Software metering,, allows you to collect information on software usage to assist in managing software purchases and licensing. Using software metering, you can do the following:
◆ Report on the software that is being used in your environment and on which users are running the software
◆ Report on the number of concurrent users of a software application
◆ Report on software license requirements
◆ Find unnecessary software installs
◆ Find software that is installed but isn’t being used
The new twist to software metering is that the metering rules are autopopulated, or created, but disabled by default, based on the software inventory. This allows you to rapidly meter applications and gain insights into usage. SMS 2003 had metering, but it was cumbersome to figure out the appropriate rule setup. This now is a thing of the past. Software metering is part of the Service Measurement process in ITIL and Change and Configuration SMF in MOF. Based on the utilization of software, you can measure when applications are properly used in the environment for better inventory of the current assets.
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