Session Overview: This technical session provides a comprehensive look into the OpenLM data collection architecture, focusing on how background components securely harvest and manage licensing data. We will explore the technical capabilities of the OpenLM Broker, Cloud Broker, and Workstation Agent, and demonstrate how this gathered intelligence drives strategic data collection and project tracking.

Here is the crisp breakdown of what will be technically covered:

1. The OpenLM Broker (On-Premise) Deep Data Harvesting: How the Broker interfaces directly with your license servers to extract real-time feature usage, read hardcoded license files, and continuously parse debug logs for granular activity tracking.

2. The OpenLM Cloud Broker Cloud-Native Tracking: Extending the traditional Broker capabilities to monitor, parse, and manage modern cloud-hosted license managers, external vendor portals, and SaaS environments, ensuring a unified data stream regardless of where the infrastructure lives.

3. The OpenLM Workstation Agent: Visibility at the Endpoint. The final component covered is the Workstation Agent, which moves visibility from the server down to the user’s machine. The session demonstrates how it tracks active versus idle application time and how it ties software consumption to specific client projects or internal initiatives — either through on-screen prompts or silent background assignment.