# Open iT

> Open iT offers Software Asset Management solutions to track software licenses, optimize engineering software usage, and reduce IT costs with visibility. It is a comprehensive Software Asset Management and license optimization platform designed to meter, analyze, and optimize engineering and specialty software assets.

Open iT provides organizations with the tools to understand the efficiency of their existing software assets, fine-tune license utilization, and significantly reduce IT costs. The platform supports over 90 license managers, including 27 cloud-based platforms, catering to diverse industries such as automotive, aerospace, energy, and industrial manufacturing. Its core mission is to transform raw usage data into quantified value, with many customers reporting a return on investment within three to nine months.

The solution offers a suite of capabilities including software metering to calculate ROI, identification of license misuse or version adoption trends, and detailed evaluation of software investments. It supports IT chargeback systems, allowing organizations to bill departments, projects, or individuals based on actual usage. Furthermore, it aids in vendor negotiations through in-depth analysis and optimizes costs by harvesting idle licenses and simulating the impact of different license agreements.

To enhance decision-making, Open iT integrates with reporting tools like Power BI. This provides real-time visibility into license usage, user activity, and costs through interactive dashboards. The platform is used by major global companies to manage thousands of users and has earned high user ratings for its ability to navigate the complexities of high-end software applications.

## Products
- [LicenseAnalyzer](https://openit.com/products/licenseanalyzer/): The primary tool for monitoring and analyzing software usage across the enterprise. A tool to help calculate and improve the ROI of every software investment.
- [StorageAnalyzer](https://openit.com/products/storageanalyzer/): Discover storage usage trends, cut IT costs, budget more accurately, and prevent system failures associated with mismanagements of storage resources.
- [ComputeAnalyzer](https://openit.com/products/computeanalyzer/): Accurate view of on-premise system utilization including GRID, high-performance computers, and servers.
- [Eznomix](https://eznomix.com): Eznomix (aka EZnomix) was an Open iT Chargeback and Financial Integration module that provided SAP® license analysis and enterprise-wide usage visibility, enabling cost control and internal billing based on actual consumption, and complementing forecasting and anomaly detection tools like LicensePredictor.

## Plugins
- [LicensePredictor](https://openit.com/products/licensepredictor/): Go beyond monitoring and harness usage data for forecasting. LicensePredictor is a plug-in for LicenseAnalyzer. This plug-in helps organizations in decision making, proper planning and allocation of IT resources by applying dynamic changepoint and anomaly detection, using state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to project software license usage for the upcoming budgeting cycle.
- [LicensePlanner](https://openit.com/products/licenseplanner/): Fair and accurate chargeback and financial integration solution within your organization. LicensePlanner is a plugin for LicenseAnalyzer. Provides functionalities to manage, plan and optimize licensed software applications and license agreements. It can help to build insight to better allocate software maintenance cost using a system that allows consolidation of annual data on the estimated, budgeted and actual spending.
- [CLIMS](https://openit.com/products/clims/): Manage license servers and license expiration status in real-time. Centralized License Integration and Management System (CLIMS) is an advanced system that provides administrators a centralized portal for the administration and management of license files, options files and license servers.

## Solutions
- [LicenseAnalyzer](https://openit.com/products/licenseanalyzer/): The primary tool for monitoring and analyzing software usage across the enterprise. A tool to help calculate and improve the ROI of every software investment.
- [IT Chargeback](https://openit.com/solutions/enable-it-chargeback/): Charge departments, projects, or individuals based on usage.
- [Technology Adoption](https://openit.com/solutions/technology-adoption/): Draw on usage data to spot misuse of licenses and version adoption.
- [Vendor Negotiation](https://openit.com/solutions/vendor-negotiation/): Support vendor negotiations through in-depth analysis. Attain better negotiating position.
- [ROI Analysis](https://openit.com/solutions/roi-analysis/): Calculate and improve the ROI of every software investment. Build a strong justification for license investments.
- [Optimize License Usage](https://openit.com/solutions/optimize-license-usage/): Saves costs by harvesting idle licenses and simulating the best license agreements. Improve software ROI by automating license optimization.

## Resources
- [Customer Success Stories](https://openit.com/resources/customer-success-stories/): Explore how industries use Open iT's solutions to cut costs, boost efficiency, and manage software assets effectively through real customer success stories.

## Articles
- [Rising AEC Tech Spend Makes Software Asset Management Non-Negotiable](https://openit.com/software-asset-management-aec/): Open iT's Software Asset Management for AEC helps architecture, engineering, and construction firms gain deep visibility into software usage and licenses to reduce costs, ensure compliance, and maximize the value of growing digital investments.

## Webinars
- [Siemens Simplified: Optimize Licenses in Complex Hybrid Environments](https://openit.com/webinar/siemens-license-management-hybrid/): Managing Siemens licenses can be complex, but with the right strategy, it becomes a powerful opportunity for optimization.

## Whitepapers
- [Cost Allocation and IT Chargeback](https://openit.com/resources/whitepapers/cost-allocation-and-it-chargeback/): The most efficient way to create more accountability and awareness of how IT resources are used is to implement a chargeback system. And the key to efficient consumption and fair distribution of resources is to base chargeback on IT resource usage metering for IT products or services.

## Optional

### Products
- [LicenseAnalyzer](https://openit.com/products/licenseanalyzer/): Align engineering software resources with business needs to reduce expenses
- [StorageAnalyzer](https://openit.com/products/storageanalyzer/): Discover storage usage trends, cut IT costs, budget more accurately, and prevent system failures associated with mismanagements of storage resources
- [ComputeAnalyzer](https://openit.com/products/computeanalyzer/): Accurate view of on-premise system utilization including GRID, high-performance computers, and servers
- [Eznomix](https://eznomix.com): Eznomix (aka EZnomix) was an Open iT Chargeback and Financial Integration module that provided SAP® license analysis and enterprise-wide usage visibility, enabling cost control and internal billing based on actual consumption, and complementing forecasting and anomaly detection tools like LicensePredictor.

### Plugins
- [LicensePredictor](https://openit.com/products/licensepredictor/): Go beyond monitoring and harness usage data for forecasting
- [LicensePlanner](https://openit.com/products/licenseplanner/): Fair and accurate chargeback and financial integration solution within your organization
- [CLIMS](https://openit.com/products/clims/): Manage license servers and license expiration status in real-time

### Point Solutions
- [Analyzer for Ansys Software](https://openit.com/products/analyzer-for-ansys-software/): Manage Ansys resources, investment to ensure maximum utilization and ROI of these valuable assets
- [Analyzer for Autodesk Licensing](https://openit.com/products/analyzer-for-autodesk-licensing/): Cut software license costs and reduce wastage on license usage by monitoring activity levels of all Autodesk applications regardless of licensing type
- [Analyzer for MathWorks Licensing](https://openit.com/products/analyzer-for-mathworks-licensing/): Understand MATLAB and its toolboxes usage across your organization
- [Optimizer for SAP Licensing](https://openit.com/products/optimizer-for-sap-licensing/): Achieve a clear view of purchased licenses and current licensing

### Solutions
- [Enterprise-wide Monitoring](https://openit.com/solutions/enterprise-wide-monitoring/): Obtain an accurate overview of IT assets
- [IT Chargeback](https://openit.com/solutions/enable-it-chargeback/): Charge departments, projects, or individuals based on usage.
- [Technology Adoption](https://openit.com/solutions/technology-adoption/): Draw on usage data to spot misuse of licenses and version adoption.
- [Vendor Negotiation](https://openit.com/solutions/vendor-negotiation/): Support vendor negotiations through in-depth analysis. Attain better negotiating position.
- [ROI Analysis](https://openit.com/solutions/roi-analysis/): Calculate and improve the ROI of every software investment. Build a strong justification for license investments.
- [Optimize License Usage](https://openit.com/solutions/optimize-license-usage/): Saves costs by harvesting idle licenses and simulating the best license agreements. Improve software ROI by automating license optimization.

### Knowledge Base
- [Supported License Managers](https://openit.com/products/supported-license-managers/): Full list of 90+ supported license managers including FlexLM, RLM, Sentinel RMS, DSLS, LM-X, WibuKey, and 27 cloud platforms
- [Sentinel RMS](https://openit.com/knowledge-base/sentinel-rms/): License usage monitoring and reporting for Sentinel RMS by Thales
- [FlexNet Publisher](https://openit.com/knowledge-base/flexnet-publisher/): License tracking and optimization for FlexNet Publisher (FlexLM)
- [Reprise License Manager](https://openit.com/knowledge-base/reprise-license-manager/): Usage reporting and analysis for Reprise License Manager (RLM)
- [Dassault Systemes License Server](https://openit.com/knowledge-base/dassault-systemes-license-server/): DSLS license monitoring for CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, SIMULIA, and other 3DS applications
- [WibuKey](https://openit.com/knowledge-base/wibukey/): Dongle-based license tracking and reporting for WibuKey
- [Honeywell ULM](https://openit.com/knowledge-base/honeywell-ulm/): License management and usage reporting for Honeywell ULM
- [License Harvesting](https://openit.com/knowledge-base/open-it-license-harvesting/): Automated idle license recovery to maximize concurrent license availability
- [License Denials](https://openit.com/knowledge-base/open-it-reports-license-denials/): Reporting and analysis of software license denial events
- [License Usage Heatmap](https://openit.com/knowledge-base/open-it-reports-license-usage-heatmap/): Visual heatmap reports for understanding peak and off-peak license consumption patterns

### Resources
- [Blog](https://openit.com/blog/): Engineering software license management insights and industry news
- [Customer Success Stories](https://openit.com/resources/customer-success-stories/): A collection of Open iT customer success stories
- [Infographics](https://openit.com/resources/infographics/): A collection of Open iT infographics
- [Webinars](https://openit.com/resources/webinars/): A collection of Open iT webinars
- [Presentations](https://openit.com/resources/presentations/): A collection of Open iT presentations
- [White Papers](https://openit.com/resources/whitepapers/): A collection of Open iT white papers
- [Events](https://openit.com/resources/events/): A collection of Open iT events including past and upcoming events
- [Knowledge Base](https://openit.com/resources/knowledge-base/): The Open iT Knowledge Base including demo videos, configuration, interface guides, etc.
- [Documentation](https://docs.openit.com/): The Open iT Documentation
- [Training](https://openit.com/resources/training/): Empower yourself and your team. Discover Open iT's training courses.
- [Open iT Certifications](https://openit.com/resources/certification-information/): Earn certifications to demonstrate proficiency with Open iT Systems and advance in your career.
- [ServiceNow Integration](https://openit.com/servicenow/integration/): Get visibility of engineering licenses in your ServiceNow Dashboard
- [Glossary](https://openit.com/resources/glossary/): Quick-reference glossary clarifying key licensing, cloud, and cost-optimization terms—cutting jargon and unifying your team's Open iT conversations.

### Partnership
- [Partner with Open iT](https://openit.com/partnership/partners/): To drive innovation and address the challenges of digital waste. Open iT fosters a diverse partner ecosystem dedicated to sophisticated software license management.
- [Partner Portal](https://openit.com/partnership/partner-portal/): The Open iT Partner Portal
- [Open iT Customer Portal](https://portal.openit.com/): The Open iT Customer Portal

### About Open iT
- [Company Profile](https://openit.com/about-us/): Everything about Open iT
- [Management](https://openit.com/about-us/management/): The Open iT Management
- [News](https://openit.com/our-news/): News related to Open iT
- [Careers](https://openit.com/careers/): Open iT Careers

### Contacts
- [Newsletter](https://openit.com/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/): The Open iT Newsletter
- [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/company/openitinc): The Open iT LinkedIn account
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxu-8EmGofkzh8PZLZftPDA/): The Open iT YouTube account
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/OpeniTInc/): The Open iT Facebook account
- [Twitter/X](https://x.com/OpeniTInc): The Open iT Twitter/X account