Eracent SOAR - Tools Advisor

SOAR™
Software Optimization
and Rationalization
Fully Automated:
.. Optimized Discovery
.. License Utilization
.. Contract Analysis
.. Purchase Order Reconciliation
.. Product Use Rights
.. SKU analysis
.. Reclamation
MAXIMIZE
BENEFIT
MINIMIZE
COST
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oftware is a critical and significant portion of organization spending.
Gartner states that organizations that do not maintain a comprehensive
Software Management (SAM) process overspend by at least 30% and
expose themselves to liabilities from publisher software audits.
Optimization is about “Maximizing Benefit and Minimizing Cost” with a
process that enhances SAM. Every Dollar, Pound or Euro spent on
software is taken directly from the organization bottom line. Proper SAM
as enhanced by optimization and rationalization directly affects
corporate profitability and performance.
ERACENT, in the business of Software Asset Management for over 14
years, counts many of the world’s largest companies and most complex
IT organizations as current clients. Eracent`s IT Management CenterITMC™ solution provides the functionality required to support an
effective SOAR™ program.
ERACENT understands the financial benefits and the issues associated
with SAM, software inventory, licensing and operations. Eracent manages
IT processes based upon the collection and analysis of real time network
data within a management database. The data precisely reflects the IT
network.
SOAR™ is based on the thorough analysis of IT inventories, purchasing
contracts and software usage. Eracent enables clients to optimize
software management resulting in increased ITSM levels and optimized
licensing spend. Eracent’s vision is expressed in its slogan: Meaning
Based IT Management™.
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SOFTWARE LICENSE OPTIMIZATION
AND RATIONALIZATION IS ABOUT
THE MONEY.
THE ERACENT SOAR™ solution offering
is summarized by the Software License
Management Summary dashboard. This
SOAR™-board provides both current
software spending and the path to
optimized SAM. This is truly an industry
unique process.
ERACENT’S SOLUTIONS
INCLUDE:
» Real time network discovery for Windows, UNIX, Linux, infrastructure, IOT, Mobile and Cloud Platform discovery data
including usage and history into a dynamic SQL DB.
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Total software contract management through the IT Management Console - ITMC™
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A suite of (Continuous License Reconciliation™) CLR™ modules which include:
CLR for Microsoft™, CLR for Oracle™, CLR for IBM™, CLR for SAP™, CLR for Adobe™, CLR for
Symantec™, CLR for VMWare™ and CLR for Engineering Applications™
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The industry`s most extensive Software Recognition Library
A complete SKU and PUR database
A comprehensive compilation of accurate IT data within the Eracent IT-Pedia™
REPORTS
Installed Software
Purchased
Software Usage
Installed
Software Contracts
Used
license positions
Software Orders
Software SKU`s
Vendor specific
license compliance
Finance Data
SCANMAN™
DATA PROCESSING WITHIN ITMC™
ENABLES MANAGEMENT PROCESSES
A SELF-SERVICE APP PORTAL PLUS™
MANAGES SOFTWARE PURCHASING
AND PROVISIONING
The primary responsibility of a Software Asset Manager is ensuring efficient Business Continuity through optimum cost
effective delivery of the software resources required to compete in a real-time global environment. Eracent’s CLR™ License
Optimization, Self-Service APP Portal, and Workflow processes are designed to provide Software Asset Managers with the
tools to optimize both delivery and cost of software resources.
VENDOR SPECIFIC PAGES ARE USED TO MANAGE LICENSES
TEMPLATES AND WIZARDS ARE USED TO PURCHASE
SERVER LICENSES
ERACENT’S INDUSTRY UNIQUE
SOFTWARE RATIONALIZATION
PROCESS
As part of the Software Rationalization Process, Eracent provides vendor
specific guided process license and usage optimization wizards.
THE WORKSHEET WIZARDS:
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Define the scope of the application (Deployment/usage)
Define business function/ edition rightsizing
Define full scheduled yearly cost including maintenance
Compare cost and business value
Define functional quality and usage
Document a cost rationalization plan
Calculate specific cost analysis projections
The individual work sheets are summarized and reported within the Total
Software Analysis and Projected Spend management dashboard.
MEANING BASED IT ASSET MANAGEMENT™
Manage the network by managing the
database. Eracent real time discovery
technology, asset and historical data along
with IT-Pedia™ assures that the database is
an accurate and manageable representation
of the network.
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OTTSVILLE, PA 18942
www.eracent.com
(908) 537-6520
Anthony Mellina
USA
a.mellina@eracent.com
Office: (908) 670-7117
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Rex Hendershot
EU and EMEA
rex.hendershot@eracent.com
London Office:+44 0207 2337190