Asset Management

PS'Soft offers a new generation of inventory solutions as a result of its merger with BDNA, an industry leading provider of agentless discovery solutions. PS’Soft Discovery powered by BDNA:

• Automatically collects full details of your network IT assets : hardware or software, whatever the environment - Windows, Unix, Linux, MacOS - including virtual environments;
• The information is collected in a matter of hours without affecting your servers, applications or staff, using low-impact, agentless technology.
• The information collected is enriched with contextual information from a catalog containing, among other things, the terms and conditions of warranty, the support end date, power consumption, etc.

PS’Soft Discovery powered by BDNA solution provides a dynamic baseline for sound, accurate decision making and plays an active role in information system governance. The solution also offers full-scale support for your initiatives in data center consolidation, green IT policy or compliance.

PS'Soft Discovery powered by BDNA uses patented, agentless technology to create a comprehensive FactBase. You do not need to install agents on servers, or compromise the security of essential servers by providing administrative account access. The discovery process is rapid; you can run it repeatedly to track the status of technology initiatives, compare time periods, and monitor infrastructure trends over time.

PS'Soft Discovery powered by BDNA enriches the discovered IT asset information with the industry-leading BDNA catalogue, an integrated part of the solution. The catalogue includes industry data about products and manufacturers, product categories, and support and warranty information.

Supported environments

PS'Soft Discovery powered by BDNA supports the following environments:

Hardware	Virtual Environment	Database
Windows PC & Laptop Linux, Unix, MacOS Printers Network devices Storage devices Any other IP equipment	Tracking and mapping of virtualized environments without the use of agents	Database servers : DB2, Oracle and Sqlserver Installations, instances and table spaces

Efficient management of software licenses

In addition to managing hardware devices, PS’Soft Discovery powered by BDNA provides efficient software inventory information. An integrated software library (PS’Soft Library) – the only one of its kind in the market – makes software inventory and compliance monitoring simpler and more reliable. PS’Soft Software Library lists thousands of software titles, so you can monitor the installed base and reconcile purchase data. The system automatically discovers all of the information required establishing full license compliance, including the title of the software program and the operating system, the version, support end date, vendor, service pack, and antivirus deployed.
DataCenter consolidation and Green IT policies
PS’Soft Discovery powered by BDNA encompasses more detailed classification, datacenter data, (size, power consumption, etc.), Green IT data, (power consumption, heat discharge, etc.) – to support datacenter consolidation and green IT policies

Key Features

• Fast, agentless discovery
• Transparency into virtualized environments
• Comprehensive technology catalog
• Powerful analytics and trend analysis

An integrated solution

The PS'Soft Discovery powered by BDNA option solution is fully integrated with the PS'Soft Asset Management Suite to provide a complete end-to-end IT asset lifecycle solution

Note: Check the full version of BDNA Insight