Do you know SAM?
Software represents a significant cost burden to the enterprise in terms of purchase, maintenance and ongoing management. To accurately compare inventoried software against license entitlement documentation you need License Manager, the collaborative keystone for effective "SAM" (software asset management) and compliance.
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License Manager provides an easy to use web-based interface that integrates seamlessly with Centennial Discovery. Centennial Discovery does the leg work and finds the software scattered across your network. License Manager then takes this data and simplifies the traditionally complex task of capturing license entitlement information, matching software titles to vendor SKUs and finally reconciling what is installed against what licenses are actually owned.
Key benefits include:
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Increased knowledge of your software estate and usage
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Enterprise role-based SAM
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Full audit trail of "Who did what, when..."
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Intelligent upgrade and downgrade rights management
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Implement SAM processes aligned with ISO 19770-1 guidelines
Four Simplified Steps
to Compliance Freedom!
1. Import and
filter discovered software
Unlike other solutions, License
Manager automatically imports
discovered software data without the
need for additional data filtering
and cleansing tools. Thanks to its
seamless integration with Centennial
Discovery, License Manager only
imports the software titles that
need to be managed and automatically
ensures that new discovery data is
updated on a regular, scheduled
basis.
2. Capture “Proof of Entitlement”
Authorized data entry users can
quickly add new software purchases
to License Manager through a
structured web interface. All
important information, such as
vendor, purchase order, license
quantity, cost, and both vendor and
reseller SKUs are captured. Proof of
Entitlement documents can be
attached to each record for future
reference and audit purposes.
For easy document management, License
Manager features the ability to take
the appropriate document (PDF or
other formats) and attach it
directly to the entitlement record.
No more missing purchase orders!
3. Match entitlement with known
vendor software
A key differentiator for License
Manager is its ability to
automatically match entries on
entitlement records with known
software titles. In most cases this
will remove the need for the user to
manually collate entitlement records
with vendor software catalogs.
4. Report on license compliance
status
Once Proof of Entitlement documents
have been entered and the License
Manager database is populated with
the latest discovered data,
authorized users can quickly
reconcile entitlement against usage.
License Manager will highlight
over-licensing and under-licensing,
as well as automatically calculating
upgrade and downgrade rights.
New to SAM?
Download the
"Getting a Head Start in Software
Asset Management" guide and
learn more about how to improve cost
control, better security and reduce
risk!
(The above link will take you to our
downloads request page.)
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Q. Does this
replace the license management that
I currently can do in Centennial
Discovery (through the Control
Center) or is this a new add-on?
A. No,
License Manager does not replace the
license management functions within
the Centennial Discovery Control Center.
License Manager was designed to
provide compliance and proof of
entitlement functions that go above
and beyond the out-of-the-box tools.
It is a new value-add for Centennial
Discovery released September
2007.
We invite you to call or
email an SMA salesperson to hear
more about License Manager for
Centennial
Discovery, or other
components
and to arrange for a
demonstration.
