Dell License Manager (DLM) vs Symantec IT Management Suite [EOL] comparison

Dell License Manager is a one-to-many license deployment and reporting tool for integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), Chassis Management Controller (CMC), and other licenses. License Manager can also inventory licensable systems to report the licensing status and currently enabled management controller feature level. This article provides an overview of usage as well as the latest revision of License Manager.

Symantec IT Management Suite enables IT administrators to securely manage the entire lifecycle of desktops, laptops, and servers across Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix, and virtual environments including deployment, asset management, and patch management to reduce costs and increase productivity. IT Management Suite 8.0 brings significant new functionality and enhancements to this already feature rich solution. Before covering what’s new in version 8.0, here’s a quick overview of some of the key capabilities of IT Management Suite:

• Reduce the cost of deploying and managing servers, desktops, and laptops from a centralized location in your environment 
• Discovers, inventories, and tracks all the hardware and software assets in your IT infrastructure and manages the relationships between them in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
• Centralizes and simplifies patch management. With this solution you can detect and repair security vulnerabilities for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems as well as Microsoft and over 50 non-Microsoft applications