Metrics
Different licensing models
Client, user and additional metrics can be stored on license records and applied in evaluations.
License & software management
Turn installations into a defensible license position.
Lan-Inspector Enterprise brings together discovered software, commercial license records, metrics, usage data and organizational responsibilities.
License pool & balance
Owned and used in one interactive evaluation.
Purchased or rented licenses are maintained in the license pool and reconciled with the discovered software estate. License balances can be scoped by location, group, vendor or product and configured through filters, output columns and calculation options.
- License stock, usable licenses, installations and resulting delta
- Breakdown by locations and groups
- Advanced filters and configurable output columns
- Interactive drill-down directly from the balance
Complex license models
More than comparing installations with unit counts.
Licensing reality includes metrics, bundles and usage rights. Lan-Inspector Enterprise models these relationships in the balance instead of treating every installation alike.
Package licenses
Classify bundled components correctly
Additional installed components are evaluated separately only when the covering primary license does not apply.
Versions
Model upgrades and downgrades
Base licenses, upgrade relationships and downgrade rights can influence the license balance.
Terminal use
Active Directory & Citrix
AD user groups can be linked to commercial licenses and evaluated as entitled users.
Managed Software Products
Move from detection to active software management.
Technical inventory is enriched with responsibilities, categories, license information, deadlines and organizational notes. A discovered product becomes a managed software object with clear ownership.
- Roles and responsible persons for each software product
- Categories, approvals and individual management data
- License evidence, agreements and deadlines
- E-mail reminders for expiring dates and required action
Software Usage Analysis
Align license cost with actual use.
Lan-Inspector collects usage data for defined software packages over a selected period. Reports show on which computers products are used frequently, rarely or not at all.
- Evaluation by location, group and time period
- Identify unused or lightly used installations
- Actionable savings potential and uninstall lists
- Support for optimizing volume agreements
Report automation
Deliver the current license balance automatically.
A configured license balance can be stored as a report template and repeatedly applied to current data. The Enterprise Server creates the output on schedule and sends it automatically by e-mail.
- Monthly, weekly or individually scheduled execution
- HTML or CSV/Excel output
- Delivery to multiple recipients
- The same workflow for other queries and search jobs
Enterprise deployment
License management aligned with your organization.
We discuss data sources, balance logic, responsibilities, reporting needs and the required degree of automation.
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