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.
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2. 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
5. 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
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7. Do you have software licenses for all software products installed on your PCs, laptops, and servers?
8. Are you confident that no employee has installed unauthorized copies of software?
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10. Managing software assets without a paid solution – one option Step #1: Write a script that uses WMI to collect software inventory data and insert it into a SQL DB Step #2: Create a web app that displays the aggregated data and manual classification of each package Step #3: Use Google to search and identify unrecognized .exe files Step #4: Manually classify each software package Step #5: Repeat Step(s) 3 &4 till all the software inventory is classified Step #6: Create SQL reporting services to make final reports
11. 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
18. Asset Manager Enterprise Functionality Multiple Site Installation Hierarchical Architecture Distributed databases Central database for aggregated view Virtual Environments Hardware: VMware ESX Application: Citrix Xen Server Deployment tools integration Microsoft SMS or SCCM solution No additional agent to deploy Support of heterogeneous environments Support for Windows platforms
19. Asset Manager Framework Integration with Active Directory Software Startup Prevention Alarm and Notification Asset Manager Framework Advanced IT Asset Manager Software License Manager Metering Passive Metering Active SMS/SCCM Option
20. 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
