Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a computer system that can monitor usage activity of software program(s) by client systems, and ascertain an existing ratio between a first group of resources of a first type and a second group of resources of a second type collectively allocated to the client systems. The first and second types define different amounts of functionality enabled by the software program. The system can be further caused to determine first and second recommended counts for the first and second groups of resources based on the monitored usage activity and an expected ratio, and cause adjustment of an allocation of resource(s) from the first and/or second groups of resources in accordance with the first and second recommended counts such that the adjusted allocation tracks the monitored usage activity while conforming to the expected ratio.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing and optimizing licensing restrictions for deployed systems are presented. Particularly, a central system may be used to coordinate license assignments to a plurality of users in accordance with ratios mandated as part of a licensing agreement. The system may reassess the ratios after deployment and may adjust licensing allocations to preserve the ratio, as well as to better accord with usage behavior by the organization as a whole. Some embodiments employment specific enforcement provisions, mandating the recommended licensing percentage for a license type based upon scaled sums of optimal ratio values for different license types.