Overview
Viewfinity provides the ability to dynamically collect an accurate and real-time inventory of your entire desktop computing infrastructure along with associated procurement details. Hardware inventory will automatically collect detailed information about the hardware characteristics of client computers such as memory, operating system, peripherals, services, and processes that are running on each PC. Software inventory will gather information such as file size, file date, file path, product names, and versions.
Viewfinity's inventory metrics generate meaningful reports needed by IT and business decision makers so you can effectively prepare for software audits, track spending, ensure compliance, identify vulnerabilities within the desktop environment and make informed decisions about your IT investments.
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Software License & Usage Reporting
The key to successful software license management lies in the accuracy of node inventorying and then taking actionable steps related to the licensing decision-making and allocation process. Viewfinity Asset Inventory helps you manage IT assets by providing a constant, real-time assessment of your network and its software license status, ensuring that your company is always in compliance with its software licensing commitments. Simply enter in the amount of licenses purchased per application, and this information is displayed in the software usage report which provides detailed information regarding the actual usage of applications and cross-references usage with the amount of licenses owned. With this side-by-side display of licenses owned compared to actual usage, companies can control and administer software license allocation based on application usage activity and eliminates the need to pay for licenses that aren't being used.
Collecting Laptop Inventory
Laptops present a challenge to IT Administrators during the IT inventory collection process. Viewfinity overcomes these challenges by automatically inventorying a laptop the moment it reconnects to the Internet. Because the administrator and desktop are both connected to the Viewfinity web service via a secure Internet HTTPS connection, the laptop doesn’t need to be connected to the corporate network in order for the inventory information to be collected. The information is then added to the master file and your corporate records are updated. No longer do IT administrators need to keep a manual record of which laptops have not yet been inventoried.
Key Features
- Reports real-time inventory of all software and hardware assets
- Displays a centralized view of all software and hardware assets by group, department, or entire organization
- Provides the ability to query for specific software versions or hardware characteristics
- Advanced reporting on software usage based on user groups, time frame and other filters
- Inventories laptops automatically the moment they are reconnected to the internet
- Provides a SaaS platform option — saves on infrastructure costs and setup time
- Alerts IT when the number of licenses in use exceeds what has been purchased
- Notifies end-users upon application launch if the license limit has been exceeded
- Displays side-by-side listing of licenses owned compared to actual usage
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