Current Tab Features being monitoredOther Tabs - Tags, # of Licenses, # Licenses in use.Track Reservations on licenses and Queued LicensesUsage percentage:Green: below 80% capacity (Total Licenses for feature)Yellow: Over 80% capacityRed: Over 90% or 100%...
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, ReqRelated...
Looking for a license optimization tool for growth and monitoring Tekla license servers? Looking to control access to high-cost, advanced features licenses offered by one of the Tekla license servers? Are your Tekla (by Trimble) licenses running out of availability?...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Are your Solidworks licenses running out of availability? Are there Solidworks licenses that have been checked out for excessive periods of time? SOLIDWORKS, by Dassault Systèmes, is considered the leading mid-range 3D CAD design software, analysis software, and...
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...
This blog is part of TeamEDA's broader resource on software license management. If you are new to the topic, that is a good place to start before diving in here. Many think of SAM (software asset management) as a glorified spreadsheet for listing licenses and vendors....
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...
The biggest challenge for CAD/IT administrators is discovering licenses that are under-utilized or have zero-use over several months. Do you have a regular report that provides you with this information? Understanding where licenses are costing your business more...
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...
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...
Do you have compliance milestones your team is trying to meet? Are you looking for ways to optimize your discretionary engineering spend and make decision-making faster? TeamEDA can offer a single repository for monitoring usage. If the estimate is overestimated: The...
Are you facing budget cuts or constraints this year for your R&D team? Have you been putting off the analysis of your AutoCAD, GIS, CAD, CAM, Simulation, EDA, PLM, etc. license performance? Everyone is feeling the pressure of budget cuts and constraints. Are the...
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. Here are a few considerations: Software Licensing:...
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 contractWAN vs LAN licensesShort term emergency...
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,...