Do you use an asset request portal as part of your firm’s IT management system? The idea of the portal is that employees can request the hardware and software they need themselves, through an easy-to-use portal that looks like a traditional app store. From here, the entire provisioning process of requested assets can be managed, … Continue reading 5 Reasons to Use an Asset Request Portal
For large and growing firms, better management of software licenses is an important goal to work towards, as it will help to keep them legal and informed at all times. However, many do not know where to start with license management, or know which practices to follow when undergoing the task. Here, we have compiled … Continue reading Top 5 Best Practices for Software License Management
As software vendors’ move towards a service distribution model the pace in which vendors are moving legacy software to end of life appears to be accelerating. Just as IT departments recover from last year’s Windows XP end-of-life, Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, and 10 received their last update in this week’s patch Tuesday (January 12th … Continue reading How to manage Internet Explorer 8, 9 & 10 end of life
Oh, the New Year – a time when you inevitably make some grand resolution, that you promise to work hard towards for the rest of the year. Unfortunately, it often does not turn out this way, as new year resolutions are often more of a symbolic concept than some task that you actually focus on … Continue reading Get “License Fit” in 2016
Twas the night before Christmas And all through your head Are dreams of an improved License Manager ahead… Purchases and contracts are listed with care, In the hopes that transparency will make you aware. Dashboards and notifications keep you in the know, On past, present and future expenditure flow. Serial numbers are … Continue reading Merry Christmas from Vector Networks & License Manager!
We are pleased to announce what’s new in Vector License Manager, just in time for the end of 2015! Easily manage multiple licenses, agreements and maintenance contracts related to your software purchases. License keys and serial numbers can now be seamlessly assigned to specific individuals and computers. They can be allocated to all users and … Continue reading License Manager Update
Planning for the end of software’s life is no easy feat. With the EOL comes transition pain in various forms, and software products these days come with a predefined EOL that must be adhered to and thus properly planned for. When the software vendor provides an end-of-support date, a migration is necessary to a new … Continue reading Software End-of-Life Planning
You may have a vague idea of what a license management system does, or even a clearer picture of exactly how it works. But why is it a necessary investment for your firm? After all, you’ve always managed your firm’s software licenses with an Excel spreadsheet, and it’s probably worked fairly well up until now. … Continue reading Top 3 Reasons for Using a License Management System
SAM is frequently defined as “…all of the infrastructure and processes necessary for the effective management, control and protection of the software assets…throughout all stages of their lifecycle.” Evidently, the core of managing IT software assets stems from nurturing throughout the entire life of the asset. The software asset lifecycle is very similar to the … Continue reading Managing the Complete Software Lifecycle
You may be wondering why an IT or SAM manager would need a notification system in place for asset management. These individuals tend to be very busy, handling the complexities of IT asset management while trying to remain prepared for any internal or external circumstances. One of the most critical components of managing licenses relates to … Continue reading Using Notifications in License Manager