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Engineering software licence optimisation

Optimal360™ eliminates the manual overhead of keeping IT and OT asset data accurate — combining agentless discovery, dynamic CMDB management, application dependency mapping and Software Asset Management into a single managed service that keeps your asset intelligence perpetually current.

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Agentless
No software installed on monitored assets — discovery happens at the network level with zero operational disruption
IT + OT
Converged coverage across both IT infrastructure and operational technology environments in a single platform
Managed
Delivered as a continuous managed service — Optimal is accountable for accuracy, not just tool access
Converged IT & OT Asset Intelligence

One platform for every
asset in your organisation.

Optimal360™ is Optimal's integrated asset management platform, combining agentless IT asset discovery and dynamic CMDB with software licence optimisation across both IT infrastructure and operational technology environments. It eliminates the manual overhead of keeping asset data current, giving organisations a perpetually accurate view of what they own, where it is, what it costs and what it depends on.

Optimal360™ is delivered as a managed service through the ARaaS® framework, not a tool licence, but a complete capability including deployment, integration, ongoing management and the analytical layer that converts asset data into operational intelligence.

Platform Architecture
Agentless discovery — no software installed on monitored assets
Dynamic CMDB — auto-populated and continuously reconciled
Application dependency mapping — understand what depends on what
Software Asset Management (SAM) — licence reconciliation across IT & OT
Integration layer — connects to CMMS, ERP and existing tooling
Dashboard & reporting — operational intelligence, not raw data
Use Case

Reduce engineering software costs while protecting access.

An engineering business uses specialist design and simulation software across several teams and locations. As renewals approach, it needs to understand which licences are essential, which are underused and where limited availability is delaying work.

With clearer evidence of demand, engineering, IT and procurement teams can agree what to retain, reallocate or investigate before renewal. The aim is to reduce unnecessary spending while keeping essential software available to the people who need it. Speak to Optimal about reviewing your engineering software licence requirements.

Optimal360™ helps turn software usage information into practical licence decisions. Depending on the applications and licensing arrangements in scope, examples include:
ANSYS licence usage monitoring: Understand simulation software demand and identify periods of high or low utilisation.
MATLAB licence optimisation: Review usage patterns to inform licence allocation and renewal requirements.
AutoCAD licence usage monitoring: Identify underused licences and understand demand across design teams.
Siemens NX licence management: Assess licence requirements across users, projects and locations.
CATIA licence optimisation: Identify opportunities to align licence spending with actual engineering needs.
CAD and CAE software licence management: Bring usage insights together to support decisions across the wider engineering software portfolio.
Platform Capability

IT discovery and OT intelligence
fully converged.

Agentless IT Asset Discovery
Continuous, agentless discovery of all IT assets across your network — servers, workstations, network infrastructure, storage and cloud instances. No agent deployment, no manual inventory. The CMDB is populated from discovery data, not spreadsheets.
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Dynamic CMDB Management
A configuration management database that stays current — reconciled against discovery data on a continuous basis. Relationships between CIs are mapped automatically. Stale, duplicate and ghost records are identified and flagged. The CMDB your ITSM processes can rely on.
Application Dependency Mapping
Automated mapping of application-to-infrastructure dependencies — showing what each application runs on, what it communicates with and what would be affected by a change or outage. Essential for change management, DR planning and IT/OT convergence projects.
Software Asset Management (SAM)
Complete software licence reconciliation across IT and operational technology — discovery of installed software, licence entitlement mapping, compliance gap identification and optimisation recommendations. Eliminates audit risk and licence waste simultaneously.
OT Integration
SCADA, DCS and PLC asset discovery and register management — converging operational technology data with IT asset intelligence.
CMMS Integration
Bi-directional integration with SAP PM, Maximo, IFS and other CMMS platforms — asset data flows between systems without manual reconciliation.
Cloud Asset Coverage
Discovery and governance of cloud-hosted assets across AWS, Azure and GCP — extending visibility beyond on-premise to the full hybrid estate.
Managed Service Delivery
Optimal manages the platform — deployment, integration, ongoing reconciliation and reporting — as a continuous service through the ARaaS® framework.
Why Optimal360™ is Different

A platform delivered
as a managed service.

Most asset management platforms are sold as tool licences — the organisation bears the deployment, integration, ongoing management and analytical overhead. Optimal360™ is different: it is delivered as a complete managed service, with Optimal accountable for accuracy, completeness and the operational intelligence it produces.

01
Discovery & Scoping
Assess your current IT and OT asset landscape — inventory gaps, CMDB quality, licence position and integration requirements — to define the Optimal360™ deployment scope.
02
Platform Deployment
Agentless discovery platform deployed across your network — no software installed on monitored assets, no disruption to operations. Integration with existing CMMS and ERP established.
03
CMDB Population & Reconciliation
CMDB populated from discovery data — duplicates removed, relationships mapped, stale records flagged. First reconciliation against existing asset inventory completed.
04
SAM Baseline & Compliance Assessment
Software entitlements mapped against discovered installations — licence gaps, over-licensing and optimisation opportunities identified and quantified.
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Ongoing Managed Service
Continuous discovery, reconciliation, reporting and advisory — Optimal manages the platform and delivers monthly intelligence reports. You make better decisions with current data.

Know exactly what you own — and what it costs.

Optimal360™ is relevant for any organisation managing a significant IT estate, converged IT/OT environment, or facing software audit risk. Start with a discovery conversation — we will assess your current asset visibility and licence position and scope a deployment that delivers immediate value.

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