Advisory Connect provides information on three levels: management and budget, security and compliance, and day-to-day operations. The following use cases show which questions it answers.
Security gaps cannot be closed in a targeted way if it is unclear which software is installed, which products pose a risk (such as games or portable apps) and which software no longer has vendor support.
An overview of suspicious or non-business software, a list of software without vendor support, and a comparison of installed patch versions with the current ones.
A smaller attack surface, shorter downtimes thanks to current patches and less effort when troubleshooting.
Without an overview, finding products with the same function takes a lot of effort. Data from ITSM tools is often not normalised, so products of one manufacturer are not grouped together.
An automated inventory including device and manufacturer information, categorisation by function and a comparison of functionality across all manufacturers.
Fewer products mean lower maintenance costs, fewer support cases and a smaller attack surface.
Companies often buy the latest version with a maintenance contract for new employees, but never update existing installations. Maintenance is paid for, but its benefit is not used.
An overview of all installed products and versions per device, a filter by licence type, version overviews per product, a list of paid software and CSV export.
Update installations in a targeted way and then cancel maintenance contracts that are not used. New versions go straight into patch management.
Purchases and budgets rely on assumptions because information is missing or spread across different sources. Inefficiencies and security gaps are suspected but cannot be proven.
Automatic inventory enriched by the daily updated catalogue: version down to patch level, usage and functional information, end of support and end of life, licence terms and cross-manufacturer reports.
One central view of redundant software, less effort to merge data sources and reliable quantities for true-ups and renewals.
Forecasts are difficult if it is unclear which software is chargeable, when vendor support ends and which alternatives offer the required functionality.
A complete overview of chargeable software, information on the end of vendor support and an extensive catalogue for comparing equivalent products.
Realistic price requests to suppliers, migrations planned in good time and less cost risk thanks to precise planning.
There is no overview of installed and licensed software, of changes caused by installations and migrations, or of products licensed as “free for commercial use”.
A complete overview of installed and licensed products, the current installation status and a clear assignment of licence types to installed software.
No back payments after an audit, a good starting position for contract negotiations and audit-ready evidence at any time.
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