Software license optimization

Details Software license optimization Software license optimization

2004-09-23

2009-12-22

Lanier, Benjamin E (Department: 2432)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Business processing using cryptography

Usage protection of distributed data files

C726S026000, C717S168000, C717S172000, C717S173000, C717S177000, C717S178000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07636693

ABSTRACT:
A computer system for managing and deploying a plurality of software with a plurality of associated licenses in the computer system. Software allocation workflow requests are obtained from a requester for a target server referencing specific software and then redirected to a license broker. The license broker determines availability of the plurality of associated licenses referenced in the request and provisions the target server with said plurality of software. The requester of software allocation is then notified of the results. The workflow need not be concerned with monitoring resource status and providing requester feedback. Provisioning is handled on a just-in-time basis by the license broker as requested by the workflow making necessary licenses available (and software) only on as needed basis.

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