Improve software compliance and reduce costs without straining internal IT teams. Effective May 27, 2026, USU offers a free 90-day trial of its IT Asset Management (ITAM) Managed Services.
Summary
- USU introduces a 90-day free trial of its Managed Services for IT Asset Management (ITAM)
- The trial requires no long-term commitment; customers can cancel anytime during the period
- Covered services include application, entitlement, contract, and compliance management
- Customers also receive proactive monitoring, demand normalization, and sessions with dedicated USU experts
- The offer is part of a broader realignment of USU’s ITAM Managed Services into modular packages
- The trial targets IT leaders, ITAM experts, and license managers
What is changing?
USU now offers a 90-day free trial of its Managed Services for IT Asset Management. Companies can use professional Software Asset Management (SAM) support at no cost and without a long-term obligation.
The trial is part of a wider realignment of USU’s ITAM Managed Services. USU has built modular service packages designed around individual customer requirements. They are quick to set up and easy to understand.
What are USU Managed Services for IT Asset Management?
IT Asset Management Managed Services are outsourced services that help organizations track and govern software usage, contracts, and entitlements. USU combines its ITAM platform with a dedicated service team that runs these tasks on the customer’s behalf.
The service team includes more than 50 experts across Germany, France, the Czech Republic, and the United States, with over 20 years of managed-service experience. The aim is a clear, continuous view of the software estate while reducing the workload on internal IT teams.
Customer benefits at a glance
- Stronger software compliance across hybrid IT environments
- Greater cost transparency and better control over software spend
- Lower operational workload for internal IT and licensing teams
- Reduced licensing and audit risk through expert oversight
- A risk-free way to evaluate managed services before committing
Key capabilities
- Application management
- Entitlement and contract management
- Compliance management
- Proactive monitoring of the software environment
- Demand normalization to align usage with actual needs
- Working sessions with dedicated USU experts
Why IT Asset Management is relevant now
Software environments keep growing more complex, and unmanaged usage drives both compliance risk and unnecessary cost. Manual license tracking ties up internal teams and often misses gaps until an audit exposes them. Managed services move this work to specialists who monitor entitlements continuously. This reduces risk, lowers cost, and frees internal staff for higher-value tasks. A free trial lets organizations confirm these gains before they commit budget.
What organizations should do now
- Review current software compliance and licensing gaps
- Identify which ITAM tasks consume the most internal effort
- Enroll in the 90-day free trial to evaluate the service at no cost
- Validate results during the trial against your compliance and cost goals
- Monitor software spend and entitlement coverage throughout the period
- Decide on long-term managed services before the trial ends
Ready to optimize your ITAM and licensing strategy?
SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT is a USU Gold Partner and a certified Software Asset Management (SAM) specialist. Our Managed SAM Services manage and optimize your software portfolio across publishers, built on USU License Management (SmartTrack) as the central data platform.
With our Managed SAM Services, you:
- Work with a dedicated SAM expert as your single point of contact
- Combine organizational, technological, and contractual aspects in one integrated framework
- Receive an all-inclusive package, including hosting and maintenance of the data platform, with predictable budgeting
- Gain cross-vendor transparency through high-quality reports and dashboards
- Reduce software spend by detecting unused licenses and reallocating entitlements
- Limit audit and compliance risk through continuous validation of inventory and entitlements
Contact our SAM experts today for a free demo of our Managed SAM Services and to evaluate the right setup for your environment.
Sources
For the announcement of USU IT Asset Management: Free 90-Day Managed Services Trial, please visit: https://www.usu.com/de/news/usu-startet-kostenlose-testphase-f%C3%BCr-managed-services-im-bereich-it-asset-management.
For useful software licensing information on USU products, please visit: https://www.schneider.im/software/usu/.