Software usage holistically at a glance
Software License Management is a central component in the management of IT resources within a company.
What is Software License Management?
Software License Management is part of Software Asset Management (SAM) and deals with the selection, verification and distribution of software licenses for all devices you use in the company. The goal here is to ensure correct use of the software and to avoid overlicensing or underlicensing. On the one hand, this reduces costs, and on the other, it lowers the risk of legal conflicts and contractual penalties.
License Management applies to all systems and covers both locally deployed applications and software as a service (SaaS) in the cloud. And, of course, it keeps track of how many users are using a particular piece of software and for what purposes. So you keep an eye on every single license agreement.
What are the advantages of License Management?
When License Management Processes are centrally controlled and partially automated, you free your IT staff from time-consuming and monotonous tasks. This allows your specialists to concentrate on more important tasks.
With good solutions, Software License Management can also be linked to Identity and Access Management (IAM). In this way, employees are automatically provided with exactly the licenses they need to perform their work, depending on their tasks and roles in the company. This ensures license compliance, avoids unnecessary work steps and queries, and at the same time ensures that overlicensing cannot happen so easily.
The centralized management of licenses then also gives you a precise insight into the use of the licensed software - and you can keep an eye on the costs incurred. This allows you to select your licenses even more precisely and cost-efficiently in the future.
As a side benefit, all license assignments in the company are documented, so you don't have to worry when a software license compliance audit is due. This is because license compliance is always automatically controlled and recorded.