AWS License Manager
#79 · Level 2 · Scaling and resilience · Monitoring and operationsConcept
Section titled “Concept”AWS License Manager keeps track of software license usage from one place. Based on the terms of license agreements from vendors such as Microsoft and Oracle, you create rules called license configurations. For example, how many licenses you have and whether they are counted by vCPU or by core. When an EC2 instance starts, License Manager counts how many licenses have been used, and if the limit is crossed it can warn you or block it. Together with AWS Organizations, you can see the count for many accounts at once.
Simple example
Section titled “Simple example”A library register — how many books there are and how many are lent out, so that more books are not lent out than the library has.
Why it’s needed
Section titled “Why it’s needed”Using more licenses than you bought can lead to fines; using fewer wastes money.
Where it’s used
Section titled “Where it’s used”Controlling the use of software licenses such as Microsoft and Oracle.
Azure equivalent
Section titled “Azure equivalent”No direct match; closest: Azure Hybrid Benefit tracking
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”For details and the latest information, see the official documentation: