Open iT will walk you through understanding the changes in Autodesk Licensing and the business value of in-depth usage metering of such application with sample Autodesk license usage report and some recommendations for Autodesk subscription.

1. Taming the Complexity of your Autodesk® Licensing

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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

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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?

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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

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Oh, well.. Subscription
Licensing, here we go.
Hmm.. What’s in it
for me then?

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Perpetual License Phase-Out

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Navigating the New Autodesk Licensing Options
Old
vs.
New
Local vs
Network
/Web
Individual
vs Suites
Enterprise
Options?

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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

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Transition from perpetual to subscription is not the problem.
Not having usage data to plan the transition… that’s the problem..

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Business Value of In-Depth Usage Metering

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• 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

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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

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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

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Sample Autodesk License Usage Reports

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Sample Autodesk License Usage Reports

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Sample Autodesk License Usage Reports

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Sample Autodesk License Usage Reports

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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

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Example Data Set

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Example Data Set

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Example Data Set

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Heatmap

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Real-Time Alerting Dashboard

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Autodesk Subscription Recommendations

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