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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 to meet business objectives.

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What are the benefits of software asset management?

 

Asset management (SAM) is becoming an essential practice for organizations 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 centralized view of all software assets, including licenses, versions, and installations, enabling easy tracking and management

Cost optimization

SAM tools identify unused or underutilized software licenses to optimize 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 organization 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 organization’s software estate, carrying both significant compliance risks and potential savings. License Manager empowers organizations to accurately license their data center and optimize their license entitlements while ensuring compliance.

Our IT asset management software offers a clear and intuitive visualization 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 optimize 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 organization. The License Dashboard Portal offers an intuitive and customizable software license 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 license 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 license 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 optimized software estate.

Restore confidence in your organization’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 license 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 licenses, 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, customize 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 organization.

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-recognized licensing training provided by The ITAM Review, 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 organization 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 optimize the purchase, deployment, maintenance, utilization, and disposal of software assets within an organization.

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SAM helps organizations maintain compliance with software licenses, optimize 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 optimized software license 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 organizations with visibility into their software licenses and usage, helping them ensure compliance with vendor agreements and regulatory requirements. It helps prevent legal risks associated with using unlicensed software and optimizes software spending by identifying unused licenses.

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Yes, SAM plays a crucial role in preparing for and managing software audits. By maintaining accurate records of software licenses and usage, organizations can confidently respond to audit requests, demonstrate compliance, and minimize 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 unauthorized software installations, reducing the organization’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 licenses, subscriptions, and cloud-based software services.

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No, SAM is beneficial for organizations of all sizes. While larger enterprises may have more complex software environments and compliance requirements, smaller organizations can also benefit from SAM by optimizing 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 organization’s needs, and implementing policies and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance and optimization.

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

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