Features and Benefits

Features	Benefits
Guaranteed license availability for projects, groups, departments, enterprises and locations	Faster time to market Higher utilization Optimizes the usage of all application licenses across the Platform LSF clusters for improved overall utilization of licenses
Balances needs of high priority projects vs. “fair share” usage by license owners	Improved service levels Faster delivery on projects
Manages licenses exceeding peak demand	Ensures license consumption is within budget
Works across multiple clusters or geographic locations	Ensures software licenses are optimized at all times throughout the organization
Respects thresholds of complex license agreements	Demonstrated and accurate ROI and investments
Eases the creation of a shared license pool Provides dynamic license scheduling policies Defers additional license purchases	Cost avoidance of additional license purchases – reduces IT budget Time to market – faster project completion time across entire organization Increases user productivity in all departments
Adds licenses as just another resource that can be scheduled and managed	Avoids the cost of missing deadlines and ultimately increasing time-to-market

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