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The increase in productivity offered by FlexNet Manager Suite has enabled the company to roll out its SAM Managed Services to more than 40 medium and large enterprises to date, and the number is growing. They also use the Flexera Software license management and optimization technology internally and have achieved significant cost savings on software from several key vendors.
FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises was implemented to automate the software asset management (SAM) and license optimization process. IT asset inventory is being collected, SAM process improvements were made and automated license reconciliation and optimization were put in place. As a result, the company is saving time and money and has gained the management precision needed to efficiently utilize its limited IT staff and budget resources.
To provide streamlined management of its various license servers, HiSilicon installed FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications. This advanced concurrent license management solution provides a single console view that enables organizations to be proactive in resolving license availability issues, managing license server administration, and optimizing software license utilization to reduce costs.
Within the first three months, UMCG has already seen a significant savings in actual packaging time with AdminStudio Suite. The staff expects additional efficiency gains once Workflow Manager is in place. Users will benefit from the ability to submit and track their own requests as well as faster fulfillment of requests. IT will benefit from the streamlining and automation of application delivery from the request stage through to handoff of a package to the deployment system.
With FlexNet Manager for SAP Applications, the company has documented usage of SAP software licenses for each user and discovered that 20% of its SAP licenses were unused. This allowed the company to avoid new SAP license purchases, saving approximately $1 million. The company is now streamlining purchasing and leveraging the information provided by FlexNet Manager Suite to negotiate more favorable software license contracts for SAP, Microsoft and other software vendors.
Less than a year after partnering with Flexera Software and kicking off a new ITAM initiative, Maersk had realized multi-million dollar savings for two key software vendors. 95% of their IT assets are now managed and have corporate-wide business unit transparency. In addition, the ITAM program has become a trustworthy source of critical information and the team has met its deliverables every quarter to date. Also available in Japanese.
Application Readiness
Within the first three months, UMCG has already seen a significant savings in actual packaging time with AdminStudio Suite. The staff expects additional efficiency gains once Workflow Manager is in place. Users will benefit from the ability to submit and track their own requests as well as faster fulfillment of requests. IT will benefit from the streamlining and automation of application delivery from the request stage through to handoff of a package to the deployment system.
The City of Oklahoma City saved time and reduced costs to prepare applications for migration. Packaging time was cut from 50 man hours to two – more than a 95% reduction in man hours per application. This translates roughly to $1,300 savings in staff time for each application, and $97,000 for their entire Windows 7 Migration. AdminStudio also automated the process to convert applications to the App-V format.
Achieving a Cutting Edge Environment Based on Standards, Streamlining Processes while Saving the Firm Time, Effort and Budget: an AdminStudio and Workflow Manager success story
Unmatched SMS integration in a tool that is quick, accurate, robust and easy to use: an AdminStudio success story
Using proven toolsets to greatly speed the application readiness process, saving over $140,000 a year: an AdminStudio success story
Reducing costs and streamlining resources for an OS migration while meeting aggressive deadlines and handling complex application management: an AdminStudio success story
Solving software conflicts, building confidence, relying on a proven toolset: an AdminStudio success story
Making enterprise-wide application distribution simple and straightforward: an AdminStudio success story
Saving time, money and staff investment with centralized control for packaging and deploying applications across diverse locations: an AdminStudio and Workflow Manager success story
Standardizing on application migration and management best practices across worldwide locations: an AdminStudio and Workflow Manager success story
With App Portal, Providence employees order desktop applications through a self-service app store. Instead of taking four days, software requests are fulfilled in two hours or less. Applications are delivered without intervention from IT, saving hundreds of hours of staff time. Additionally, a centralized dashboard provides alerts on software license availability and usage, enabling IT to avoid overbuying licenses while ensuring compliance with contractual obligations.
Avnet used App Portal to implement an enterprise app store that has streamlined and automated processes for software requests, approvals and application delivery. Requesters now receive applications in minutes instead of days. Technical staff members no longer spend time on repetitive installation tasks, so they have more time to work on strategic initiatives. App Portal also enabled IT to help fulfill the corporate mandate to empower employees with self-service tools.
Within the first three months, UMCG has already seen a significant savings in actual packaging time with AdminStudio Suite. The staff expects additional efficiency gains once Workflow Manager is in place. Users will benefit from the ability to submit and track their own requests as well as faster fulfillment of requests. IT will benefit from the streamlining and automation of application delivery from the request stage through to handoff of a package to the deployment system.
Achieving a Cutting Edge Environment Based on Standards, Streamlining Processes while Saving the Firm Time, Effort and Budget: an AdminStudio and Workflow Manager success story
Reducing costs and streamlining resources for an OS migration while meeting aggressive deadlines and handling complex application management: an AdminStudio success story
Solving software conflicts, building confidence, relying on a proven toolset: an AdminStudio success story
Making enterprise-wide application distribution simple and straightforward: an AdminStudio success story
Saving time, money and staff investment with centralized control for packaging and deploying applications across diverse locations: an AdminStudio and Workflow Manager success story
Standardizing on application migration and management best practices across worldwide locations: an AdminStudio and Workflow Manager success story
Software License Optimization
To provide streamlined management of its various license servers, HiSilicon installed FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications. This advanced concurrent license management solution provides a single console view that enables organizations to be proactive in resolving license availability issues, managing license server administration, and optimizing software license utilization to reduce costs.
The US Military Agency selected FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications from Flexera Software to gain control of license management and dramatically reduce ongoing software costs. The agency has realized more than $17 million in software cost savings over the past six years (2006 – 2011), and anticipates more than $1.7 million in additional savings over the next year by implementing Flexera Software's license optimization solution.
Flexera Software's product provided Freescale with a global, centralized license reporting system, in depth historical data at their finger tips and real-time responsiveness to changing business dynamics.
The company spent four days manually collecting license usage data. It needed a more efficient way to measure and manage licensing in order to control license costs. The EGGER Group reduced license costs by 10 percent immediately, and now spends just half a day measuring license usage.
FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises was implemented to automate the software asset management (SAM) and license optimization process. IT asset inventory is being collected, SAM process improvements were made and automated license reconciliation and optimization were put in place. As a result, the company is saving time and money and has gained the management precision needed to efficiently utilize its limited IT staff and budget resources.
The increase in productivity offered by FlexNet Manager Suite has enabled the company to roll out its SAM Managed Services to more than 40 medium and large enterprises to date, and the number is growing. They also use the Flexera Software license management and optimization technology internally and have achieved significant cost savings on software from several key vendors.
FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises was implemented to automate the software asset management (SAM) and license optimization process. IT asset inventory is being collected, SAM process improvements were made and automated license reconciliation and optimization were put in place. As a result, the company is saving time and money and has gained the management precision needed to efficiently utilize its limited IT staff and budget resources.
With FlexNet Manager for SAP Applications, the company has documented usage of SAP software licenses for each user and discovered that 20% of its SAP licenses were unused. This allowed the company to avoid new SAP license purchases, saving approximately $1 million. The company is now streamlining purchasing and leveraging the information provided by FlexNet Manager Suite to negotiate more favorable software license contracts for SAP, Microsoft and other software vendors.
Less than a year after partnering with Flexera Software and kicking off a new ITAM initiative, Maersk had realized multi-million dollar savings for two key software vendors. 95% of their IT assets are now managed and have corporate-wide business unit transparency. In addition, the ITAM program has become a trustworthy source of critical information and the team has met its deliverables every quarter to date. Also available in Japanese.
Installation
Websense uses InstallAnywhere to reliably install their Websense Web Security solution on Windows, Linux, and V-Series Websense appliances. InstallAnywhere simplifies and streamlines software development by enabling Websense to build a single installation project that works for every platform they target. The InstallAnywhere installer also provides Websense's end users with a reliable and professional installation experience.
Using InstallAnywhere, Vitria now simplifies the process of creating installers for its software products. By reducing the time spent creating an installer by 75 percent, the company creates a simpler process that decreases time to market, overall maintenance, overhead cost, and resources spent on coding.
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Yantra Corporation, the leading provider of distributed commerce management solutions, uses InstallAnywhere to deliver its Distributed Commerce Management applications to customers quickly and easily.
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"We wouldn't be nearly so far in our Windows 7 rollout or application virtualization efforts without AdminStudio," said Noakes. "And management has noticed. We've gotten great comments on our cost-cutting creativity and improved application packaging turnaround times."
Shamra Noakes
Client Infrastructure Manager
The City of Oklahoma City