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Session Description This session will demonstrate (LIVE) the Software Asset Manager - a utility that automatically discovers and reports on installed Wonderware licenses on a network and efficiently manages the update process by comparing what is installed against what is currently available. Duration: 60 Mins. Slide 2
WW TSS-14 Customer FIRST Software Asset Manager Presented by: Krishnan Iyer Raul Escobar social.invensys.com @InvensysOpsMgmt / #SoftwareRevolution /InvensysVideos /Wonderware /company/wonderware 2013 Invensys. All Rights Reserved. The names, logos, and taglines identifying the products and services of Invensys are proprietary marks of Invensys or its subsidiaries. All third party trademarks and service marks are the proprietary marks of their respective owners.
Agenda 1 Pain Points 2 Wonderware Software Asset Manager (SAM) 3 SAM Process 4 Technical Architecture 5 Value of SAM 6 How to get SAM Slide 4
Pain Points Physically auditing the plant for count and location of installed Wonderware licenses Effective use and compliance monitoring of purchased licenses Building and maintaining home-grown license management systems Manually checking and retrieving relevant patches and updates Installation of patches and updates Time Consuming, Resource Intensive License versions? What do I have? Where are they? How many? Slide 5
Agenda 1 Pain Points 2 Wonderware Software Asset Manager (SAM) 3 Software Asset Manager Process 4 Technical Architecture 5 Value of SAM 6 How to get SAM Slide 6
Wonderware Software Asset Manager A Wonderware application that: Provides secure, robust license inventory management and reporting Quickly detects Wonderware license running on the network at a plant level For individual plants or aggregating information from multiple plants Enables efficient software update and patch management services Detects available patches and updates Delivered as a non-intrusive, highly secure portable service Slide 7
Agenda 1 Pain Points 2 Wonderware Software Asset Manager (SAM) 3 Software Asset Manager Process 4 Technical Architecture 5 Value of SAM 6 How to get SAM Slide 8
Software Asset Management Process 1. Create Define the Wonderware network 5. Deploy Push updates to selected machines 2. Detect Discover Wonderware software and licenses at the plant 4. Acquire Retrieve relevant software updates from Wonderware 3. Assess Compare installed software information with available patches and updates Slide 9
The Create Process Identify the machines on the plant network that may have Wonderware software installed Identification of machines can be done in 3 ways: Manually enter machine information directly in SAM client Import machine information already documented in an existing spreadsheet Utilize SAM discovery function The SAM agent is automatically installed on identified machines A SAM network is created Slide 10
The Detect Process Detects Wonderware software and licenses on the SAM network License and software details are reported via SAM client License Information can be exported to the Excel spreadsheet Can be routinely updated by a touch of a button as new licenses are purchased Identified Wonderware software on SAM network Slide 11
The Assess Process Highlights the difference between what is installed and what is currently available from Wonderware Quickly identifies discrepancies between installed software and currently available versions Identifies opportunities to upgrade Does the SAM network have the latest version of Wonderware software? Slide 12
The Acquire Process Conveniently download relevant patches and updates from Wonderware Eliminates the need to search for updates and patches Patches and Updates are now in your environment Slide 13
The Deploy Process Pushes out patches and updates to computers that need to be upgraded Streamlines the process to patch and upgrade software Facilitates standard upgrade procedures for the plant User still required to upgrade individual computers Patches and updates are deployed on target machines Slide 14
Agenda 1 Pain Points 2 Wonderware Software Asset Manager (SAM) 3 SAM Process 4 Technical Architecture 5 Value of SAM 6 How to get SAM Slide 15
SAM Components SAM Client What the user sees and uses to interact with the system SAM Databases SAM Data Center: Database maintained by Invensys which contains the list of products and updates currently available On Site Data Center: Replication of the SAM Data Center at the customer site for offline use Client Repository: SAM Client Database SAM Agent Software installed (a Service) on the remote machines to perform detailed WW Software and license detection Slide 16
SAM Architecture Invensys Cloud Corporate Environment SAM Repository (On Site Data Center) Operations Environment SAM Agents SAM Agents Data Store, Updates, Security (Invensys Data Center) Software Asset Manager Client (Full SAM Functionality) (Client repository) Disconnected Nodes SAM Agents WDN Premium & Elite Customer Portals Connected Network Nodes Slide 17
SAM DB Synchronization Activities Starting the SAM Client You can update the Onsite Data Center with the SAM Data Center from the WDN website (Online or offline) Selecting the Sites to Manage The information for that site is copied from the Onsite Data Center to the Client repository. Site can be managed by one client at a time Using the SAM Client The SAM Client updates the client repository Closing the SAM Client The Onsite data center gets updated from the client repository The SAM Data Center is updated depending on the Synchronization settings Slide 18
SAM Architecture Invensys Cloud Corporate Environment Operations Environment SAM Repository (On Site Data Center) 1 SAM Agents SAM Agents Data Store, Updates, Security (Invensys Data Center) 4 Software Asset Manager Client (Full SAM Functionality) 2 3 Disconnected Nodes SAM Agents (Client repository) WDN Premium & Elite Customer Portals Connected Network Nodes Slide 19
Agenda 1 Pain Points 2 Wonderware Software Asset Manager (SAM) 3 Software Asset Manager Process 4 Technical Architecture 5 Value of SAM 6 How to get SAM Slide 20
Value of Wonderware Software Asset Manager Proactively alerts you to available updates to your installed Wonderware software and makes the updates available to you hence maximizing system performance Automates Wonderware patch and license management strategy Reduces time taken to track and manage enterprise software assets Maximizes enterprise systems overall health by using Wonderware assets more effectively to get the most out of your Wonderware investment Helps ensure that you are properly licensed for Wonderware software Slide 21
Agenda 1 Pain Points 2 Wonderware Software Asset Manager (SAM) 3 Software Asset Manager Process 4 Technical Architecture 5 Value of SAM 6 How to get SAM Slide 22
How to get Wonderware Software Asset Manager Available for Premium and Elite Customer FIRST Members Software Asset Manager Software is made available via WDN Slide 23
To learn more about Customer FIRST and how to download the Software Asset Manager visit our site at wdn.wonderware.com and click the Software Asset Manager Download link Slide 24
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