Our expertise with
License availability
Why is license availability important?
In order to effectively manage software licenses, it is imperative that organizations implement a SAM process to optimize license usage.
Software licenses are essentially legal agreements between a software publisher and the end-user that dictate the terms and conditions of how the software can be used. These licenses can be complex and vary depending on the type of software and the vendor. This often results in organizations purchasing too much or too little in way of licenses, both of which can cause problems.
Within the context of license availability, it is important to address the risks associated with not purchasing a sufficient quantity of licenses. These are including but not limited to:
- Increased risk of incompliant software usage/shadow IT as requesters who do not get a license might install the application without authorization or purchase a non business license for business use.
- Potential delays within important projects as employees do not have enough licenses of critical applications and cannot continue work until new licenses are purchased.
- Operational inefficiencies as time could be wasted with employees unassigning and reassigning licenses when they could have migrated to an alternative licensing model such as a token or cloud based system.
We at ITAM solutions focus on providing Software Asset Management (SAM) services that can allow you to better optimize your IT spending by providing you greater visibility and control over your IT landscape.
Why ITAM solutions?
ITAM solutions has over a decade of experience when it comes to providing SAM services to clientele across various industries. We will record, track, and report on your inventory levels with an approach that is practical and detail oriented.
You can trust ITAM solutions to:
- Implement processes so that inactive users have their licenses removed/reassigned, thus ensuring that you always have the maximum level of licenses available.
- Identify opportunities to migrate usage to a newer licensing model if it better suits your usage needs, eg: if you have an application with usage scattered across different time zones, we can help you migrate usage to floating licenses, thus reducing the overall number of licenses in use while also providing increased flexibility of license use.
- Monitor existing inventory and usage levels and estimate usage trends. This helps clients prepare for usage increases in advance, meaning that you are not short handed with licenses when the time arises and are also able to get more leverage when negotiating with vendors.
