Autodesk License Usage Metering
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Autodesk has shifted to subscription-only licensing for new software purchases, offering greater flexibility and access to a broader tech portfolio while phasing out perpetual licenses. Organizations must adapt to new subscription models, ensuring compliance and efficiency through effective usage metering to avoid unexpected costs. Case studies highlight common challenges with license visibility and strategic planning to optimize costs and resource allocation.
Autodesk License Usage Metering
- 1. Taming the Complexity of your Autodesk® Licensing
- 2. 2 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Understanding the Changes in Autodesk Licensing Autodesk has transitioned new software purchases for our products to subscription options only so as to provide: • Greater Flexibility • More Value from Software Investments • Improved User Experience • Access to Broader Portfolio of Technology
- 3. 3 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. But…what about my existing perpetual licenses? No New Autodesk Perpetual Licenses: Any Questions? What are my new options? How does this affect my costs?
- 4. 4 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Traditional Options Available through Desktop software with a termed license Types of subscriptions Key Advantages Lower cost of entry. Pay for what they need when they need it. Ease of scalability. Access from any computer. Available through Desktop Subscription Cloud Service Subscription Subscribe to your software Available w/ option to add Desktop software with a perpetual license Types of subscriptions Key Advantages Protects large upfront investment of perpetual software licenses. Maintenance Subscription Buy your software
- 5. 5 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Oh, well.. Subscription Licensing, here we go. Hmm.. What’s in it for me then?
- 6. 6 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Perpetual License Phase-Out
- 7. 7 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Navigating the New Autodesk Licensing Options Old vs. New Local vs Network /Web Individual vs Suites Enterprise Options?
- 8. 8 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Autodesk Enterprise Flex Agreements Headquarters Options Enterprise Licenses provide near full-spectrum of software options Multi-Flex Token Flex Users in Subsidiary Units Have access to software combinations as needed Token purchasing and consumption will need planning and management Engineering Usage Architectural Usage
- 9. 9 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Transition from perpetual to subscription is not the problem. Not having usage data to plan the transition… that’s the problem..
- 10. 10 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Business Value of In-Depth Usage Metering
- 11. 11 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. • Report true usage by user, department, application, feature Understand True License Usage • Ensure that you are fully licensed and compliant at any given time Ensure Compliance • Achieve better SLA by having a centralized licensing process Attain Better Negotiating Position • Effectively plan for future budgets to avoid unexpected costs Gain Financial Control • Justify purchases and reductions and achieve cost avoidance based on true usage Reduce Cost Business Value of In-Depth Usage Metering
- 12. 12 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Business Value of In-Depth Usage Metering (Purchased & Installed) (True Active Usage) Licenses Applications Applications (Running and Suspended) Purchased Installed Actually used True active usage Licenses (Checked Out / Used) Licenses (Checked Out / Used) Denials
- 13. 13 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Case Study – International Engineering Firm Challenge: • Multiple license types with no visibility to desktop license usage • Need top-down understanding of license usage Risk: • Users of standalone node-locked licenses can also check out floating network licenses • Inadvertent usage of multiple licenses and inefficient allocation of resources Solution: • Reports showing license types by user • Implementing controls and user education
- 14. 14 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Sample Autodesk License Usage Reports
- 15. 15 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Sample Autodesk License Usage Reports
- 16. 16 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Sample Autodesk License Usage Reports
- 17. 17 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Sample Autodesk License Usage Reports
- 18. 18 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Case Study - Global Fortune 500 Auto Manufacturer Challenge: • Autodesk license agreement shift to Token-Flex • No visibility into usage to forecast yearly token requirements Risk: • Over-purchasing tokens will mean that tokens expire before use • Under-purchasing will require a supplemental token purchase which might result in excess tokens for the year Solution: • Use of historical usage data to model project token costs enable intelligent forecast to optimize spend for required tokens
- 19. 19 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Example Data Set
- 20. 20 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Example Data Set
- 21. 21 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Example Data Set
- 22. 22 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Heatmap
- 23. 23 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Real-Time Alerting Dashboard
- 24. 24 | © 2017 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential. Autodesk Subscription Recommendations
- 25. Open iT, Inc. Email: sales@openit.com Web: www.openit.com AMERICAS Two Park Ten Place 16300 Katy Freeway Houston, TX 77094 Tel: 281-599-3400 Fax: 707-760-4575 EUROPE|AFRICA Karoline Kristiansens v. 5 N-0661 Oslo, Norway Tel: +47 22 20 40 50 Im Neuembühl D-71287 Weissach, Germany Tel: +49 7152 307090-0 ASIA|MIDDLE EAST Doña Aurora Blvd. Gulang Gulang Lucena City 4301, Philippines Tel: +63 42 710 8566 Thank you! 25 | © 2016 Open iT, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Confidential.