Aspera License Management – Highest Level of Automation

Master Catalog Content : Automation Aspera Master Catalog Master Catalog Content : …Manufacturer article number with SKU …Product Use Right and Entitlement Data: Manufacturer — License metric License model — Maintenance type Downgrade path — Pure maintenance Update / full version — Point value and point category Unlimited use rights — Parallel usage right, etc… …Automatically maps discovery data (signatures / synonyms) to the SKU and onto the product use rights …Metric Engines to automatically calculate “usage” of products without a 1:1 relationship between use rights and measured component (e.g. Oracle, IBM, SAP, Microsoft) Above and Beyond: the catalog offers the possibility to integrate with as many third party service catalogs as required and can therefore serve as a basis for procurement processes. Monthly catalog updates so you don’t have to do it yourself.

Automation Aspera Master Catalog SmartTrack is designed with a function called Receiving Inspection. This step in the process automatically achieves the highest collection rate of purchase and contract data. The data are verified against the Master Catalog and relevant data are automatically extracted for the license inventory. The catalog is a core part of the product, providing the link between license terms and software title so that SmartTrack understands the dependencies between licenses purchased, installed, and use rights. Added value through a fully integrated catalog logic in the tool and related content: Maximum transparency: clearly structured, comprehensive product information Increased efficiency and security through automation You can concentrate on the essentials and not data generation!

Aspera Value Proposition – Automation Lizenzen EFFEKTIV einsetzen Lizenzen und Bedarfe überein bringen alle Möglichkeiten (NutzungsRECHTE) optimal ausnutzen (Downgraderecht, Zweitnutzung, Parallelnutzung, Updaterecht, etc.) (LM-Software muss hier unterstützen) Risiken: Wenigstens die Risiken kennen und frühzeitig gegensteuern, gerade in der Krise

Automation Metric Engines What about complex license metrics from Oracle, SAP, IBM, and Microsoft? A tool cannot simply count the installations of these products to determine consumption. Aspera developed powerful Metric Engines for Oracle, SAP, IBM, Microsoft, and others. Various factors hinged on asset data, such as hardware properties (e.g. processor type) and virtualization scenarios, must be taken into consideration. Common examples from the server world are Oracle Database products and IBM PVU. The technology behind the SmartTrack Metric Engines is developed using the product use rights outlined in each license. Depending on the product’s license metric and the publisher’s rules for determining usage SmartTrack automatically selects the appropriate Metric Engine to calculate consumption automatically, based on the given installation and configuration data. No other competitor has this technology to automatically manage complex license metrics!

Automation – Managed Services Extended Catalog Extended Catalog Customization of the catalog content Individually negotiated procurement conditions and contracts between your company and its software vendors carry significant importance. Industry specific software that are usually also subject to specific procurement processes must be mapped out. For these reasons we offer the creation of an individual catalog. The result is increased automatic mapping of PUR and software recognition rates and the highest data quality. Master Catalog Extended Catalog License Clearing Software Recognition

Who is going to take care of the inaccurate data? Automation – Managed Services License Clearing and Software Recognition Inevitably there will be data that does not match the catalog (e.g. missing or incomplete data, unique products, etc.) Who is going to take care of the inaccurate data? Service: License Clearing Analysis and clearing of flawed or incomplete procurement data during license import Service: Software Recognition Analysis and clearing of software inventory data Aspera offers these services to ensure inaccurate or missing license and software data are correctly identified Only way to ensure a reliable and accurate compliance analysis. Added value: You can concentrate on the essentials and not data fixing!

Automation through Full Integration in Your Environment FC – FlowControl FC – FlowControl A fully configurable workflow engine Developed with various standard connectors out-of-the-box Communicates with: Procurement (electronic shopping carts, ESD and ERP), Service and Asset Management (scan and metering tools, IT asset, contract, and service management systems), and others e.g. Human Resource Systems ITIL Best Practice approach for complete life-cycle management of software licenses—an embedded part of the Aspera solution, which can be designed to perfectly match the customer’s process.  

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