Asset allocation and reconciliation system

A cloud-based computer system, comprising:

• a memory partition;
• a network interface communicatively coupled to one or more processing units and the memory partition, wherein the memory partition comprises computer instructions that when executed by the one or more processing units cause the cloud-based computer system to:
• obtain information describing attributes of one or more computer systems of an enterprise, the attributes identifying software application usage statistics for each of the one or more computer systems, the software application usage statistics comprising information for identifying compliance with license requirements for software applications corresponding to the application usage statistics;
• obtain license information identifying software application license availability across the one or more computer systems of the enterprise;
• correlate the software application usage statistics with a first grouping selected from at least one of a department of the business, business unit of the enterprise, cost center of the enterprise, and a country of use;
• correlate the software application usage statistics with a subgroup selected from at least one of a department of the business, business unit of the enterprise, cost center of the enterprise, and a country of use, wherein the subgroup is different from the first grouping;
• prepare a compliance report indicating discrepancies between the software application usage statistics and the software application license availability, the compliance report including information pertaining to users or devices not matching the first grouping and the subgrouping as defined in the license information;
• and
• identify a plurality of remediation options available for non-compliant usage of at least one of the software applications, the remediation options including purchase rights and at least one of:
• creating allocations, removing allocations, removing unallocated installations, and removing unlicensed installations.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to configure a computer system to:

• obtain information describing attributes of one or more computer systems of an enterprise, the attributes identifying software application usage statistics for each of the one or more computer systems, the software application usage statistics comprising information for identifying compliance with license requirements for software applications corresponding to the application usage statistics;
• obtain license information identifying software application license availability across the one or more computer systems of the enterprise;
• correlate the software application usage statistics with a first grouping selected from at least one of a department of the business, business unit of the enterprise, cost center of the enterprise, and a country of use;
• correlate the software application usage statistics with a subgroup selected from at least one of a department of the business, business unit of the enterprise, cost center of the enterprise, and a country of use, wherein the subgroup is different from the first grouping;
• prepare a compliance report indicating discrepancies between the software application usage statistics and the software application license availability, the compliance report including information pertaining to users or devices not matching the first grouping and the subgrouping as defined in the license information;
• and
• identify a plurality of remediation options available for non-compliant usage of at least one of the software applications, the remediation options including purchase rights and at least one of:
• creating allocations, removing allocations, removing unallocated installations, and removing unlicensed installations.