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License Dashboard combines software asset management (SAM) and licensing expertise with professionally developed solutions. It supports organisations to reduce IT costs, optimise software utilisation, and streamline the asset lifecycle. From ongoing licence compliance to IT asset management, License Dashboard supports you to establish, understand, optimise, and manage software licences.
Agreement Start: 1 January 2022
Agreement End: 31 December 2024
Invoice date: Sites will be invoiced for the Agreement year in which their Licence is signed. In subsequent years they will be invoiced three months in advance of the anniversary date of their Licence Start Date.
Licence based on the number of full-time employees (FTEs)
Owner: License Dashboard, (company no 6599902), Bytes House, York Road, Pocklington, York, YO42 1NS.
License Dashboard delivers core software asset management (SAM) services, which include continued hardware and software discovery, contract and proof of entitlement management, licence reconciliation, and risk and optimisation management to ensure all required SAM data is up-to-date and ready to support your organisation.
SAM Agile
Based on agile sprint methodology, provides your organisation with a flexible, managed solution designed to adapt perfectly to your needs.
SAM Agile for the modern enterprise
SAM Agile enables you to easily adapt to changing SAM requirements to deliver what you want, when you need it:
License Dashboard SAM Agile datasheet
Get your datasheet now to find out more
Supplier Web Address
Method of delivery of product
The master copies of media and Licenced Materials will be delivered to the Licenced Site by License Dashboard Limited. Some materials may be supplied electronically. Delivery can be expected in 5 working days from receipt of licence paperwork.
User Documentation/Online Instructions
Full documentation is provided within the download for the application.
Support Services
A “Silver” level of support will be provided to each Licensee, consisting of:
License Dashboard will provide telephone advice and support to the nominated Technical Contact and/or his/her Deputy at Licenced Institutions during normal business hours. License Dashboard support can be contacted at:
Full details of support services can be found on the Supplier’s website at: http://www.licensedashboard.com/forums/
Updates and New Versions
The Licencee is entitled to all updates and new versions that are made generally available to customers.
Updates are: full releases, patches and service packs. There is no defined release cycle and all new releases will be published on the supplier’s forum website at http://www.licensedashboard.com/forums/
Platform Requirements Full details of supported platforms can be found on the Supplier’s website at: http://www.licensedashboard.com/forums/
Training Materials
Training Materials are those provided within the user documentation (see 2 above) contains user guides and training material based on current and previous versions for users to refer to, these can all be downloaded to PDF or viewed online. The "getting started" guide to License Manager is a very good overview document showing screenshots and steps to carry out tasks.
License Dashboard Academy
Whether you are a new or experienced License Manager user, License Dashboard’s training academy guides you through each workspace to support your organisation to manage its IT assets effectively.
provides short, computer-based training modules that focus on achieving a specific set of learning objectives. Delivered as a combination of online videos and exam-based training, it is based on realistic scenarios and is developed by consultants who use the tools daily.
At the end of each module, you will complete a short assessment and gain an industry recognised qualification.
To sign up, please contact help@chest.ac.uk
Additional Support
License Dashboard have an active community forum where all end users can post technical or licensing questions and share best practice tips with their peers.
Blog Piece: One year and three lockdowns later, universities, colleges and schools have had to embrace online learning. Now that in the UK schools have largely reopened again for the majority of pupils, what role will cloud technology play in the future of education?
The pandemic certainly brought to everyone's attention the digital options available to support learning, and one of the strongest themes emerging is that cloud technology is making quality education available to more people. Read more to understand the SAM challenges and opportunities of cloud computing in education.
Click on this link to catch up with the recording of this webinar that took place on the 19 January.
“License Dashboard Portal, is the standout highlight of this product and puts it significantly ahead of many of its competitors.” – AJ Witt, The ITAM Review
License Dashboard is delighted to have had its ITAM toolset appraised for the third time by ITAM Review. Since the first review in 2012, the platform has continuously been developed and has evolved into a comprehensive ITAM solution to meet the growing demands of maturing ITAM roles. License Manager and License Dashboard Portal (LD Portal) enables SAM Managers to become a strategic partner for C-Suite decision-makers. Original article on License Dashboard website, find the article here.
“It is best-in-class and sets a benchmark for other ITAM toolsets.” – AJ Witt, The ITAM Review
Licensor: License Dashboard, (company no 6599902), Bytes House, York Road, Pocklington, York, YO42 1NS.
The Chest Order, together with the Licence Terms and Conditions, and any exceptions listed below, create a legally binding contract between your institution, organisation or company and the Licensor. Therefore please read the terms and conditions carefully and only submit a Chest Order if its terms and conditions are acceptable to your institution, organisation or company and you have the authority to make the financial commitment shown.
This Site licence* is subject to the terms and conditions for the Standard Chest Licence for Software (June 2011).
*An unlimited site licence is defined as a single database for an unlimited number of assets.
Copying of the Software is allowed in accordance with the terms and conditions for the Standard Chest Licence for Software.
On receipt of a completed Licence, Institutions will be invoiced for the Agreement year in which the Licence is signed. For each subsequent year, Institutions will be invoiced three months in advance of the anniversary date of the licence. Purchase orders and payments for the licence fee must be made to "Jisc". Invoices are payable within 30 calendar days of the date of invoice.
Price is fixed at time of sign-up to the Agreement for the full term of the 3-year licence.
Institutions may, if they wish, pay a single charge to cover their commitment period (3 years).
Chest is an Enterprise of Jisc. All Purchase orders must be made out to Jisc, 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, BS1 6NB to cover all charges plus VAT.
All terms contained in a PO are expressly rejected and do not form part of the Licence or vary the Licence terms in any way.
Payments are due within thirty days of invoice date; recipients of late payments are entitled to interest in accordance with UK statutory provisions.
Three years from the chosen licence start date.
At the end of the agreement period sites must remove Dashboard Discovery or the Licence Dashboard Enterprise Edition software, along with any add-ons, from their systems.
| Students | Yes |
| Academic Staff | Yes |
| Non-Academic Staff | Yes |
| Administration and management | Yes |
| Staff home use rights | No |
| Student home use rights | No |
| Installation on Hosted Server | Yes |
Personal licences are not available for this product.
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