{"id":334856,"date":"2019-05-28T10:42:58","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T09:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glpi-project.org\/?p=334856"},"modified":"2025-06-16T13:24:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T12:24:19","slug":"software-inventory-and-licenses-management-with-glpi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glpi-project.org\/fr\/software-inventory-and-licenses-management-with-glpi\/","title":{"rendered":"Software inventory and licenses management with GLPI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Software license management\u00a0is a modern business practice that\u2019s becoming progressively more necessary for any organization that needs to guarantee license compliance and improve its return on investment from complex technology solutions.\u00a0Up to date and reliable software licensing information is critical to any IT organization.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">License tracking can quickly become a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0problem<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and a potential source of issues except if a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">thoughtful<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0software license management strategy is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">used<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to stay on top of license expirations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Combined with tools like\u00a0<\/span><strong>FusionInventory<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0or <strong>OCS Inventory NG<\/strong>, GLPI is a powerful solution for managing software and licenses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Knowing which programming is introduced on your system and how often a specific piece of software is installed can be a major test for any business.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Controlling and dealing with the product installed in your environment is almost impossible without an automated arrangement.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">GLPI will set aside you cash by giving you command over your product\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">resources<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Consequently, find what is installed, how it is used and control usage. It can also a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">utomatically check your system for a few hundred different types of license keys.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">GLPI\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">enables you to follow the quantity of application licenses you have allocated against your number of installations. You\u2019ll even receive an alert if you accidentally fall out of compliance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">All software from your Windows or Mac OS devices is gathered in\u00a0only one place with comprehensive search and filtering capabilities. Browse, organize, select your software and installations, star important items, assign tags, include comments, and much more.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Automatic inventory of installed software:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Windows<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mac OS X<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Linux and BSD<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">UNIX (AIX, Solaris, HP-UX)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Report the installation number and software version<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Platform installations<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Differential between the number of installations of a declared software license and what is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">actually installed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Automatic licensing of Microsoft and Adobe licenses (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">FusionInventory<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0only)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>GLPI offers the ability to create software categories and assign them automatically.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rules engine for assigning categories to software<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Visualize all software by category<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Automatic possible category from the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">FusionInventory<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0inventory (component, hotfix, security update, application, etc.)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Software license management\u00a0is a modern business practice that\u2019s becoming progressively more necessary for any organization that needs to guarantee license compliance and improve its return on investment from complex technology solutions.\u00a0Up to date and reliable software licensing information is critical to any IT organization.\u00a0 License tracking can quickly become a\u00a0problem\u00a0and a potential source of issues 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