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License Management

92 articles from the TeamEDA team on license management — practical guidance for engineering software teams.

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great rehiring
Industry NewsLicense Management
1 min read

Are You Ready for the “Great Rehiring”?

Understand your idle license count so you can hire more engineers!! We have recently noticed many companies talking about the “great rehiring“. This year, many organizations…

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Best PracticesLicense Management
3 min read

License Server Consolidation & FlexLM License Usage Billing

Are your engineering managers frustrated about paying for software licenses that aren’t being used in certain regions? If so, you’re not alone. As engineering organizations…

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LAMUM FeaturesLicense Management
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In-Depth: LAM Tabs Explained

Track any of the following data for license inventories by: Vendor information (name, tool, quantity, # seats) Dates (Acquired, renewals and terms) Purchase type (Subscription,…

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License ManagementLicenses
1 min read

Software Audit Compliance & Types of Licenses

Licensing for engineering software can be node-locked, named-user, or floating (also called concurrent-use). Floating is most popular because licenses can be shared. However,…

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License ManagementReporting
1 min read

Are Your Estimates Used for Usage Reporting, Strategy Trends or Chargebacks Accurate?

Engineering software is very expensive, with licenses (seats) costing as much as $100,000 each. CAD on average might cost $5-10,000 a seat. CAE $10-20,000 a seat. EDA $20-$50k…

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Best PracticesLicense Management
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Optimize Your Remote Engineering Workforce & ROI

Research is forecasting that the “Office Environment” might not come back after the Pandemic. Most of the work force is working from home and this causes plenty of strain on…

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License Management
1 min read

How Much Are you Spending on Engineering Licenses?

How much are you spending on Engineering Licensing? Do you know how much you could be saving or how to leverage data to make sure you are not spending too much? It may sound…

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Best PracticesLicense Management
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Set Up your Remote Workforce for Success

The Pandemic has caused all of us to rethink what can be considered normality. Ensuring your remote workforce is set up for success has become a true necessity. The past year…

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Industry NewsLicense Management
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4 Steps to Move from Perpetual to Subscription License Models

It seems like only yesterday that Perpetual licenses were the only method to purchase Engineering Software, paying a maintenance fee annually was the accepted practice.…

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License Management
1 min read

Engineering SAM as an Active Business Practice

This blog is part of TeamEDA’s broader resource on software license management. If you are new to the topic, that is a good place to start before diving in here. Many think of…

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License Management
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Trying to Meet Compliance Milestones?

Do you have compliance milestones your team is trying to meet? Are you looking for ways to optimize your discretionary engineering spend and make decision-making faster?…

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License Management
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Budget Constraints? Better Decision-Making for Engineering Software Spend

Are you facing budget cuts or constraints this year for your R&D team? Have you been putting off the analysis of your AutoCAD, GIS, CAD, CAM, Simulation, EDA, PLM, etc. license…

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