Network-based IT Inventory Tracking Tools
Agent and agentless inventory tools are key to automating software compliance in line with SAM Optimisation processes
When working towards establishing and maintaining your best practice SAM and compliance program, the effective management and visibility of software assets is critical.
Based on Smartpath SAM Services' extensive experience in conducting compliance audits for some of the world's largest software vendors, the real challenge is to be able to provide a fast, accurate picture of all your software assets. This should include your entitlements and usage rights reconciled against your deployed software.
Given that the finanical value of IT estates can be measured in millions or hundreds of millions dollars and their strategic importance to the organisation/business is priceless, it is surprising that the vast majority of organisations have no inventory tools in place to provide this information. . Surprising because network-based IT inventory tracking tools are inexpensive with effective tools often only costing a few thousand dollars. Compare this to the value of the IT Estate and the potential cost of manual audits of multi-site organisations and return on investment, and the benefits can be easily justified.
- Express Metrix - Agent-based comprehensive, Inventory, Metering and Software Management tool
- iQ Sonar - Agentless inventory tool for large scale IT estates
- iQNetScan - Asset Management - a clientless tool for small to medium sized businesses
- Centennial Discovery - Agent-based asset and license manager
- Software Organiser - Dedicated license management tool recognised by major vendors
Smartpath SAM Services can advise you on the most appropriate tool for your specific needs and can also project manage the implementation and configuration of selected, leading IT inventory tracking tools. This frees you up to concentrate on your day-to-day business.
The utilisation of IT inventory tracking and license management tools works towards attaining a Dynamic State IT environment under the Microsoft SAM Optimisation (IO) model.
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