Software Licenses & IT Contracts

Organizing your Software Licenses and IT Contracts (such as ISP, hosting, cellular and SaaS subscriptions) is a complex task. Licenses are acquired through OEM partners, resellers, or directly from the vendors, and they all come with different restrictions and terms upgrade and downgrade rights, languages and location restrictions, per-user or concurrent and many other variants. You must be fluent in each vendor licensing terms to ensure there is no legal risk as a result of not complying with license agreement terms.

We created SAManage Software License Manager to help customers of all sizes to better manage software licenses and IT contracts in one place, capture proof of purchase and agreement terms and conditions, and suggest ways to better align software licensing costs with the business needs. SAManage License Manager automatically consolidates software inventory gathered against license entitlements and informs you of any compliance issues.

The on-demand delivery model brings significant innovation to the SAManage License Manager, and keeps your license repository current by importing licensing records from multiple sources. Easily organize your assets, get reminders of upcoming renewals and make your licensing assets accessible to your users, regardless of their physical location.

The challenge of software license & contract management

1. New licenses are acquired from multiple sources (OEM, retail, direct), making it difficult to manage them effectively and track new licenses and renewals schedule.
2. Documenting license agreement terms and restrictions, keeping track of quantities and original purchase records, and ensuring that your organization complies with them.
3. Ensuring that licenses owned are aligned with software used and validate software license compliance.
4. Finding the most cost effective licensing route within multiple licensing programs, rights, restrictions and options.

Software license management provides business value:

1. Reduce IT costs by renewing what you use and what you need, and eliminate excess licenses.
2. Manage software license compliance, receive notification of compliance gaps and take action to resolve any gaps.
3. Optimize software license investments by aligning licensing options with your business needs.
4. Manage license and maintenance agreements renewals to leverage your purchasing capabilities.
5. Easily demonstrate license compliance and trace proof-of-purchase records.