs, One Role at a Time
By Natalie Overstreet LiasAny organization must ensure that its software asset managment (SAM) team possesses the essential skills for success. Previously, I wrote that when an organization first...
View ArticleMicrosoft's MPSA Volume Licensing Program
By John EmmittThis CRN article describes 6 things organizations should know about Microsoft's relatively new (first launched at the end of 2013) volume licensing program-- Microsoft Product and...
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Getting Control of your Software Estate Part 3 of 3
By Rebecca MackAs we discussed in Part 1 of this blog series, to get control of your software estate, you should first implement a hardware and software inventory tool, understand what is installed in...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office 365 on iPad
By Vincent BrasseurFew weeks ago, Microsoft has announced the availability of Office 365 for iPad. The licensing terms related to the use of the Microsoft Office suite on mobile devices, including the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office 365 on iPad
By Vincent BrasseurFew weeks ago, Microsoft has announced the availability of Office 365 for iPad. The licensing terms related to the use of the Microsoft Office suite on mobile devices, including the...
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Optimizing Oracle licenses, including trade-in credits to move to the cloud
By Vincent BrasseurOracle Maintenance & Support must be paid on all licenses included in a single license set regardless of their use; the support level must be identical across a license set. A...
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Oracle Database Licensing and VMware Cluster DRS Host Affinity Rules
By Chris HughesOracle Database installations in production environments are normally licensed using the Oracle Processor license model, which for Oracle Database Enterprise Edition is based on the...
View ArticleAn Oracle Database patch that could cost you dearly
By Vincent BrasseurOracle has just released version 12.1.0.2 of its database product which provides a set of improvements including a new Oracle Database In-Memory option. This option provides...
View ArticleSoftware Asset Management without SKUs
By Matt MarnellWhen considering the challenges associated with generating license entitlements from software purchase orders, it makes sense to leverage stock keeping units (SKUs) which are part...
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Lures and Traps of All-You-Can-Eat Software License Agreements
By Chris HughesFor those of you who have dined at a buffet or all-you-can-eat restaurant, there’s a good chance you’ve fallen into one of the following “traps”:Consumed less food than what would...
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Bpost Software Asset Management Case Study
By John Emmitt Public URL:http://www.techvalidate.com/tvid/7FF-4A5-211Case Study verified by TechValidate.To learn more about Flexera Software's FlexNet Manager Suite Software License Optimization...
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Gaining Visibility and Control of Your Hardware and Software Assets
By John EmmittMuch of the time, we here at Flexera Software are focused on Software License Optimization--processes and tools to help organizations fully leverage software license entitlements,...
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