Parenthood! Does that ring a bell? Sleepless nights, constant monitoring, timely feeding and changing nappies—whether you are a parent or not, the knowledge is universal. In fact, parenthood is much more than that. It’s also setting the right path for your child to grow up to become a responsible and empathetic adult.
But, would you agree that it’s the same for ITAM professionals managing software licenses and preparing for software audits? Similar sleepless nights, making detailed to-do lists, and taking necessary steps to ensure the licenses behave in an intended manner…
Let’s take a closer look at the different aspects of this association.
Changing requirements
From newborn to infant, then toddler, eventually entering teens—different phases of growing up require unique parenting approaches. A one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work, even for two children of the same age. Similarly, as organizations are increasingly going for multisite and hybrid IT environments, monolithic license management would only support you up to a certain limit.
Consider, your organization uses a license management solution that helps you optimize network licenses. It was sufficient for you as all the applications your organization uses were offering network licenses only. Now, suddenly one vendor decided to go cloud, and you are left with no option to monitor the usage of your cloud subscription.
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The need for continuous monitoring
New parents forget the law of averages. For newborns, everything is real-time. You leave them alone for a minute and it can lead to anything. No predictive analysis can forecast the idle time of your baby, unlike OpenLM does for your licenses. That’s why families nurturing a newborn often require additional support (nannies, daycare, etc.), so that they can manage all priorities without disruption.
To address similar concerns in multisite and hybrid IT environments, modern IT management solutions are breaking away from monolithic architecture, where a small issue can impact the entire system and lead to incomplete or erroneous reporting. Enter microservices, also referred to as loosely coupled architecture, where all functionalities become independent services. As a result, issues in one functionality may not affect the other—ensuring customers a seamless asset management experience.
Additional Read: What is Shadow IT: Definition, reasons, risks and remedy
Is your approach/solution scalable enough?
In the 21st century, the gradual transition from on-premise to cloud doesn’t apply only to software licensing. It is a paradigm shift in the standards of living led by technological advancements, where the children of Gen Z and Gen Alpha are exposed to the cloud (the virtual cloud) more than any previous generations.
Also, with the world becoming a global village and global software licensing market on a steady rise, your IT environment as well as the future of a child now have ‘n’ number of possibilities to become. That’s why scalability is supreme in both parenting approach and software asset management.
In the first case, there are modern solutions and apps (ed-tech, parental control, etc.) to bring the best out of a child in a rapidly evolving academic environment. For the latter, what you need is a highly scalable asset management solution that can meet rapidly changing user demands and ensure efficiency.
Notably, the new OpenLM SAM is developed on Docker and orchestrated on Kubernetes, two platforms used to deploy, manage and scale solutions as per requirements. Going beyond the legacy monolithic version, the OpenLM SAM Annapurna is also built as microservices—which reduces downtime significantly and boosts productivity.
Also, OpenLM SAM offers real-time reporting and Advanced Analytics, along with limitless reporting capabilities based on your unique business needs. With our Annapurna release, we have launched our SaaS Management Solution, enabling organizations to monitor and optimize their cloud subscriptions.
We are living in a VUCA world where individuals and organizations require advanced skills and solutions to thrive. While raising a child or growing a company is no simple task, smart strategies like efficient asset management make the struggle worth doing.
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