Open iT Software Asset Management, a Global Hub for Usage Monitoring and Optimization

Copyright OpeniT, Inc. All rights reserved

Open iT SoftwareGlobal Hub for Usage


Open iT exists because…

No one likesany part of their budget

to be spenton something that isnot really being used.

1

Copyright OpeniT, Inc. All rights reserved 3

Energy Customer

.

Cost of Savings over $5 Million

Y0 Actual Y1 Actual Y2 Actual Y3 ActualMaintenance New Software

Usage Metering Tool used: OpeniT

-36% software maintenance cost (Year 1)



Copyright OpeniT, Inc. All rights reservedOpen iT, Inc. All rights reserved.

2

We Quanitfy what is in Use

Checked out

Actually in use

Helps you Harvest the Savings

Purchased


What do we do? We answer crucial questions.

6

Spectrum of Sources for Usage Data

License Manager(Server)

Application(Desktop)

Beyond:CPUDB

NetworkStorage

Degree of Interaction

with the Usage Data

AnalysisModeling

Rules-based Automation

Monitoring& Reporting

Monitoring at theLicense Manager Level

- Start/stop metering - Feature by feature - Server by server

Question:

What’s the difference between the # licenses we purchased &the # licenses actually being checked out?


Get Answers

7

Question:

What’s the difference between the # licenses we purchased &the # licenses actually being checked out?




Customizable Reporting

8


Get Answers

9

Monitoring the Client(Application Location)

- CPU, I/O, mouse/keyboard- DLL and executables - Active vs. Inactive use

Question:

What’s the difference betweenthe # licenses being checked out &the # licenses actually being used?

Question:

What’s the difference betweenthe # licenses purchased &the # licenses being checked out?





What do we do

9

Monitoring the Client(Application Location)

- CPU, I/O, mouse/keyboard- DLL and executables - Active vs. Inactive use

Question:


Question:





Copyright OpeniT, Inc. All rights reservedOpen iT, Inc. All rights reserved.

2

We Quanitfy what is in Use

Max total concurrent (265)

Max active concurrent (150)

115 licenses @ $50,000

= $5,750,000

Help you Harvest the Savings

Max available (290)

35 licenses @ $50,000 = $1,750,000 {


Get Answers

11




Modeling(Higher Level

Analysis)

Question:

How can we best restructure or remix our license agreements with our software vendors?

Question:


Question:



Get Answers

11





Analysis)

Question:


Question:


Question:



Compare WAN vs. LAN agreements

12


Application Dashboards

12


Get Answers

11





Analysis)

Question:


Question:


Question:


Question:

How can we establish and configure a rules-based framework to actively recapture licenses based on actual usage?


Get Answers

11





Analysis)

Question:


Question:


Question:


Question:

How can we establish and configure a rules-based framework to actively recapture licenses based on actual usage?


• Customer started in one location to free up software licenses checked out, but not in use. Weekly success rate was between 20 - 30 license sessions.

15

Automatically Reclaiming of Inactive Licenses

• After implementing Open iT full scale, and with automated processes, success rate climbed to over 300 license sessions every week (until holidays).


Open iT – Global Hub for Collection & Distribution of Usage Data

Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. 17


OpeniT Company

• OpeniT is an independent software vendor with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Financially solid, debt-free.

• OpeniT meters the usage of software applications and licenses, with functionality for globally deployed, dynamic use models including concurrent licensing and pay-per-use agreements. Also meters hardware usage to support optimization and usage based charge-back models.

• Key business value includes: Harvesting Unused Licences, Cost Optimizing for IT Procurement & Operations, Increasing User Productivity.

• Key industry segments: Energy/Oil&Gas, Aerospace/Defense, Automotive.

Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved.

19


WWW.OPENIT.COM

THANK YOU!

For more information visit

19


Open iT exists because…

No one likesany part of their budget

to be spenton software and hardware that is

not being effectively used.

1


HOW we do it

16

- Advanced Filtering- Global Concurrency- Mapping features to “products”- AD/LDAP integration

- Start/stop metering - Feature by feature - Server by server

- Executable level - DLL level - Active vs. Inactive use





Analysis)

- Rules-based framework

- Genuinely inactive licenses are harvested and returned to license pool


Technology Uptake Trends

23

Feb Mar Apr MayQ1 Q2

2011

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

AutoCAD Mechanical 2005 [46900AMECH_PP_2005_0F]AutoCAD Mechanical 2008 [54900AMECH_PP_2008_0F]AutoCAD Mechanical 2007 [51900AMECH_PP_2007_0F]AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 [59200AMECH_PP_2009_0F]AutoCAD Mechanical 2010 [71800AMECH_PP_2010_0F]


Customizable Reporting


Interactive Real-time View


Perceived Use Compared to Actual Use

26


Compare Total Usage of Different Applications

27


• Business needs change• Technology innovation• Mergers and Acquisitions • Projects gets initial funding, but

small funds for M&S• Minimum investment in Training

and Consulting • Product Champions change their

positions• Decentralized/Centralized

purchasing • Applications follow a ”Hype Cycle”

(Gartner)

28

Why does this happen?


Market Research Facts – Software Usage Metering

”...Quick Payback

with Minimal Effort after

Implementation”

”Enterprises that Implement Software Usage Capabilities will Achieve Savings of 5-25% in the First Year.”

Gartner, Inc. “Cost Cutting by Effectively Using Existing Software”

by Patricia Adams, Feb. 7, 2008

Copyright OpeniT, Inc. All rights reserved Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. 10

Perceived Use Compared to Actual Use – Hosted