Category: Software Asset Optimization

Altair SAO: Software Usage Metrics – 2

By Alhad Joshi on March 21, 2014

In the previous SAO article, I talked about capacity utilization, a key metric, especially for shared licenses.  I will discuss additional metrics, how they can provide objective utilization measures, and what role they can play in decision making – which … Read More

Altair SAO: Software Usage Metrics – 1

By Alhad Joshi on February 21, 2014

The prime objective of Altair SAO is to collect software usage data and retrieve objective metrics through analytics for the express purpose of driving decisions to maintain optimal software inventory – not too much, not too little.

Altair SAO: Tracking Usage Data

By Alhad Joshi on January 21, 2014

What data is required to track software usage?  Users check out a software license at some point in time, they use the software, and check the license back in when they are done.  License managers keep a record of this … Read More

Altair SAO: Software Asset Optimization

By Alhad Joshi on December 20, 2013

During the eighties, almost all end-user software was installed on users’ individual desktops, which were typically UNIX machines from SUN, IBM, SGI, etc. or MSDOS PCs.  Over time, more end-user software used in engineering was ported to work on the … Read More