Enterprise Software Asset Management

Software Asset Management (SAM) in an enterprise environment is very different from the desktop level as the infrastructure is more complex. While desktop SAM mainly is Windows/Mac based, enterprise SAM is based on much more complex infrastructure like:

• VMware ESX/ESXI - vCenter.
• Citrix Presentation Server / XenApp.
• Microsoft SMS 2003/SCCM 2007.

• Altiris Deployment Solution.

The complexity of enterprise SAM excludes vendors which do not support the software platforms named above. If the vendor cannot handle the complexity, the vendor cannot offer enterprise SAM.

LicenseWatch Enterprise Software Asset Management offers both desktop and enterprise SAM and integrates with the majority of the dominant thirdparty providors in IT infrastructure solutions.

Core elements of Enterprise SAM:

• VMware is the key in enterprise SAM through their virtualizations and LicenseWatch Enterprise Software Asset Management fully connects to VMware ESX/ESXI - vCenter ensuring processes are working seamlessly.
  One of the major difficulties when running software in virtual environments is that virtual servers are depending on the physical underlying hardware configuration.

• LicenseWatch Enterprise Software Asset Management connects with Citrix Presentation Server / XenApp which is important since Citrix is widely used in enterprise SAM environments.
  LicenseWatch offers as the only SAM manufactor support for client access licenses in Citrix environments.

• LicenseWatch Enterprise Software Asset Management also has a build-in connection with SMS 2003/SCCM 2007 and Altiris Deployment Suite and automatically reconsiles inventory information against contract obligations, license and assets entitlements. LicenseWatch collects data directly from SMS 2003/SCCM 2007 and Altiris Deployment Suite.