A subset of IT Asset Management (ITAM), Software License Management proactively manages deployed software assets within the enterprise. Implementing a disciplined approach to software acquisition, management and monitoring of existing licenses and retirement of support on unused licenses can dramatically increase the efficiency of software investments across your enterprise.

Software license investments can often be reduced by as much as 30 percent when requirements are closely matched to software inventory. Using copied or counterfeit software exposes the enterprise to expensive civil penalties and occasionally exposes individual employees to criminal sanctions.

Many SLM products have evolved to the point that software license inventory across hundreds or thousands of machines can be accomplished quickly through the use of automated discovery tools. Analytic and reporting tools provide methods for quickly analyzing and comparing existing deployed software with acquired licenses.

Systems Alliance Software License Management services yield a fast and efficient set of actionable, confidential data that our clients use to true-up licenses against requirements and lower overall costs and exposure. Our experience with the evaluation and deployment of many software license management tools accelerates project timelines and minimizes critical delays.

Minimal hardware requirements and low bandwidth consumption lessen enterprise impact. Most tools support the discovery of assets on machines with both Windows and Mac operating systems. Customizable reporting components and third-party reporting capabilities offer maximum compatibility.