Our White Papers provide information, including tips and tricks, best practices and optimization tools to maximize your licensed assets
Our White Papers serve as a key resource on license management generally as well as for customers of License Asset Manager (LAM) and License Asset Manager with Usage Monitoring (LAMUM). You can download our White Papers by clicking on their titles.
Renewal Management Overview
How do you keep track of licenses and when they expire? Are the renewals coming in too late and not allowing the procurement team to properly negotiate? Learn more how to optimize your license renewal process to help drive down costs.
Guide to License Denials
Denials are very important in determining if you need more licenses. However, buying more licenses (seats) because an Engineer is denied is not necessarily the answer – this white paper provides an in-depth look at various issues causing license denials.
FlexLM Daemon & Option File Management
This white paper describes the FlexLM License File, FlexLM Daemon, Option File management best practices. We will also discuss “Borrowed” licenses and how they are handled, as well as an overview of LAMUM FLEX Daemon Manager and its functionality.
Guide to Best Engineering Software Usage Reports
This White Paper outlines key Usage Reports for understanding and optimizing your Engineering Software Licenses.
LAMUM vs. DIY / Home-grown Solutions for License Monitoring
What is better for an organization – to make or buy? This paper addresses tips and questions to consider when making this decision.
Do you Trust your Usage Reports and CAD/CAE/EDA License Management Tool?
This white paper will address accuracy in usage reporting of CAD/CAE/EDA license usage, and key elements of an effective Engineering Software License Management tool.
Guide to Right-sizing Engineering Software
In order to properly size your License inventory, you need visibility into what you have now and predicted usage based on upcoming staffing levels. LAMUM shows both past and current demand for Licenses, as well as trends going forward.
Checklist For Buying A License Manager for Engineering Software
Are you considering purchasing a License Manager for EDA software? Read this for more details on aspects to consider, including reporting functionality, tracking Checkouts, and Denials.
Managing Engineering vs. Business Softwares
What are the differences between Engineering and Business software management? Simply speaking, they are two uniquely different problems requiring uniquely different solutions.
License Asset Management
This white paper discusses the issues around license asset management, current management approaches, and a “best practices” approach using License Asset Manager (LAM).
Managing License Ratios in Quarantine
During these unprecedented times of working from home, software license ratios are being pushed to the limits. Learn how to manage your license ratios amidst this time of turmoil.
Top Practices for License Optimization & Contract Negotiations
Good License Asset management begins by having an accurate idea of what you currently own, how/when you bought it, it’s cost, it’s restriction of use, and its expiration date.
Daemon Manager Tutorial
Learn how to control FlexLM daemons from the LAMUM console. This will let you manage and edit daemon information, including the associated License and Option files, and Debug Logs.
LAMUM’s ROI
This document details how to justify the purchase of the License Asset Managers with usage monitoring with a focus on the Return on Investment (ROI).
Current Checkouts Reporting in LAMUM
This white paper discusses three methods for reporting current usage status in LAMUM, as well as the three ways for showing Current Checkouts: the Overview, Gauge Display, and Detail by Tool.
LAMUM for the Cloud
Cloud servers can provide levels of performance, security, and control similar to a dedicated server while residing on either a shared or private, “virtualized” environment managed by a cloud hosting provider. Learn how LAMUM supports licenses on cloud servers.
Managing Software: LAMUM
Engineering software is generally expensive and available in all types and forms. Learn how LAMUM helps you optimize your engineering software licenses.
The Business Side of License Management
This white paper outlines a “total management system” for engineering software, focusing on reducing software costs, providing business intelligence for decision-making and ensuring Software License use compliance.
Prevent Engineering License Checkout Abuse
Monday-Friday, 8-5, you may have Engineers hoarding a license, so it is there if/when they need it. Or you may have Engineers checking out multiple licenses of the same tool. Neither of these scenarios are good and will unnecessarily lead to increased license counts and costs.
“Command Center” Look & Feel with LAMUM
Consider having the following reports “cycle” through on a large screen in the room: Current Checkout Overview, Current Checkout “gas gauges,” Current Checkout Details for “key” licenses, Scheduler and daemon status (Usage/Home page), and Alerts (Daemon-down, Capacity threshold,)
FlexLM Licensing & Monitoring in LAMUM
FlexLM, from Flexera, is the most commonly used license checkout control daemon for shared, concurrent-use, or network-based applications in industry. Sharing licenses proves easier to administer and cheaper than purchasing a multitude of node-locked or user-locked licenses.