12 Introducing IBM Tivoli License Manager
2.1 IBM Tivoli License Manager overview
License Management is one of the many processes involved in the delivery of IT
services. By having a real-time control on software assets, an enterprise could
understand exactly what resources are needed to support its business. Currently
the main portion of the investment required to set up an IT infrastructure is
related to software, not to hardware.
Figure 2-1 on page 13 shows an example of an ineffective licensing process for a
fictitious company called ACME enterprise. ACME enterprise needs to buy the
most recent version of the CSI HR software that has already been tested and
deployed in about 100 machines of both the HR and Finance departments of the
ACM ...