Usage Stats Service

Manages software assets and reports on license compliance, application usage and computer usage.

To add Usage Stats to the Policy, go to Add Policy > Usage Stats > select Enable . Selecting this option installs Usage Stats on all computers using this Policy.

Selecting Enable Usage Stats installs the Usage Stats service on the computers whenever the computers check-in. The computers check-in based on the heartbeat specified in Cloud Agent Settings. Selecting Disable uninstalls Usage Stats service from the computers whenever the computers check-in.

Multiple reports are available for Usage Stats. For more information on the reports, go to Usage Stats.

 

Click Usage Stats page. The following widgets are displayed:

•	Computer Usage - computer usage graph that can be sorted by login or user.

•	Top Utilized Applications - list of the most utilized software. Shows which applications have the highest total usage, in terms of duration (across all computers and users), number of unique users and number of sessions (across all computers and users).

•	Top Managed Software - managed software actively used by users and the number of computers where the software is installed.

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Most Over-Utilized Licenses - licenses that are deployed over the allowed numbers. This widget shows a bar graph of the licenses that are over-utilized. The over-utilization percentage is calculated as (License Utilized minus License Entitled) divided by the License Entitled. The red portion of the bar graph shows the licenses over-utilized.

•	Most Under Utilized Licenses - licenses that are under-utilized. Shows the software programs whose under utilization count (License Entitled minus License Utilized) is the highest. The blank part of the bar graph shows the licenses unutilized and the green part shows the licenses that are utilized.

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Software License Compliance - % of software programs that are compliant vs. that are not compliant. If the licence entitlement is greater than the number of computers where the software is installed, it is compliant. If the licence entitlement is less than the number of computers where the software is installed, it is non-compliant. Click the red portion of the widget to show the list of software that is non-compliant. Click the green portion of the widget to show the list of software that is compliant.

•	Software License Utilization - shows the Licenses Utilized / Licenses Entitled.

 

The data for the above widgets are displayed based on the settings on the Manage Software Assets page.