IT Chargeback Best Practices: Why It Fails Without an Org Hierarchy
The old split added up. It just didn’t follow the use. Metering showed how much each subsidiary used. Putting that use on the right budget took the map behind it:
Analyzer for Ansys® Software provides a rich set of enterprise-wide software usage reports and powerful real-time views of current utilization so managers can easily see and optimize their Ansys licensing.
Benefits
Enterprise-wide Ansys usage data collection
Customizable reports and dashboards
Enable IT chargeback or cost allocation
Choose your Optimization Level
Analyzer for Ansys® Software is offered in three levels of functionality
Level 1
Runtime Usage
This includes real-time monitoring and historical reporting on a wide range of on-premise and Cloud applications, proactive alerts, and customizable dashboards.
Level 2
True Active Usage
This level includes all the features of Level 1, and it also meters the activity levels of all applications (standalone or server-based, Cloud or on-premise) to determine whether the applications are truly being actively used.
Level 3
Managed Usage
This level expands the capabilities of Levels 1 and 2 to provide better control in managing license resources by uncovering and terminating or suspending applications that are not in active use.
Reports
Centralized and real-time license monitor
Leverage real-time view of Ansys license usage on all license servers.
Real-time monitoring
Have reports take seconds not hours.
Reporting
Drill down to features and license details that contain information such as the user ID and hostname.
Standalone and server applications
Track standalone applications with the Open iT client.
Application resource usage
Set policies and priorities. Customize inactivity levels based on CPU, I/O, keyboard and mouse metering.
Automated license harvesting
Increase license efficiency.
User pop-up before suspend
Remind end users to close applications if not being used.
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LicenseAnalyzer
Primary tool for software usage metering, analysis, and optimization for all business and technical applications.
Additional Plug-ins
An AI-powered query module built into LicenseAnalyzer™. Ask about your license data and quickly receive answers.
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Forecasting and anomaly detection tool that analyzes current and historical usage data to predict future trends in license usage. 
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Advanced system that provides administrators a centralized portal for the administration and management of license files and license servers.
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Aligning IT with business strategy boils down to how business unit managers make decisions about financing.
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Solutions using Analyzer for Ansys® Software
Enterprise-wide Monitoring
Get an accurate overview
of IT assets
of IT assets
View the usage of all applications, regardless of licensing method, in real-time on a single portal and generate accurate historical usage reports that can be imported to your preferred BI tool.
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Vendor Negotiation
Negotiate pay-per-use software licenses
With the right tools, organizations can take advantage of contract renewals, apply for additional incentives, revisit those contracts that charge a fixed enterprise fee, and see if the provider can charge based on actual usage instead.
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Optimize License Usage
Track and recover unused
software licenses
software licenses
Discover opportunities for optimization by identifying the true active usage of your software applications and automatically harvesting idle licenses.
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Take a Guided Tour
Schedule a live demo today and get answers with a one-on-one walk-through. We’ll show you how your business can benefit from an efficient software asset management program with Open iT usage metering tools.
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