License Optimization for CAD / CAE / Simulation / EDA / Math / PLM software. Throughout my career in digital development technologies, I have often been asked: “How can we get a KPI on the success of our PLM delivery program?” I have also been involved in conversations with VP’s or C-Suite asking exactly the same question,Continue reading “Successfully Measuring CAD or PLM Software Adoption”
Category Archives: Best Practices
Goals & Benchmarks for Engineering License Optimization
How does your team currently monitor and manage the plethora of engineering software (CAD, CAM, CAE, EDA, PLM, and many other Design, Simulation, Modeling, and Analysis) licenses? What are your goals for 2022? Speaking to many engineering managers, we have come across the following focus areas. Key goals and benchmarks our customers have asked about:Continue reading “Goals & Benchmarks for Engineering License Optimization”
Automated Alerts: Efficiently Manage your CAD/EDA/PLM Engineering Software
Automated Alerts are a critical component to efficiently managing your CAD,EDA, simulation software, PLM, MBSE, CFD engineering software. Not only do we offer the obligatory FlexLM ‘license daemon down’ alerts, but just as important are warnings for license capacity and ‘long checkouts’ (a user has a license checked out longer than the common average checkoutContinue reading “Automated Alerts: Efficiently Manage your CAD/EDA/PLM Engineering Software”
Types of Risks & Ways to Mitigate
What risks should be considered? Risks could be in the shape of legal, financial or operational. It is also important to look at what companies can do to mitigate risks. Legal Risks Use in geo-graphic zones outside of contract WAN vs LAN licenses Short term emergency use? Not uninstalling license severs following a server moveContinue reading “Types of Risks & Ways to Mitigate”
Do’s & Don’ts of Software Audits for Engineering
Here are a few do’s and don’ts when facing a software audit Do’s Discuss with a legal specialist, there are many defense options –Get confidentiality agreements in place. Locate receipts and PO’s – SAM tool makes this so much easier. Consider where the alert come from, e.g. aggrieved employee or whistleblower. But it can beContinue reading “Do’s & Don’ts of Software Audits for Engineering”
Rethinking eSAM & eSAO Strategy
How much information do you think you need to justify increasing/decreasing license totals for your crucial and expensive Engineering Tools? Some companies decide to move forward with in house scripts which is normally tied to when a sole individual and others have nothing in place. We have spoken with many IT Professionals who all stateContinue reading “Rethinking eSAM & eSAO Strategy”
Software License Optimization – Don’t Forget Your Engineers!
Are you working on a software optimization project – perhaps Microsoft optimization? Don’t forget your engineering teams as part of this project. When looking at which software and license to consolidate, make sure you have the data you need for license reconciliation. LAMUM can help you be a trusted advisor and bring knowledge to yourContinue reading “Software License Optimization – Don’t Forget Your Engineers!”
Digital Twins & Managing Complex Engineering Software Licenses
Companies are continuing to invest rapidly in new Digital Design, Simulation, Management and Service lifecycle software toolsets to achieve a Digital Twin that suits their needs. Many of these run on FlexLM (or similar) license mechanisms, hence we would like to show you how License Asset Manager with Usage Monitoring can be a great assetContinue reading “Digital Twins & Managing Complex Engineering Software Licenses”
Applying System-Engineering Approach to Your Engineering Software
We have discussed the complexity of product development in our blog before – of how much various software is involved and how different teams use it differently. For example, a recent article in Electronic Design looks at the example of launch vehicle (and the various subsystems). A system-engineering approach helps streamline, achieve more efficiency, greaterContinue reading “Applying System-Engineering Approach to Your Engineering Software”
Being Proactive vs. Reactive in Engineering License Management
Address Key Engineering Software Asset Management Pain Points There have been some conversations in the news this week about key pain points in engineering Software Asset Management (SAM). What are the biggest challenges your organization has? (See article in CIO Applications). The benefits of an effective engineering SAM system include Clear license position. Being audit-readyContinue reading “Being Proactive vs. Reactive in Engineering License Management”