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Ways to Use Active (LAMUM) & Inactive (LAM) Metrics
Managing engineering licenses? Did you know that there are different licenses and 2 types of metrics you can monitor: Active Metrics - Floating / network licenses (LAMUM)Inactive Metrics - Node-locked and Named-users (LAM) With these licenses, engineering license...
Engineering Software Management: Cross-Functional & Cross-Industry Solutions
Over the years, we are proud to have built a comprehensive engineering management solution that addresses many job functions and industries. Ask us how you can save on your engineering software spend.
Robotics & Industrial Automation Industries Growing
Did you know that the industrial and factory automation industry segment is expected to reach $295 billion by 2025? The U.S. Commercial Service, export promotion arm of the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, recently highlighted the demand...
Engineering Software License Optimizaton: In-House Solution or Trust an Expert?
Do you have the tools needed to optimize your engineering software applications? Many companies may be running their own scripts. Read our whitepaper on this topic - License Asset Manager vs. Do It Yourself / Home-Grown Solutions for License Monitoring....
Create A Data-Driven Culture: Optimize Your Engineering Resources
Looking to better understand how the engineering and R&D teams are using engineering software? Increasingly more companies are having open conversations about data-driven analytics and decision making. Is your company or organization working on better monitoring...
Balancing the Workflow & Engineering Software Spend
Siemens recently published a post about “Simplify Machining Complexity using Integrated Toolpath Analysis.” They address that many machinery shops are looking at their margins and trying to optimize their processes. Did you know that one of the areas where teams and...
Strong Spending in Digital Transformation Remains
IDC has released a report that the budget spend on digital transformation has not been as largely impacted as originally predicted with the COVID19 impact. In fact, global spending on DX technologies and services is forecast to grow 10.4% in 2020 to $1.3T. (Check out...
Can You Save Valuable Engineering Resources?
Can engineering software management help your company make smarter business decisions. https://www.youtube.com/embed/4MI7KwZFf2E The pandemic has forced many companies to face budget cuts. Is this a good time to consider how your company is using expensive engineering...
Complete Transparency for Engineering Software Spend
How much is your CAD/CAx/EDA/Simulation/PLM/Math costing your team, department or company? Engineering and manufacturing companies spend $1,000's on expensive engineering software year after year. But do they have a clear picture of where it goes or whether it is...
Mathworks (MATLAB & Simulink) License Usage Reports
MathWorks is considered one of the most popular and industry-standard for mathematical programming, prototyping and engineering simulation. There is a large library of Toolboxes and applications under MATLAB and Simulink product families. This makes monitoring and...
Automating Costly Manual Processes
Your team may have had basic processes for managing licenses over the years. But how well are you managing these licenses and at what level are you on the engineering software license asset maturity index? Is there a way to automate costly manual processes of managing...
Engineering Software License Asset Maturity Index
Our team has put together a scale of how companies use engineering software licenses. With the economies of scale, you can also see how tool cost per engineer goes down as you move to the right. https://www.youtube.com/embed/x0vFjCrzao8 Level 1 - Reactive Most...
Product Development, Corporate Evolution & Engineering License Management
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. In today’s competitive world of product development, every organization’s structure, from its teams to its...
Do You Have Licenses That Have Been Checked Out for Months?
Did you know that unused engineering licenses could be costing you thousands? Just think about all of the wasted money that your department may have invested in. This is especially crucial right now when smart decisions about these investments are even more important...
Network Licenses & How They Work
https://www.youtube.com/embed/wauNf8oW7e8 Say we are looking at EDA applications (i.e. Mentor Graphics), they request a feature / license from centralized licenses server. Vendor daemon see if you are allowed to obtain one. The idea is that these floating licenses can...
Corporate Evolution at the Division Level
Engineering teams often use different software licenses for one simple reason – structure. The way teams and divisions are organized directly affects which tools they use and how they use them. Let’s take an example from a company with several product divisions, each...
Engineering Licenses Remix Time
Are you late to prepare for Vendor Renewals or License remix? Most vendors offer an opportunity to remix licenses every 3 or 6 months. How much do you know about your current engineering licenses? With many companies facing staffing changes, have your license needs...
In Startup Mode & Trying to Organize Your Engineering Team?
Was it just yesterday that your company was part of a small incubator trying to get initial funding and now you have a team of 25 or more engineers? Tomorrow, you might be facing a merger & acquisition, planning your exit strategy or planning to grow the business...
Can Centralization Help You Manage Your Engineering Licenses?
The number of license managers / servers has increased and we often get asked which license managers we support (check out full list here). In these changing times, managers often face the challenge of rearranging engineering license estates or managing different...
