{"id":73827,"date":"2026-06-03T13:24:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=73827"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:49:00","slug":"usu-it-asset-management-free-90-day-managed-services-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/usu-it-asset-management-free-90-day-managed-services-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"USU IT Asset Management: Free 90-Day Managed Services Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Improve software compliance and reduce costs without straining internal IT teams. <\/strong>Effective <strong>May 27, 2026<\/strong>, USU offers a free 90-day trial of its <strong>IT Asset Management (ITAM)<\/strong> Managed Services.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-73767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-06-03-Update-LinkedIn-USU-trial-800x526.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-06-03-Update-LinkedIn-USU-trial-800x526.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-06-03-Update-LinkedIn-USU-trial-500x329.png 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-06-03-Update-LinkedIn-USU-trial-150x99.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-06-03-Update-LinkedIn-USU-trial-768x505.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-06-03-Update-LinkedIn-USU-trial.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>USU introduces a <strong>90-day free trial<\/strong> of its Managed Services for IT Asset Management (ITAM)<\/li>\n<li>The trial requires <strong>no long-term commitment<\/strong>; customers can <strong>cancel anytime<\/strong> during the period<\/li>\n<li>Covered services include <strong>application, entitlement, contract, and compliance management<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Customers also receive <strong>proactive monitoring<\/strong>, <strong>demand normalization<\/strong>, and sessions with dedicated USU experts<\/li>\n<li>The offer is part of a <strong>broader realignment<\/strong> of USU\u2019s ITAM Managed Services into modular packages<\/li>\n<li>The trial targets <strong>IT leaders, ITAM experts, and license managers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What is changing?<\/h2>\n<p>USU now offers a <strong>90-day free trial<\/strong> of its Managed Services for IT Asset Management. Companies can use professional <strong>Software Asset Management (SAM)<\/strong> support at no cost and without a long-term obligation.<\/p>\n<p>The trial is part of a <strong>wider realignment<\/strong> of USU\u2019s ITAM Managed Services. USU has built <strong>modular service packages<\/strong> designed around individual customer requirements. They are <strong>quick to set up and easy to understand<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What are USU Managed Services for IT Asset Management?<\/h2>\n<p>IT Asset Management Managed Services are <strong>outsourced services<\/strong> that help organizations track and govern software usage, contracts, and entitlements. USU combines its <strong>ITAM platform<\/strong> with a dedicated service team that runs these tasks on the customer\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n<p>The service team includes <strong>more than 50 experts<\/strong> across Germany, France, the Czech Republic, and the United States, with <strong>over 20 years<\/strong> of managed-service experience. The aim is a <strong>clear, continuous view<\/strong> of the software estate while reducing the workload on internal IT teams.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Customer benefits at a glance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stronger software compliance<\/strong> across hybrid IT environments<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greater cost transparency<\/strong> and better control over software spend<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lower operational workload<\/strong> for internal IT and licensing teams<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduced licensing and audit risk<\/strong> through expert oversight<\/li>\n<li><strong>A risk-free way to evaluate<\/strong> managed services before committing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-73771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-06-01-Update-USU-ITAM-Dashboard-800x469.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-06-01-Update-USU-ITAM-Dashboard-800x469.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-06-01-Update-USU-ITAM-Dashboard-500x293.png 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-06-01-Update-USU-ITAM-Dashboard-150x88.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-06-01-Update-USU-ITAM-Dashboard-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-06-01-Update-USU-ITAM-Dashboard-1536x901.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2026\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2026-06-01-Update-USU-ITAM-Dashboard.png 1617w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Key capabilities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Application management<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Entitlement and contract management<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Compliance management<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Proactive monitoring<\/strong> of the software environment<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demand normalization<\/strong> to align usage with actual needs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Working sessions<\/strong> with dedicated USU experts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Why IT Asset Management is relevant now<\/h2>\n<p>Software environments keep growing more complex, and <strong>unmanaged usage drives both compliance risk and unnecessary cost<\/strong>. Manual license tracking ties up internal teams and often misses gaps until an audit exposes them. Managed services move this work to specialists who <strong>monitor entitlements continuously<\/strong>. This <strong>reduces risk, lowers cost, and frees internal staff<\/strong> for higher-value tasks. A free trial lets organizations confirm these gains before they commit budget.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What organizations should do now<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Review<\/strong> current software compliance and licensing gaps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Identify<\/strong> which ITAM tasks consume the most internal effort<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enroll<\/strong> in the <strong>90-day free trial<\/strong> to evaluate the service at no cost<\/li>\n<li><strong>Validate<\/strong> results during the trial against your compliance and cost goals<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monitor<\/strong> software spend and entitlement coverage throughout the period<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decide<\/strong> on long-term managed services before the trial ends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Ready to optimize your ITAM and licensing strategy?<\/h2>\n<p>SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT is a <strong>USU Gold Partner<\/strong> and a certified <strong>Software Asset Management (SAM)<\/strong> specialist. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/services\/sam\/\"><strong>Managed SAM Services<\/strong><\/a> manage and optimize your software portfolio across publishers, built on <strong>USU License Management (SmartTrack)<\/strong> as the central data platform.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-01-19-Graphics-SAM-Website-Overview.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-01-19-Graphics-SAM-Website-Overview.png 700w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-01-19-Graphics-SAM-Website-Overview-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-01-19-Graphics-SAM-Website-Overview-150x78.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>With our Managed SAM Services, you:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work with a <strong>dedicated SAM expert<\/strong> as your single point of contact<\/li>\n<li>Combine <strong>organizational, technological, and contractual<\/strong> aspects in one integrated framework<\/li>\n<li>Receive an <strong>all-inclusive package<\/strong>, including hosting and maintenance of the data platform, with predictable budgeting<\/li>\n<li>Gain <strong>cross-vendor transparency<\/strong> through high-quality reports and dashboards<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduce software spend<\/strong> by detecting unused licenses and reallocating entitlements<\/li>\n<li><strong>Limit audit and compliance risk<\/strong> through continuous validation of inventory and entitlements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-49599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2021-10-15-Graphics-Office-People-058-scaled-1-800x343.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2021-10-15-Graphics-Office-People-058-scaled-1-800x343.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2021-10-15-Graphics-Office-People-058-scaled-1-500x214.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2021-10-15-Graphics-Office-People-058-scaled-1-150x64.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2021-10-15-Graphics-Office-People-058-scaled-1-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2021-10-15-Graphics-Office-People-058-scaled-1-1536x658.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/01\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2021-10-15-Graphics-Office-People-058-scaled-1-2048x878.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/contact\/\"><strong>Contact our SAM experts today<\/strong><\/a> for a free demo of our Managed SAM Services and to evaluate the right setup for your environment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<p><em>For the announcement of USU IT Asset Management: Free 90-Day Managed Services Trial, please visit: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usu.com\/de\/news\/usu-startet-kostenlose-testphase-f%C3%BCr-managed-services-im-bereich-it-asset-management\"><em>https:\/\/www.usu.com\/de\/news\/usu-startet-kostenlose-testphase-f%C3%BCr-managed-services-im-bereich-it-asset-management<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For useful software licensing information on USU products, please visit: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/usu\/\"><em>https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/usu\/<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":13380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[276,437],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software-asset-management","category-usu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73827"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73831,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73827\/revisions\/73831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}