The other day I happened to stumble upon a debate about the vitality of network management software. Well what was just a conversation, took shape of a long thrashed debate because it was with one of my IT administrator colleague. I was obviously in favor of the statement but how could he agree to something which challenges his viability. We all know the use of software and various tools which facilitate our day to day work. On the context of admin, his plentiful works can also be easily wrapped up and efficiently managed with the use of various smart management tools. Let’s bring forth this statement with the help of one such tool, the software inventory management.

Also known as, asset management software is a prolific business tool that keeps track of the software usage statistics in an organization. Now every admin professional has to also do this job. Keep a track list of software, buy license and update software, check compliance standards and generate reports. Even working diligently throughout the process, one needs to spend substantial amount of time to accomplish these tasks. Now with help of software inventory management software, one can finish off these tasks in no time. In lieu of tedious manual calculations and risk of errors, one can opt for this precise tool to have a look over the whole network in no time.

Now that is just its prime feature. If we have a look over its extended functions, one can’t deny its importance in the present world where time is money. It provides complete information about which software is installed on which computer, what is the software title, when the software was installed, when the software license will expire, what is the software license type, and so on. It automatically updates you in advance about software expiries and required license to be purchased. It also provides inventory details like, Frequently Used, Occasionally Used, or Rarely Used tools. Hence forth; you save a lot of time and money by updating only required assets in advance and never land up buying extra licenses.

Another important aspect served by this tool is maintaining software security and compliance in the network. It gives you alerts and notifications if anyone in the network breaches security standards. Any new software if installed at any user end can be tracked. Prohibited sites and software if used can also be found out instantly. What more, does one needs from a single network management tool but there is more. It generates automatic reports for every function carried out which can be again backed up via mail by configuring the mail server.

Lepide software Asset Management is one such software inventory management tool that helps in controlling the organizational investment. It has elaborate report generating capabilities and keeps a close look over compliance parameters. Save reports in any of them formats; CSV, RTF, HTML or PDF. Also it is inbuilt with software audit report system letting auditors know if the organization is meeting the software license compliance.