Introduction
SamStarter allows you to fulfill all basic requirements of software asset management process in your company. It brings altogether assets as users' machines, software and licenses. With SamStarter you can monitor license and software usage. To start SamStarter you don't need any server installation. All data are processed in our cloud. Just create an account for your company and install agents on users' machines. After that you will immediately get knowledge of your software knowledge.
SamStarter is SaaS solution. No need to build and maintain servers. All data are stored in cloud. Free tier offers up to 100 agent installations. For larger installations, please, contact us.
SamStarter is an open source software. All code base can be found in https://github.com/samstarter-com.
Main functionality
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User's software discovery
SamStarter agent collects all installed software on users machine on scheduled basis.
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License manager
Collect and store all licenses in one place.
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Alert notification
Configure alerts. Get notification about license expiration etc.
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License usage
Get information about license and software usage
How to start software asset management process with SamStarter
Create company account
On registration page fill main data and receive confirmation email. After that you will be able to log in into SamStarter as administrator of your company.
Download and install agent
Download agent's msi installation file from administration page. Install agent on users' machine. During installation provide company unique identifier that you have received in the confirmation email.
Organize company structure
Create tree structure of your company here.
Invite users
Invite users here. User will receive invitation email. After that users are able to get information from SamStarter about they machines, installed software and communicate with license manager via 'license requests'
Grant manager role
User can be granted license manager role within particular department/unit or whole company. License managers are able to see all info about users' machines and software.
Set communication within your company
License manager can communicate with users by the license requests.