Software License Management
Software license management refers to the "balancing" of software licenses to ensure that, for each application title, no greater or fewer copies are in use than an organization has licenses for.
The risks associated with being under-licensed are generally well-understood. If an organization is found to be out of compliance with its license agreement(s), the consequences can range anywhere from a chaotic scramble to correct license deficits, to piracy penalties of up to $150,000 per infringed-upon title, to demands that a company terminate use of the software until remedial action is taken.
The costs—and plausibility—of being over-licensed, however, are often vastly underestimated. Various studies have shown that on average, organizations overspend on superfluous licenses and maintenance by 30%. While most IT professionals suspect that some licenses sit idle on the desktop, the frequency and pervasiveness with which it actually occurs within any given organization often goes unrecognized. Depending on an organization's size, anywhere from tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars may be wasted annually on unused licenses.
Express Software Manager®
Express Software Manager provides comprehensive software license management capabilities, so you can ensure your organization is neither under-licensed nor over-licensed. Express Software Manager automatically discovers the software installed across your network, reconciles those applications with imported license details, and pinpoints exactly which installed applications require more licenses—so you can correct your license deficits before you get audited.
In addition, Express Software Manager provides software usage analysis, so you can easily identify which licenses aren't being used. With this information, you can save money by reallocating or terminating maintenance on unused software or renegotiating your license agreements to reflect actual usage patterns. When such savings are weighed against the costs of correcting license shortages, most organizations come out significantly ahead.
Learn more about Express Software Manager's license compliance and software metering capabilities.
