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License Dashboard are a leading supplier of software asset management (SAM) solutions, with over 15 years of experience providing customers with the technology and support they need
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What are the benefits of software asset management?

 

Software asset management (SAM) is becoming an essential practice for organisations across the globe. Generating benefits including cost savings, simplified management, and all-new consumer experiences. License Dashboard offers several SAM products and services, all designed to make your SAM journey as streamlined and simple as possible.

Improved visibility

Asset management software provides a centralised view of all software assets, including licences, versions, and installations, enabling easy tracking and management

Cost optimisation

SAM tools identify unused or underutilised software licences to optimise spend

Automated Inventory

Asset management software automates the inventory process, continuously scanning the network to discover and catalog software assets, reducing manual effort and ensuring accuracy

Streamlined processes

These tools streamline various SAM processes, making it easier to manage software throughout its lifecycle, from procurement to retirement

Risk mitigation

By keeping software updated and patched, these tools reduce security vulnerabilities

Features

 

 

License Manager seamlessly integrates with your current IT infrastructure, working with more than 70 systems, such as SCCM, Lansweeper, LANDesk, vCenter, and ILMT. By connecting to your existing discovery and inventory solutions, deploying a new discovery agent throughout your network isn’t always required. This streamlined approach saves your organisation time and potentially eliminates the need to invest in additional discovery tools.

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License Manager includes built-in license intelligence for automated reconciliation. Users can efficiently allocate their license entitlement and monitor their complete compliance history to report on return on investment (ROI). Our software license management system automatically scans entitlement sources, verifying all items against manufacturers’ software catalogues, and associates special licensing terms like upgrades and maintenance with the required base licenses. This provides a comprehensive audit trail of all changes made to the IT asset management (ITAM) estate, recording and tracking all license types.

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The data center typically represents the most substantial investment within an organisation’s software estate, carrying both significant compliance risks and potential savings. License Manager empowers organisations to accurately license their data center and optimise their licence entitlements while ensuring compliance. Our IT asset management software offers a clear and intuitive visualisation of guest host clusters and data center relationships, including the effects of any mobility granted and a comprehensive understanding of affinity and anti-affinity rules.

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Our notifications provide valuable tips and advice regarding areas warranting investigation, it guides towards anomalies and challenges the data if there are incorrect licensing choices made within the system. This empowers software asset managers to swiftly identify trends or unexpected changes in data, enabling proactive adjustments to optimise software spending and prevent non-compliant licensing scenarios. License Manager and License Dashboard Portal empower SAM managers to effortlessly share IT asset management (ITAM) data with key stakeholders within the organisation. The License Dashboard Portal offers an intuitive and customisable software licence management platform, enabling users to gain real-time insights into their IT estate.

 

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License Manager enables you to understand who is assigned to what licence and will reveal their exact entitlement to deploy across endpoints. It automatically resolves multiple user subscription aliases to a primary user account, ensuring accurate tracking of licence allocation.

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Manage complex vendors like IBM, Oracle, and SAP, each within their dedicated workspaces. License Manager streamlines the alignment of intricate licensing rules with consumption data, simplifying the process. Automate the handling of complex licensing rules specific to these vendors, guaranteeing an optimised software estate. Restore confidence in your organisation’s licensing accuracy and mitigate the risk of non-compliance during vendor software audits.

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Defining license entitlements across your cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments represents a significant potential for overspending in a software estate. License Manager provides clear distinctions between each licence type and offers recommendations for predicted expenditure, helping to mitigate overspending. License Manager enables users to enrich and reconcile inventory data, encompassing cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS) software discovered by inventory tools. License Dashboard Portal includes a dedicated Office 365 application, empowering users to monitor their monthly available licences, consumption, and potential overspending.

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We provide a comprehensive support and maintenance program tailored to suit your specific needs. Each plan comprises technical product support as a baseline, with the flexibility to upgrade to end-user support, customise connectors, access licensing support services, and generate custom reports according to your requirements.

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As part of our License Dashboard SAM Essentials service, we offer comprehensive training and support to a designated SAM owner within your organisation. Our program includes a structured three-year development plan, which is evaluated quarterly by your dedicated License Dashboard SAM consultant. Your SAM owner gains access to both the online License Dashboard Training Academy and industry-recognised licensing training provided by The ITAM Forum, enabling them to acquire valuable qualifications in the field.

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How much could you save?

Our easy-to-use SAM Savings Calculator gives you an estimate of how much your organisation will save on software costs by implementing an effective SAM solution.

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“License Dashboard has helped us to grow as a team and reach a position where we have strong visibility and control over our software estate. Since working with License Dashboard, we have virtually eliminated Shadow IT, optimized our software costs, and matured into a strong and respected team that delivers value to the company on a daily basis.”

Cat Carter
Software Asset Management Lead at EDF

FAQs

Software asset management (SAM) is a set of processes and practices used to manage and optimise the purchase, deployment, maintenance, utilisation, and disposal of software assets within an organisation.

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SAM helps organisations maintain compliance with software licences, optimise software usage to reduce costs, improve security by ensuring all software is up to date, and streamline IT operations by providing better visibility into software assets.

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Implementing SAM can lead to cost savings through optimised software licence usage, improved compliance with software vendor agreements, enhanced security through better patch management, increased efficiency in IT operations, and better decision-making through comprehensive software asset data.

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SAM provides organisations with visibility into their software licences and usage, helping them ensure compliance with vendor agreements and regulatory requirements. It helps prevent legal risks associated with using unlicenced software and optimises software spending by identifying unused licences.

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Yes, SAM plays a crucial role in preparing for and managing software audits. By maintaining accurate records of software licences and usage, organisations can confidently respond to audit requests, demonstrate compliance, and minimise the financial and reputational risks associated with audits.

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SAM helps improve security by ensuring that all software applications are up to date with the latest patches and security updates. It also helps identify and mitigate security risks associated with outdated or unauthorised software installations, reducing the organisation’s exposure to cyber threats.

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SAM covers a wide range of software assets, including commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) applications, custom-developed software, open-source software, software licences, subscriptions, and cloud-based software services.

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No, SAM is beneficial for organisations of all sizes. While larger enterprises may have more complex software environments and compliance requirements, smaller organisations can also benefit from SAM by optimising their software spending, ensuring compliance, and improving security.

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Getting started with SAM involves assessing your current software environment, establishing processes for software procurement, deployment, and usage tracking, selecting SAM tools and solutions that meet your organisation’s needs, and implementing policies and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance and optimisation.

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Software asset management tools automate many aspects of SAM, including software discovery, inventory management, licence tracking, compliance reporting, and optimisation. These tools provide organisations with the visibility and control needed to effectively manage their software assets.

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