FlexNet Manager Platform: Resources

Hardware Asset Management and Software Asset Management for More Than 100,000 Software Titles

 

FlexNet Manager Platform provides scalable software and hardware asset management across more than 11,000 publishers and 100,000 applications, providing insight into installed software and application usage while delivering purchased versus installed license reconciliation.

Proactively manage software contracts and maintain continuous license compliance

White Papers

Read this white paper to learn from Forrester about a radical new license management approach that supersedes hardware-based asset management.
Oracle has complex licensing rules which they enforce rigorously. This white paper presents a number of Oracle license management best practices to help you control software costs, maintain license compliance, and minimize software audit risks. Maximize the return on your Oracle software investment by implementing these best practices.
Software represents one third of the typical IT budget and datacenter applications are usually the most expensive component of software spend. That's why datacenter license and maintenance fees offer the greatest potential for cost-savings in the software portfolio. Decreasing ongoing costs of multi-million dollar applications in the datacenter is a fundamental component of overall IT spend reduction. In this white paper, you will learn how to meet these datacenter license management challenges while reducing software costs:
  • Heterogeneous / Multi-platform environments (Windows Server, UNIX, Linux)
  • Complex License Models
  • Virtualization
  • Complex License Entitlements
This Guideline will discuss some of the key challenges and pitfalls of Software Asset Management and examine some of the best practice processes than can be adopted to ensure an effective SAM strategy is implemented throughout the organization.
A practical guide to Enterprise License Optimization. Also available in KoreanGerman and Japanese.
Learn how to avoid costly fire drills and substantially improve software ROI by proactively managing your Oracle licenses.

On-Demand Webinars

Sunday, February 08, 2111

In this Webinar, you will learn how your organization can proactively manage software contracts and maintain continuous license compliance. Now that you know what's installed in your IT environment the next step is reconciliation against your license entitlements.

Monday, December 14, 2111

Join Flexera Software for a Webinar on hardware and software discovery, inventory and application recognition. Learn how next generation software asset management solutions leverage existing inventory tools and add value through discovery and inventory of critical software assets in complex environments.

Saturday, June 06, 2111

Watch this Webinar on how to get started on a software asset management (SAM) program. For organizations that already have begun the process of implementing a SAM program, learn how you can assess your current state and set goals to reach the next level.

Tuesday, July 07, 2111

Learn how your organization can achieve significant IT cost reductions in your datacenter environments. Software represents one third of the typical IT budget and datacenter applications are usually the most expensive component of software spend. That's why datacenter license and maintenance fees offer the greatest potential for cost-savings in the software portfolio. In this Webinar, you will learn how to meet these datacenter license management challenges while reducing ongoing software costs:

  • Heterogeneous / Multi-platform environments (Windows Server, UNIX, Linux)
  • Complex License Models
  • Virtualization
  • Complex License Entitlements
Tuesday, July 07, 2111
The 2010 Key Trends in Software Licensing and Pricing Survey, sponsored by Flexera Software and prepared with assistance from IDC, found that software vendors and their enterprise customers are looking for better strategies to derive more value for their organizations through software licensing and pricing business models.
Tuesday, July 07, 2111
In this Webinar, Duncan Jones of Forrester Research discusses best practices for Oracle license management. It will present a number of Oracle license management best practices to help you control software costs and minimize audit risks.
Tuesday, July 07, 2111
Enterprises and government agencies today are committed to overhauling the way they manage IT spend, resulting in modernization, improved performance and lower costs. Software comprises from 20 to 35% of the typical IT budget so this is a key area of focus for potential cost savings. Join Flexera Software as we present an overview of our Enterprise License Optimization solutions that have been deployed by the biggest software users to achieve cost savings, control, and clarity. Guest speaker is Dean McCarns, Director of Navy CADD Systems, who implemented the Flexera Software solution for the Navy's AutoDesk applications and has realized over $17million in savings to date.
Tuesday, July 07, 2111
Learn about next generation software asset management and how these tools help solve the tough license management problems enterprises are facing today.
Tuesday, July 07, 2111
Watch this on-demand Webinar to learn how your organization can be better prepared to face a software vendor license audit or review. The number of audits has been on the rise, and they can be very time consuming and costly. This Webinar will show you how you can reduce the cost and risk of a vendor audit.

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