Optimizing Software Licenses

Treating software as traceable, manageable assets is one of the most challenging aspects in IT. But as software license audits become more prevalent and the tools that software vendors use to detect violations become harder to contest, even the most mature IT enterprises are at greater risk.

The Blazent platform provides a unique set of analytics focused on getting the most from your software licenses, including:

• License True-Ups
  • Perform your own “self-audit” to determine areas where the organization may be at risk
  • Reconcile data from contracts-to-licenses
  • Reconcile licenses-to-software pools
  • Reconcile software pools-to-software inventory
    
    
• License Reclaim
  • Identify spending on term licenses for uninstalled and unused software
  • Negotiate reimbursement or new contract from vendor
    
    
• License Analysis
  • Identify OS and software vendors receiving the most spending
  • Aggregate spending by group, location, user, or entire organization
  • Identify version differences across the enterprise
    
    
• Licensing Scenarios
  • Perform impact analysis on OS migration
  • Analyze licensing renewal costs and/or penalties
  • Identify term licenses due to expire and their impact