System and Method for Managing Software Licenses

摘要

A method for managing software licenses in a cloud environment includes receiving, by a license services system associated with the cloud environment, a request to use a first application from a first user associated with a first subscribing entity, and receiving, by the license services system, a request to use a second application from a second user associated with a second subscribing entity. The method also includes permitting, by the license services system, the first user to execute the first application if a license for the first application is available to the first subscribing entity, and permitting, by the license service system, the second user to execute the second application if a license for the second application is available to the second subscribing entity.

主权项

1. A method for managing software licenses in a cloud environment, the method comprising:
receiving, by a license services system associated with the cloud environment, a request to use a first application from a first virtual machine initiated by a first user associated with a first subscribing entity, wherein the license services system comprises at least one processor, at least one memory, at least one transmitter and at least one receiver; receiving, by the license services system, a request to use a second application from a second virtual machine initiated by a second user associated with a second subscribing entity; determining if a license for the first application is available to the first subscribing entity according to a first license deposit corresponding to the first application and to the first subscribing entity; permitting, by the license services system, the first user to execute the first application upon determining the license for the first application is available to the first subscribing entity; determining if a license for the second application is available to the second subscribing entity according to a second license deposit corresponding to the second application and to the second subscribing entity; and permitting, by the license service system, the second user to execute the second application upon determining the license for the second application is available to the second subscribing entity, wherein the first and second subscribing entities are different entities, and wherein the first and second users are different users.