Engine configuration, deep SAP measurement specialism, inventory source design, and recovery of long-running deployments that have drifted.
USU SmartTrack — formerly Aspera SmartTrack, before USU's acquisition — has carved out a particular niche as the most capable platform for the most complex publishers. Particularly SAP, where the depth of engine measurement and the licensing logic is unmatched by general-purpose ITAM tools.
That depth comes with implementation complexity. SmartTrack rewards careful configuration of the publisher-specific engines, accurate contractual entitlement modelling, and clean inventory source design. Out-of-the-box SmartTrack rarely produces trustworthy positions in the first month.
We've delivered or remediated 30+ deployments across the Aspera and SmartTrack era. We're particularly deep on the SAP engine — including the LAW and USMM measurement flows, indirect access analysis, and the digital access licensing model. Vendor-independent. No reseller relationship with USU.
Whether you're standing up SmartTrack, extending coverage to additional publishers, or recovering a deployment that's drifted — engagements cover these areas.
Publisher-specific engine tuning — SAP, Oracle, IBM, Microsoft. Each engine has its own measurement logic and configuration depth. Production-grade SmartTrack has each engine tuned against your specific contractual position.
Deep SAP-specific configuration. LAW and USMM measurement flow design, indirect access analysis, digital access licensing model implementation, S/4HANA migration impact analysis. SmartTrack's SAP capability is its strongest feature — we make sure clients actually use it.
Configuration of inventory sources, including the often-overlooked sources — SAP system tables, Oracle audit scripts, IBM ILMT exports. Many SmartTrack deployments fail because the input data lineage isn't trustworthy.
Loading your contractual position with the granularity SmartTrack needs to produce defensible positions. Particularly important for SAP and Oracle, where the contract structure is sufficiently complex that generic entitlement loads produce wrong answers.
Designing the operational reports, audit-defence packs, and review cadences. SmartTrack produces extraordinary depth of data; the discipline is in turning it into actionable governance, not just more dashboards.
For underperforming deployments — long-running SmartTrack environments that have drifted, or initial deployments that never produced trustworthy output. Structured diagnostic, prioritised fix sequence, hand-back.
Engagements run 8–16 weeks depending on scope. SAP-only engagements often run faster; multi-publisher build-outs run longer.
Free consultation. We agree scope — net-new SmartTrack stand-up, publisher expansion (especially SAP coverage), or remediation of a drifted deployment. Stakeholders, metrics, timeline.
For new deployments, full design. For remediations, structured diagnostic — engine configuration health, contract load accuracy, inventory source quality, and the integration with your wider SAM environment.
Execution. Engine configuration, contract load, inventory source remediation, custom reporting build. Particularly intensive on SAP-heavy clients, where the engine work alone is the bulk of the engagement.
Knowledge transfer, runbook documentation, 30/60/90-day hyper-care. Optional ongoing specialist support for SAP measurement cycles and audit defence preparation.
Aspera/SmartTrack engagements often pair with audit defence work, particularly SAP-related.
When SmartTrack remediation is driven by an active or imminent audit, the audit defence practice runs alongside the technical work. Particularly common for SAP and Oracle audits.
Learn morePost-remediation, the managed-services practice sustains the SmartTrack output. Particularly relevant for clients with rolling SAP measurement obligations.
Learn moreThe free consultation is exactly that. A senior SmartTrack specialist will spend 30 minutes with you understanding your current deployment, your publisher mix (especially SAP exposure), and where the trust is breaking down — and tell you what the recovery would look like.