As companies grow – either organically or through mergers and acquisitions, staying on top of license needs for engineering tools becomes increasingly difficult. Whether you’re bringing new tools into your software license landscape, or working with the same tools on separate license agreements, the complexity of managing expensive software licenses grows with every new team,Continue reading “Software License Management’s Role Enabling Business Growth”
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How a management change at your Software Vendor impacts you
A change is afoot in the engineering software industry, with semiconductor EDA software vendor Synopsys announcing a $35 billion acquisition of simulation, CFD and analysis software vendor Ansys. The deal could set the stage for a wave of mergers and acquisitions as software vendors compete to consolidate. But what does this mean for the engineers usingContinue reading “How a management change at your Software Vendor impacts you”
The LAMUM NX1.0 Experience
By Paul Riviere – Head of Sales, TeamEDA It’s here! LAMUM NX1.0, the next generation of LAMUM, has launched. With a new look and feel to the user interface, making It sleeker and more agile, LAMUM NX1.0 is ready to address your engineering Software License Management (SLM) needs. LAMUM NX1.0 enables you to maintain aContinue reading “The LAMUM NX1.0 Experience”
TeamEDA Releases LAMUM NX1.0
We’re proud to announce the release of LAMUM NX1.0, the next generation of engineering software license management and monitoring. Leveraging our License Asset Manager with Usage Monitoring (LAMUM)’s best-in-class functionality and reporting power, LAMUM NX1.0 is a faster, more agile and more secure tool for engineers to organize and optimize their expensive software licenses. WithContinue reading “TeamEDA Releases LAMUM NX1.0”
Can License Metrics Help Your Team?
Brien Posey recently published an article about “5 Reasons Software License Tracking Hardens Your Organization” for IT Pro Today. Our team could not agree more. We previously talked about license tracking and how crucial it is for compliance (see here). When new licenses are purchased or renewals negotiated, it is incumbent on the manager toContinue reading “Can License Metrics Help Your Team?”
Are You Ready for the “Great Rehiring”?
Understand your idle license counts to hire more engineers! We have recently noticed many companies talking about the “great rehiring“. This year, many organizations had to think about their engineering staff counts and making sure they use their engineering software to the fullest. Make sure to take a look at our Guide for Right-sizing EngineeringContinue reading “Are You Ready for the “Great Rehiring”?”
Semiconductors, Chip Design, Innovation & Efficiencies
Semiconductor Engineering recently released an article on the topic of “Analog Chip Layout: Creativity Vs. Deadlines.” It talked about the balance of high-end layouts and deadlines. We previously talked about this topic in our previous blog post “Managing Applications throughout the Engineering Product Life-cycle”. There are also many iterations that may be required. Iterations inContinue reading “Semiconductors, Chip Design, Innovation & Efficiencies”
4 Steps to Move from Perpetual to Subscription License Models
It seems like only yesterday that Perpetual licenses were the only method to purchase Engineering Software, paying a maintenance fee annually was the accepted practice. However, the creeping increase in annual maintenance costs, speed of IT transformation and the wider adoption of cloud technologies with continuous software releases have made subscription models more attractive to budget holders. GartnerContinue reading “4 Steps to Move from Perpetual to Subscription License Models”
Ways to Reduce Your Engineering Software Spend
Engineering teams around the world are being forced to re-evaluate just about every aspect of their spend and operations. For those who can ride out the storm, managers have important decisions that need to be made. Read more in article from Business 2 Community. Here are a few considerations: Software Licensing: IT leadership probably doesn’tContinue reading “Ways to Reduce Your Engineering Software Spend”
Impact of Inaccurate Data on Engineering Software License Management
eWEEK DATA POINTS recently reported about the SaaS sprawl, but the same concept applies to engineering license management. Managers need accurate data to: Understand company engineering software license usage Effectively adjust and renew licenses Forecast future usage patterns. The article also addressed: Impact of too many licenses on overall organization. Inaccurate, reactive and outdated informationContinue reading “Impact of Inaccurate Data on Engineering Software License Management”