Altair® Desktop Software Usage Analytics™ is a scalable and configurable solution designed to monitor and analyze software usage across an organization's desktop systems. It provides advanced reporting and analytics to support data-driven planning and decision-making, ensuring optimal and compliant software inventory management. DSUA is tailored for software acquisition and compliance auditors, administrators, engineering managers, and business analysts, and it complements Altair® Software Asset Optimization by extending usage analytics to all software within an organization. Key Features and Functionality: - Comprehensive Usage Tracking: Monitors software usage on Windows, Linux, and Mac desktops, providing detailed reports over selected date ranges. - Idle Application Detection: Identifies idle applications on Windows desktops based on keyboard and mouse activity, without capturing or recording user keystrokes. - Software Inventory Collection: Gathers software inventory data from Windows desktops to assist in compliance auditing and inventory management. - License Type Identification: Determines whether software uses centralized licenses managed by license managers or is node-locked, aiding in compliance and optimization efforts. - Scalability and Low Resource Consumption: Efficiently tracks thousands of desktops with smart filtering to minimize data streams and maintains a low memory footprint on individual desktops. Primary Value and Problem Solved: DSUA empowers organizations to maintain an optimal and compliant software inventory by providing detailed insights into software usage patterns. This enables IT departments to identify underutilized licenses, detect idle applications, and ensure compliance with licensing agreements. By offering comprehensive usage analytics and reporting, DSUA supports data-driven decision-making, helping organizations optimize software investments, reduce costs, and enhance overall operational efficiency.