License Compliance

Software asset management answers basic questions such as: who uses what software, where, when and how often, what licenses do we hold, are we compliant?

PS'Soft License Compliance lets you set up a dependable software asset management policy. PS'Soft License Compliance tells you the exact Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) – you know what your software is costing you and who really needs what. The solution also helps you standardize software usage in your organization and make your IT environment more secure and easier to manage.

Five Steps to Software Asset Management

Make an inventory of the software you use
PS'Soft License Compliance lets you make an inventory of all software installed on workstations, servers and other devices in your organization. The inventory can be carried out directly by the PS'Soft Discovery solution, or come from any other inventory tool on the market. PS'Soft License Compliance can be integrated with the main inventory and remote software distribution tools on the market, such as Microsoft® SMS/SCCM, LANDesk, Altiris and Tivoli. PS'Soft is preconfigured to integrate data into the software management repository. Update frequency is customer-defined. In more complex roll-outs, PS'Soft License Compliance simultaneously manages multiple data sources to leverage all of the data available in the organization.

Convert raw data into structured, relevant information
One of the difficulties facing software asset managers is the quality of the information returned by technical inventories. Very often, they have to use unqualified raw data, duplicates and unreferenced data, because the majority of inventory tools do not have an up-to-date reference library (vendor name, version, language, etc.). PS'Soft License Compliance includes a complete, exhaustive software library that lets it sort, classify and standardize raw software data into structured, actionable information. It uses software "technical signatures" to convert data and facilitate strategic decision making.

Compare installed software with the existing licenses
Once you know exactly what software is installed on your organization's computers, PS'Soft License Compliance can compare the data on the licenses and the installed software. This makes it very easy to check whether you have too many or too few licenses for any one piece of software. For each license, you can manage the different types of licensing provisions (server, named user, etc.) and know exactly where you stand with regard to compliance.

Draw up a clear policy and procedures for managing requests and purchases
PS'Soft License Compliance lets you define a standard software catalog for your organization. The catalog is then made available on a dedicated portal, accessible to all of your people. All software requests (installation, upgrade, training, etc.) will be taken directly from a standardized list, making your IT environment more secure and easier to manage. There are clear request-handling processes, involving designated approval channels, available license checks, purchase requests and distribution. Controlled processes for the acquisition, implementation, use and restoration of software ensures your organization is fully compliant.

Ensure a consistent license-management plan
The numerous reports and analyses available through PS'Soft License Compliance ensure that your organization's license management plan is consistently and constantly applied.