Asset Manager

What is Software Asset Management (SAM)?“All of the Infrastructure and processes

necessary for the effective management, control and protection of the software assets within an organization, throughout all stages of their life cycle.” According to ITIL Best Practice Guide – Software Asset Management

SAM Optimization Model

<http://www.microsoft.com/sam/>

SAM By Role

<http://www.microsoft.com/io>

Why Implement a Software Asset Management Solution?

• So you know what you have• Buy / renew only what you need• Use your assets effectively at every stage

of their lifecycle• Maintain compliance with vendor

agreements

Are you at risk of an audit? Do you know all the software that is installed on your

Network? Do you have software licenses for all software products

installed on your PCs, laptops, and servers? Are you confident that no employee has installed

unauthorized copies of software? Did you purchase all the software on your company network

from an authorized vendor/reseller?

What happens during an audit?Business Software Alliance (BSA), a coalition of software companies that collects,

investigates and acts on software piracy tips. Most tips to the BSA come from current and former employees of the offending companies.

Autodesk for example maintains a license compliance website featuring information on recent settlements with companies illegally using AutoCAD and other software. <http://www.bsa.org/country.aspx?sc_lang=en>

• Example: July 20, 2010 BSA announced a settlement with Envios de Valores La Nacional Corp., a New York based money transmitter company serving more than 50 countries from the U.S. La Nacional paid $130,000 to BSA to settle claims that it had unlicensed copies of Adobe, Microsoft and Sybase software installed on its computers.

• Example: July 20, 2010 BSA announced a settlement with Starr Tours of Trenton, NJ (motor coach company). Starr Tours paid $70,000 to BSA to settle claims hat it had unlicensed copies of Microsoft software installed on its computers.

Managing software assets without a paid solution – one optionStep #1: Write a script that uses WMI to collect software

inventory data and insert it into a SQL DBStep #2: Create a web app that displays the aggregated

data and manual classification of each packageStep #3: Use Google to search and identify

unrecognized .exe filesStep #4: Manually classify each software packageStep #5: Repeat Step(s) 3 &4 till all the software inventory

is classifiedStep #6: Create SQL reporting services to make final

reports

There is a Better Way• ScriptLogic Asset Manager uses multiple systems for finding all of the

software on your network, and can automatically identify most of it, by analyzing the ‘software DNA’ against a database of over 90,000 applications • Asset Manager DNA built on Registry, Files and WMI information• 6000+ new applications/versions added each month

• 15 Categories of software titles• Commercial, Freeware, Trial ware, Bundled, Hotfix, Shareware, Driver,

Plug-in, Game, Services Release, Update, Proprietary, General Public License, Entertainment

• Recognition of Software Bundles and Software Families• Supporting versions and language• Over 100+ pre-defined reports and a report wizard

License Compliance Report

Asset Manager Technology

Inventory Engine

•Asset Manager Agents•Windows

Server Recognition Engine

15 Categories90K+ titles and version

Report Engine

Connectors/Services

• Active Directory• SMS and SCCM• VMware ESX/ESXI• Citrix Xen/App

Dashboard Dynamic Decisions

User defined dashboardsContracts vs. Licenses vs. Usages

Entitlement

Financial transactionsPurchasing history

Asset Manager Enterprise Functionality

• Multiple Site Installation• Hierarchical Architecture• Distributed databases• Central database for aggregated viewVirtual Environments

Hardware: VMware ESXApplication: Citrix Xen Server

Deployment tools integrationMicrosoft SMS or SCCM solution

No additional agent to deploySupport of heterogeneous environments

Support for Windows platforms

Asset Manager Framework

Asset Manager

Framework

Integration with Active Directory

Alarm and Notification

Advanced IT Asset

Manager

SMS/SCCM Option

Metering Passive

Software Startup

Prevention

Software License

Manager

Metering Active

Benefits from ScriptLogic Asset Manger• Very fast to implement

• Installed in a few hours, 1 day for complex environments• Start collection data from day 1• Application inventory and application usage

• User benefits• Reduced software TCO• Economies of Scale• Improved efficiency of support/help desk

• Compliancy Reports• Help to set realistic IT budget• Allow internal invoicing based on software usage

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