Application metering can tell you which workstations are running an application as well as tracking the frequency of use.
Employing Application Metering to monitor and assess software usage and licensing is an integral component of strategic asset management, which is provided by our Diagwin solutions. Application metering can tell you which workstations are running an application as well as tracking the frequency of use. Utilizing this data, you can manage or reduce business costs by reclaiming software licenses that are not being used.
DiagWin allows you to do the following:
Monitor Applications that are Run
DiagWin Application Metering can record the first time an application is started. Easily identify the software (including the version) that is being run on the computers of your network.
Frequency of Use
Track the number of times a particular application is run on a computer. Enables you to determine whether applications are used frequently or rarely and by individual, by department, by work group, by organization, by business unit, etc.
Track Initialization and Stopping of Applications
You can track when an application is started, stopped, or both and how long an application is used. You can also be alerted when an attempt is made to start an unauthorized application or block the use of an application.
License Harvesting
DiagWin Application Metering integrates with Altiris Inventory Solution to identify the applications installed on computers (Inventory Solution) and which of these applications are used. This helps you reclaim (harvest) unused software licenses and put them to use elsewhere.
One important aspect of application management is the capability to monitor application usage throughout your organization. Knowing which applications receive the most use and which receive the least use provides you with metrics for making purchasing decisions and can affect every department's budgets.
DiagWin keeps track of how each application is used, providing you with reports that note how long each application is open and what workstations they are running on.
To find out more about Application Metering, contact us.