By Signe Marie Stenseth, Vice President, Open iT, Inc.

Presented at the 12^th International Conference on Petroleum Data Integration, Data and Information Management

What is Software Usage Metering?

Software metering is used to measure how different software packages are used over time - by feature, feature-group, application or product - by business unit, location, project - and by all types of measurements, including:

• Concurrent License Usage (max, min, average)

• Named License Usage (number of different users)

• License Denial reporting

• Total vs. Active Usage

• Top 10 users of a product

• Usage above a 10-minute filter

The important thing is to keep a history to report on trends in usage over time. Software Usage tools also might include a real-time reporting feature.