Here are 6 benefits of an effective engineering license management system: Effectively and efficiently manage all CAD / CAM / CAE / EDA / PLM software license information and keys. Bird’s eye view of software license information, current / historical utilization, trends, license optimization. Reduce maintenance or migration from one license type to another. CustomizeContinue reading “6 Benefits of an Effective Engineering License Management System”
Category Archives: License Management
License Server Consolidation & FlexLM License Usage Billing
Are engineering managers complaining that they pay for licenses they don’t use in some regions? How are your cost alignments currently implemented and can a tool like LAMUM bring you greater visibility of engineering software? Let’s talk licensing over geographic boundaries. For example; sharing CAD licenses from one office in the USA to another inContinue reading “License Server Consolidation & FlexLM License Usage Billing”
In-Depth: LAM Tabs Explained
Track any of the following data for license inventories by: Vendor information (name, tool, quantity, # seats) Dates (Acquired, renewals and terms) Purchase type (Subscription, Perpetual,….*) Restrictions on use (WAN, LAN, Node,.…*) Costs and associated PO, Req Related contracts and documents Manager / Person Responsible Associated License Manager (port@host, daemon, License / Option / DebugContinue reading “In-Depth: LAM Tabs Explained”
Software Audit Compliance & Types of Licenses
Licensing for engineering software can be node-locked, named-user, or floating (also called concurrent-use). Floating is most popular because licenses can be shared. However, the Vendor puts a restriction on how much sharing can occur. Floating licenses can be WAN (wide area network) or LAN (local area network). WAN can cover a country, a continent, orContinue reading “Software Audit Compliance & Types of Licenses”
Are Your Estimates Used for Usage Reporting, Strategy Trends or Chargebacks Accurate?
Engineering software is very expensive, with licenses (seats) costing as much as $100,000 each. CAD on average might cost $5-10,000 a seat. CAE $10-20,000 a seat. EDA $20-$50k a seat. Controlling these costs is a management imperative. What do you need? Understanding your needs requires some degree of Usage Reporting and trusting the usage reportsContinue reading “Are Your Estimates Used for Usage Reporting, Strategy Trends or Chargebacks Accurate?”
Optimize Your Remote Engineering Workforce & ROI
Research is forecasting that the “Office Environment” might not come back after the Pandemic. Most of the work force is working from home and this causes plenty of strain on the production process. See article from Pew Research. The ability to talk with a co-worker sitting next you has now turned into email communication andContinue reading “Optimize Your Remote Engineering Workforce & ROI”
How Much Are you Spending on Engineering Licenses?
How much are you spending on Engineering Licensing? Do you know how much you could be saving or how to leverage data to make sure you are not spending too much? It may sound like a pop quiz, but these are crucial questions with answers that can affect production rates, project deadlines, budget, and theContinue reading “How Much Are you Spending on Engineering Licenses?”
Set Up your Remote Workforce for Success
The Pandemic has caused all of us to rethink what can be considered normality. Ensuring your remote workforce is set up for success has become a true necessity. The past year has forced many companies to re-evaluate how the day-to-day operations are being managed with much of the work force working remotely. The insight neededContinue reading “Set Up your Remote Workforce for Success”
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”
Engineering SAM as an Active Business Practice
Many think of SAM (software asset management) as a glorified spreadsheet for listing licenses and vendors. Instead, SAM could be an active business practice that involves maximizing budget savings by actively controlling and monitoring procurement, entitlement, utilization and the deployment of software licenses. With our LAMUM solution, we provide a SAM capability for storing allContinue reading “Engineering SAM as an Active Business Practice”