Certero ITAM Review Tools Day

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Certero Tool Showcase – AssetStudio® V5


Agenda

• Certero – who we are • who we really are• where are we going?

• AssetStudio® V5• A Quick overview• Summary


Certero – Who We Are (from our website)

A leading specialist in Software Asset Management (SAM), PC Power Management (PCPM) and Windows Password Reset

Solutions…Helping enterprises to derive maximum value from their software and hardware assets.

Through intelligent software and design Certero removes complexity to drive high levels of automation & efficiencies, complemented and supported by the very best skilled People to provide Services and Customer Support.

Deployed in over 32 countries Certero solutions accommodate any organisation’s requirements regardless of scope, size or skills.

With Offices in the UK and Australia Certero can provide a ‘follow the sun’ support service. Certero also have a partner network to cover other key regions. Certero has Three Microsoft Gold Competencies, Software Asset Management, Data Platform and Application Development. Sales and Technical staff having been trained to Microsoft MCTS level as a minimum, meaning the level and quality of the services provided are some of the strongest available. Certero is also an Oracle Gold Partner.


Certero – Awareness• Is either lacking or quite strange

• When I ask or talk about Certero the perception of Certero portrayed back to me is something we just do not recognise.

• “Niche ITAM player in the NHS” – and that’s a LAR’s view ?

• I really had no idea you could do all that – things we hear

• If only we had known about you earlier – things we hear

• You have a great product, you should really make more people aware – things we hear

• We do listen and we will drive awareness in 2015 – one reason why we are here today


Certero – Who We REALLY Are (less formal)

We really want to deliver:the BEST Products & Solutions

the BEST Services for our Customersthe BEST experience

the BEST Customer Satisfaction

We are NOT DRIVEN by trying to:have the biggest number of deployments

the biggest revenue totalsthe biggest number of offices the biggest number of staff

We REALLY want to the BEST, not the biggest


Certero – Who We Really Are (Proof)• AssetStudio® V3 – gaining momentum• Looked at the market and the resurgence of SAM, Cloud,

Mobile and general trends, demands being made• All we could see was solutions with ‘compromise’ and

‘legacy’, they were just not built for the future demands (Incl AS V3)

• ITIL – disparate ‘bolted together’ solutions (complexity, cost, support) – did they have any longevity?

• No ‘holistic’ solutions – we believed this was the future

• So we ‘started again’ – built AssetStudio® V5 (July 2014)• Brave, most important decision we will ever make at Certero• Proof that we mean what we say and its not just marketing


Certero – Where are we going?• AssetStudio® V5 (July 2014) – 80% adoption – brilliant

feedback

• Next Major Release – January 2015• Cloud Monitoring | Apps-Store | SAP | MDM

• Roadmap for 2015• IBM (increased scope) – may just miss January 2015 ?• EMM (Enterprise Mobile Management)

• MAM, MCM, MEM• APPLE management tool (IMACs, MacBooks, Servers)• Continue to enhance the above – based on feedback

• Office in USA (USA | UK | AU) ; increase Partner network to cover remaining areas



IT Asset Management (ITAM)

Advanced, highly detailed Inventory solution. across any platform including:

Windows, Mac, Linux & Unix

Agent-less for those in the Datacentre or agent-based AssetStudio® can do both, simultaneously, across any platform.

Specifically designed for Software License Optimisation & Entitlement (SLOE), AssetStudio® obtains critical information such as correct CPU’s, detailed software information such as versions & editions, critical for expensive server software licensing.

The Inventory and licensing functions are dynamic with no need for point-in-time data feeds, the complexity is removed along with the risk of problems occurring.

To manage software in virtual environments AssetStudio® can import data from all major virtualisation technologies including:

HP, VMware, Windows, Citrix, IBM and various Linux


Software License Optimisation & Entitlement (SLOE)

• AssetStudio® Data Connector (ADC) takes feeds from 3rd Party Inventory tools such as SCCM, Altiris, LANDesk, FrontRange & More

• Out-of-the-box coverage for all of the major vendors such as Adobe, Microsoft and Oracle. The intelligent automation applies Product Use Rights such as upgrade and downgrades which are specific to the individual vendors.

• Intelligent software that assigns ‘best fit’ of licenses taking all of the vendor rules into account including upgrade/downgrade rights top provide a Real-time Effective Licence Position (ELP) – the first step in the SLO journey

• Take action to remove unused software & re-harvest unused software licenses and your ELP dynamically updates in the simple to use interface

• Advanced capability that enforces access control at device level as well as user - Critical for device based licensing in Terminal Services environments


• AppsMonitor: Monitors all WINTEL & Cloud based applications out-of the box with no need for configuration. Data is collected of a large window of 12 months for more accurate decision making.

• Get fast access to the critical information required through just a few simple clicks. Answers can be understood in business terms via charts and graphs in the simple to use User Interface

• AssetStudio® can be fully populated or simplified by creating personal and public folders, dashboards by function, department, individual roles and even KPI’s, the data is dynamically updated so you always have accurate information for decision making

Software License Optimisation & Entitlement (SLOE) Continued…


• The advanced Discovery and Inventory provides detailed information on all instances of Oracle, IBM & SAP software.

• AssetStudio® quickly establishes a safe and trusted Effective License Position (ELP) for Oracle, IBM & SAP.

• Monitor usage of high value Oracle, IBM & SAP software to identify unused software and release the surplus licenses.

• AssetStudio® for SAP & IBM provides license optimisation for all key licensing models. For example with SAP Professional & Limited Professional User licenses are supported so you can avoid buying too many high cost license types when lower cost licenses will meet user needs.

• AssetStudio® supports all IBM licensing models including PVU, UVU, RVU, Authorised user, concurrent user and floating user which are automatically reconciled against license entitlements.

Datacentre Software Asset Management (SAM)


AssetStudio® Summary

• Single, holistic solution for End to End Software Asset Management (SAM): solution: ITSM, ITAM, SLOE, Datacentre, EMM

• AssetStudio® is built from the ground up to work together, straight out of the box, without any of the usual mandatory, expensive configuration costs

• The brand-new solution has no legacy and is built to work together seamlessly

• The completely modular solution can also be run stand-alone or with any existing third party solutions such as:• Altiris, SCCM, LANDesk, FrontRange etc.

• Modern, simple to user interface: With AssetStudio® you can get fast access to the critical information required through just a few simple clicks

• On-premise, Cloud or Managed Service solution: It can be hosted in the Cloud for those who require a SaaS service, it can also provide enriched functionality in the SaaS provision retaining all of the functionality of an on-premise solution

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