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Simplifying SPLA License Reporting with activAeon's Automated Solution

ActivAeon has developed an automated tool to assist service providers in meeting their Microsoft SPLA license reporting obligations. The complexity of the SPLA license program, which includes various hosting environments, operating systems, and applications, often leads to compliance challenges. Our solution simplifies this process by offering automated detection of installed software, precise user activity monitoring, and centralized data management. With guaranteed report accuracy, ActivAeon reduces reporting time by 72% and enhances the ability to accurately identify license usage by up to 104%.

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Simplifying SPLA License Reporting with activAeon's Automated Solution

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  1. www.activAeon.com

  2. activAeon XA Developed as an automated tool to assist Service Providers with their license reporting obligations under the Microsoft SPLA program

  3. Complexity of SPLA License Program • Hosting Environment • Server & desktop operating systems • Server & desktop applications • User activity • Hosted services • SPLA License Rules • Usage rights detail how software • must be licensed & reported • Rules difficult to understand & • apply • SPLA License Report • Details license requirements- Timely & resource intensive- Accuracy hard to achieve in • dynamic environments

  4. Consequences of Getting it Wrong • Lack of compliancy with software use rights. • Audit by Microsoft to determine accuracy. • Lost revenue from end customers • Over-spend due to inaccurate license reporting.

  5. activAeon’s SPLA License Solution 1. Automated detection of installed softwareand precise monitoring of user activity 2. Data from all managed devices / sites held in a centralised database 1 2 3 4 3. SPLA license logic built into system, automatically interpreted and applied to raw data 4. Automated production of SPLA License Report, guaranteeing accuracy of results

  6. Technology Overview • Distributed agent based technology • Agent service installed on each managed device collecting: • Device profile • Detailed software inventory • Product and Device Use • Agent features • Offline data storage to ensure no loss of data • Encrypted data communication • Centrally managed • Central management console (AMS) • Distribution and management of agent services • Device, domain and customer manipulation • Tailored report generation to meet licensing and end-customer requirements

  7. Architecture

  8. activAeon XA Console

  9. Multiple Agent Deployment

  10. Software Inventory

  11. Detected SPLA Products

  12. Customer License Associations

  13. Generated Reports Microsoft SPLA /LUR License Submission Report Customer License Report Summary of SPLA license submission Server Products Licensing Details server product license requirements Microsoft Exchange Details MS Exchange License requirements Windows Licensing Details Windows License requirements Desktop Application License Summary Details application licensing for remote desktop Terminal Server Licensing Details Remote Desktop licensing requirements Desktop Application Usage Details application activity within remote desktop sessions Terminal Server Session Activity Details user session activity within remote desktop

  14. Microsoft License Usage Report

  15. Engagement model • Resold via SPLAR’s globally • No upfront installation fees • Monthly agent license fee to mirror SPLA • Downloaded simply and easily via internet

  16. activAeon benefits to Partners • activAeon reduces the amount of time and resources taken to report by 72% • activAeon increases Service Providers ability to report; easily, accurately and in line with SPUR by 71% • activAeon users claim their ability to identify accurate end user license usage has increased by 104%. This ensures billing of end customers is based upon accurate usage data

  17. Contact us activAeon Ltd Lugano Building 57 Melbourne Street Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne & Wear NE1 2JQ UK Tel: +44 (0) 845 459 9207 email: sales@activaeon.com Web: www.activaeon.com

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