We have created a new community "Licensing with SELECT Server". The 'old' SELECT Server community is a private community intended for our beta that is long since over. Unfortunately, we cannot simply flip a bit to make it public (that would be too easy!).
So why am I telling you here? Well I have started yet another blog there that will be very centered on licensing and will allow for other contributers…
Recently an email thread passed by my desk where concern was given to the need of, and time for monitoring usage logs provided by SELECT Server. It went so far as to state that software usage is not a concern or task an administrator should have to care about. That caught my attention and admittedly put me on the defensive thinking what admin worth their weight in (anything of value) would not want a usage report?!?!…
The short answer is, if you are already licensed by SELECT Server (any that have been released since 2006), do nothing, the license that activated your XM version will also license V8i. If you are not licensed by a recent SELECT Server you will need to contact our Technical Support Group for licensing and they will get you converted over.
That said, I want to take the opportunity to dive into this topic a little…
Okay... so my title isn't all that creative and I suspect (whilst I am not going to bother to verify the statistic) somewhere around 30-40% of bloggers use it for their first post - and if not then I am on to something.
Anyway, Hello! I am Steven DeVoll, Licensing Program Manager for Bentley Systems, IOW, I'm the licensing guy. As such, my blog will be focused around all things licensing. My intent is to keep…