The increasing complexity and volume of software license agreements as well as a lack of software license management practice makes it a double trouble for organizations to manage high value software assets.
Medium and large scale enterprises often manage a high volume of software license contracts which require renegotiation and renewal at various times throughout a year.
In addition, software licensing is based on different license parameters such as user, device, processor and core. This calls for a software compliance audit.
The primary benefits an organization receives from performing a software license audit is in cost savings and greater control of software assets.
Software license compliance in SapphireIMS helps you achieve the following tasks:
Optimize software distribution within the organization by giving you knowledge of software that is installed, software that is purchased and software that is used
Acts as a preventive mechanism to avoid copyright infringement prosecution by software companies by providing an instant view of software installation that exceeds your license purchase (If the software license is purchased for 10 systems but if it is used on 12 systems, the shortfall in terms of the selected currency is displayed) and vice versa (If the software license is purchased for 10 systems but if it is used on only 8 systems, the overspend in terms of the selected currency is displayed.)
Helps you maintain software license agreements and software purchase details
Manage volume licensing through bulk import of license records and agreements
Define and maintain IT Compliance rules where a compliance test against policy details is performed and a snapshot of complaint as well as non compliant systems is displayed
Create notification templates for sending compliance related notifications like expiry of licenses, non compliance to IT policies etc.
Click the 'Settings' tab. In the 'Asset and Inventory Management' section, click 'Compliance'
Each of the settings displayed above is explained in detail in the next few sections