3.3. Implement a license management tool and process
In this age of distributed computing, departmental projects, and company locations that may span the globe, it is important to understand where your investments are and how they are being used. You may have contractual obligations to report on software usage or over usage, or you may use this information internally to manage costs or charge backs. Implementing a complete process with the appropriate tools allows you to fully understand your software usage.
License management involves identifying:
The licenses that are supposed to be installed
The licenses that are actually installed
The licenses that are actively being used
The number of licenses that are forecasted to be installed
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