Whoever said, “Throw caution to the wind, we will get through it OK,” has likely never faced the compliance and audit teams from the world’s largest software vendors. Software licensing today has become a science of its own – or as many senior managers would put it,...
Blogs
Do You Know What Licenses You Have?
A crucial part of successful budgeting and cost reduction for engineering licensed assets is knowing what licenses your organization has. Would you be able to easily know and report on the type and number of licenses you have? Is your spreadsheet with that information...
What Are License Denials?
Understanding license denials is a critical part of License Asset Management (LAM). Every engineering organization depends on multiple software tools for design, simulation, and analysis. When users cannot access these tools due to license denials, productivity drops...
How Engineering Managers Save Money on Software
Engineering software license costs rank among the top two budget items for most product development organizations. Effective software license management is the key to bringing these costs under control. How do Engineering Managers Save Money on their 2nd Highest...
Managing Engineering Software
Managing engineering software efficiently is a critical priority for engineering departments. This blog explores practical strategies built around an effective license management system. Engineering software such as CAD (Computer-Aided Design), CAE (Computer-Aided...
LAMUM for the Cloud
What are the key benefits of cloud servers? How are cloud-ready applications different from cloud-native ones?
Mergers, Acquisitions & Staffing Changes: Are You Ready?
Right now is a critical time for many companies to make crucial decisions about acquisitions, mergers and changes in staffing. As organizations are thinking about ways to move forward, it is becoming increasingly important to consider what engineering licenses are...
Improve Planning with Better Engineering License Management
“Do we need periods if they make us crazy?”, Sarah asks. Hint: yes, we do. We reached out to our friend Diana Roth, an endocrinologist specialised in women’s hormonal health to know how menstrual cycles impact women’s brains and emotions.
Can License Metrics Help Your Team?
After years of revolution, the big question remains: why aren’t there more women in leadership? Sarah and Olivia get deep into the subject.
Zero Usage Reports: Discovering Under-Utilized or Zero-Use Licenses
The biggest challenge for CAD/IT administrators is discovering licenses that are under-utilized or have zero-usage over several months.


