Products purchased by International Drinks Manufacturer

• Certero for Enterprise SAM

All products work optimally and holistically on the Certero Management Platform. 

The Challenge

Ahead of the upcoming renewal of its Microsoft Enterprise Agreement covering more than 7,500 devices with hosted and outsourced systems and multiple virtualisation platforms, the customer needed a solution that would provide a comprehensive view of its inventory and compliance position. The customer was already using SCCM for desktop inventory; so it was essential that any complementary solution would provide visibility of the server estate and could connect with, and use, the information fed from the desktops to SCCM. Prior to selecting Certero, the customer had considered an alternative SAM vendor before discovering the major technology and consultancy benefits of working with Certero.

The Solution

Following a successful POC (proof of concept), the decision was taken to deploy the Certero for Enterprise SAM solution.

The key objective was to use the solution alongside the incumbent ITAM tool, SCCM, to capture inventory data of Microsoft software and establish an ELP (Effective License Position). With capture of server inventory a requirement, it was essential to have agent-less deployment and – with the solution deploying within a matter of a few days – a view of the  licensing position across both desktop and server estates was quickly obtained.

Utilising connectors to SCCM – which inventoried desktops on the company domain – connecting into various virtualised environments and launching a network discovery, Certero for Enterprise SAM reconciled its own data with that from Active Directory and SCCM to identify and address any gaps in hardware and software inventory. This provided a full and comprehensive view of all hardware and software deployed across the entire estate. At the same time Certero’s consultants demonstrated a supportive, responsive and knowledgeable approach to ensure that the customer was successfully up and running and able to get the most from the solution.

Product features highlighted by International Drinks Manufacturer

• Fast and easy to deploy
• Choice between agent or agent-less deployment
• Easy integration with SCCM to utilise existing desktop inventory data
• Accuracy and ease of generating ELPs
• Single, straightforward user interface
• Automated license position
• Single data source and finger-tip access to information and reports