Learn about the new features in FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises 2018, which brings new capabilities to extend Flexera's leadership in Software Asset Management.

1. WHAT’S NEW
FlexNet Manager Suite for
Enterprises 2018 R1

2. Ed Rossi
V i c e P r e s i d e n t , P r o d u c t M a n a g e m e n t

3. Agenda
Why This Release Matters
Release Overview
SAM Magic Quadrant
Q&A
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4. BUSINESS-
READY
EVERYWHERE INFORMEDFASTER
IN CONTROL UNIFIED CONNECTED

5. Why this release matters?
Management of Cloud-based software
Extending FNMS to support SaaS and BYOSL
Data Platform integration
Delivering 1st phase of Data Platform strategy
Added Capability
Delivering features customers are looking for

6. FlexNet Manager Suite 2018 R1
Cloud Capabilities
SaaS Inventory Framework
SalesForce.com® integration
Bring Your Own Software License
Customer Focus
Adapters/Agent updates
Adobe DC support
Data Platform Integration
Performance Improvements

7. FLEXNET MANAGER SUITE FOR ENTERPRISES 2018 R1
Cloud Capabilities
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8. SaaS Inventory Framework
Customer, Partner and Flexera extensible Framework
Quickly build out integrations to manage your key SaaS applications
Manage user-based SaaS subscriptions
Identify unused subscriptions
Normalize email IDs with corporate directory
Look for OOTB
integrations in
future releases

9. Look for additional
integrations
delivered via
Flexera Labs
Manage SalesForce.com subscriptions
Collect data from all
SalesForce.com accounts
using APIs
Collect usage information
for all feature licenses
Identify unused licenses
Normalize email IDs with
corporate directory

10. IBM rules:
• 70 PVUs per vCPU on
AWS, Azure, Google,
SoftLayer virtual
servers
• 100 PVUs per vCPU
on IBM Cloud
Managed Services
x86
• 120 PVUs per vCPU
on IBM Cloud
Managed Services
Power Systems
• 70-140 PVUs per
vCPUs on Bluemix
depending on
memory size
Manage software deployed in cloud
Assign devices to Cloud Providers
Calculate license consumption for IBM®
software deployed in Cloud environments
Identify non-supported Cloud deployment
environments
Out of the box IBM license rules for most
supported Cloud Providers

11. FLEXNET MANAGER SUITE FOR ENTERPRISES 2018 R1
Customer Focus
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12. Adobe DC Support
No agent upgrade required
Flexera agent is required
–Discovery requires matching of the serial number found in the ISO-
19770-2 tag against a table provided by Adobe

13. Adapter/Agent updates
Adapter updates:
Oracle® Enterprise Manager (OEM) 13.2
Citrix® XenApp®/Citrix XenDesktop® 7.15
Agent updates:
IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager – edition detection

14. FLEXNET MANAGER SUITE FOR ENTERPRISES 2018 R1+
Data Platform
Integration
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15. SOFTWARE
ASSET
MANAGEMENT
ENTERPRISE
ARCHITECTURE
PROCUREMENT
SECURITY
IT FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
PROJECT &
PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT
IT SERVICE
MANAGEMENT
T E C H N O P E D I A
The software industry’s
To access that data
PLATFORM
FIRST OPEN
EXECUTIVE
DASHBOARD
for technology asset
data
The
LARGEST
REPOSITORY

16. SOFTWARE
ASSET
MANAGEMENT
ENTERPRISE
ARCHITECTURE
PROCUREMENT
SECURITY
IT FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
PROJECT &
PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT
IT SERVICE
MANAGEMENT
T E C H N O P E D I A
EXECUTIVE
DASHBOARD
IT’S REAL

17. Flexera Data
Platform Strategy:
 Integration for
existing Data
Platform (BDNA)
customers
 Data Platform as
THE source of
data for FlexNet
Manager Suite
 FlexNet Manager
Suite on Data
Platform
Data Platform Integration
Import normalized software inventory
Import normalized hardware inventory
Import Virtual Machine hierarchy
Note: Delivered separately from 2018 R1 release

18. FLEXNET MANAGER SUITE FOR ENTERPRISES 2018 R1+
Performance
Improvements
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19. Improved “All
applications” and
“All inventories”
grid performance in
R3
Working on “All
licenses” grid
performance for
post 2018 R1
release
Performance Improvements
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First load Change
page
Sort Search Add
column
Change
license
(1)
Page size
1000
Change
licenses
(1000)
Seconds
All Licenses grid load times
Live vs. FNMS 2017 R3 vs. R1 Prototype on QA
performance automation DB
Live (no
caching)
Observed
Improvement
Load time for ‘All
Applications’ grid
brought down
from ~20s to <2s
Observed
Improvement
Load times for
‘All licenses’
brought down
from ~20s to <1s

20. Great News!

21. FLEXERA CREATED
SOFTWARE LICENSE
OPTIMIZATION
We pioneered
technology to address
the limitations of basic
SAM functionality and
to bring more value than
normalized inventory
and license compliance
“Flexera has
demonstrated its
commitment to
expand SAM
beyond risk
reduction and
cost savings…”
“Flexera has
championed the
current and
anticipated needs
of SAM tool
buyers…”
“FlexNet
Manager Suite
has particularly
strong software
entitlement
capabilities…”
What does Gartner say about
FLEXERA’S VISION AND ABILITY TO EXECUTE?
Quotations Source: 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Asset Management Tools
Great News! Flexera is a Leader in the
Magic Quadrant for SAM Tools
GARTNER

22. SOFTWARE
ASSET
MANAGEMENT
ENTERPRISE
ARCHITECTURE
PROCUREMENT
SECURITY
IT FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
PROJECT &
PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT
IT SERVICE
MANAGEMENT
TECHNOPEDIA
EXECUTIVE
DASHBOARD
Flexera is a Leader Beyond SAM
Our Solutions Unite Software Suppliers and Buyers
We optimize how software and technology assets are bought,
sold, managed and secured… powered by the world’s largest
repository of technology asset data
Manage Software, Everywhere
Flexera’s comprehensive technology asset management
solutions enable you to optimize software usage from the
datacenter to the cloud
Partner Ecosystem Drives New Business Value
FlexAware Partners empower our customers to tailor their
software asset management solution to their unique needs

23. Willingness to Recommend
Customer Rating:
100%!
Source:
Gartner Peer Insights Verified
Customer Reviews of
FlexNet Manager Suite
What do Our Customers Have to Say?
“THE CADILLAC
of SLO tools”
“AWESOME TOOL and TECHNICAL SUPPORT IS
SECOND TO NONE. Really matured our SAM capability!”
“QUICK IMPLEMENTATION
with rapid COST AVOIDANCE
opportunities”
“A great SAM tool that will
ENSURE ROI”
“Implementation was a breeze,
CONTINUOUS CUSTOMER
SERVICE IS STELLAR”

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