What is asset management and how does Systems Management Server 2003 help?
A. As corporations are becoming more focused on reducing costs, the ability to accurately track corporate software throughout the lifecycle and stay compliant with vendors’ licensing policies has become a necessity. Systems Management Server 2003 provides an integrated way to not only determine what applications are installed, but to track application usage as well. It can track which users are running applications, for how long, and how many instances concurrently. This functionality is fully integrated with the enterprise scalable inventory of Systems Management Server 2003, and will allow you to save money on potential new application purchases, stay compliant on existing products, and effectively phase out unused applications, resulting in enterprises using what is paid for and paying only for what is used. For more information, see the Asset Management page.
