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Bring Software Rights and Reality Together.Software

Connect software product CIs, installation records, licenses, contracts, usage and reclamation in one software asset workspace.

Know what you use.

Executive WorkspaceInspect the software estate and license position.

Product InventoryMaintain software product CIs in the shared CMDB.

License InventoryTrack recorded rights and entitlements.

Installation CIsRelate installed software to configuration records.

ProductRights

Connect software product CIs, installation records, licenses, contracts, usage and reclamation in one software asset workspace.

What Connects Here

Explore in detail

Executive Workspace

Inspect the software estate and license position.

Product Inventory

Maintain software product CIs in the shared CMDB.

License Inventory

Track recorded rights and entitlements.

Installation CIs

Relate installed software to configuration records.

Product → Rights → Reclamation

Explore the details below, then bring your workflow, source data and questions to a guided conversation.

Built into the platform

The capabilities behind
the experience.

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Executive workspace

Inspect the software estate and license position.

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Product inventory

Maintain software product CIs in the shared CMDB.

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License inventory

Track recorded rights and entitlements.

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Installation CIs

Relate installed software to configuration records.

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Contracts and renewals

Keep software agreements and renewal context visible.

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Usage and reclamation

Review recorded usage and controlled recovery workflows.

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Bundles and deployments

Connect software bundles, deployment delivery and recorded outcomes.

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Renewal and reclamation decisions

Keep usage coverage, potential reclaim estimates and posted savings separate.

Actual product view

Inside Software Asset Management.

See the running demo environment. Features and records are subject to your role, configuration and integrations.

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Connected by design

Context travels
with the work.

Service records, configuration items, people, locations and evidence share the same operational foundation. Move from investigation to the related asset, service or customer workflow with clear ownership.

Explore the platform architecture

Implementation context

Software allocation is distinct from installation. Deployment outcomes require a configured supported provider. Unknown usage is not inactivity; potential reclaim estimates remain separate from posted savings.

Who this is for

Software asset managers, licensing analysts, endpoint administrators and procurement teams

A license allocation does not prove installation, and missing usage does not prove inactivity. Software decisions require separate evidence for rights, deployed inventory, usage coverage and any reclaim or renewal proposal. An evaluation of Software Asset Management should make those boundaries inspectable before the team relies on the operating view.

Illustrative walkthrough

Review a renewal using rights, installation and usage evidence

A fictional organization reviews an upcoming software renewal. Its licensing analyst compares recorded entitlements and installations, checks usage coverage and evaluates a controlled reclamation proposal without presenting a potential reclaim estimate as posted savings. This is an illustrative evaluation scenario, not a claim about a customer deployment.

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Establish products and rights

Inspect the software product CI, license inventory and relevant contract so the team can distinguish recorded entitlement from user allocation or actual installation. Inspect the software estate and license position.

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Check installed and observed coverage

Review installation CIs, recorded usage and any configured deployment outcomes, keeping unsupported providers and unknown usage visible rather than making an inactivity assumption. Track recorded rights and entitlements.

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Qualify the renewal decision

Compare the renewal or reclamation proposal with its supporting records and maintain the distinction between potential reclaim estimates, approved action and posted savings. Keep software agreements and renewal context visible.

Ask the evaluator to distinguish an allocated license from an installation and an unknown usage interval from observed inactivity before discussing a reclamation or renewal decision. Use demonstration records and preserve the applicable reporting scope.

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Prepare the evaluation

Bring the right inputs.

What to prepare

  • Software product CI and entitlements
  • Installation and usage coverage
  • Contract renewal and deployment evidence

Candidate measures to agree

  • Installations linked to product identities
  • Usage records with known coverage
  • Reclamation decisions supported by evidence

These are evaluation criteria, not promised outcomes. Agree the baseline, scope, source coverage and acceptance method with the responsible owners before drawing conclusions.

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Questions for this topic

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Does allocation mean software is installed?

No. Software allocation and installation are distinct records, so an evaluation should compare the rights position, assigned allocation and installed configuration evidence separately.

Can absent usage justify reclamation?

Unknown usage is not inactivity. Teams should establish observation coverage and review the applicable reclamation workflow before taking action on a license or subscription.

Are potential reclaim estimates realized savings?

No. Potential reclaim estimates remain separate from posted savings, and deployment outcomes require a supported configured provider before the platform can record those outcomes.

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when everything connects.

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