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USU (formerly Aspera) Features

What are the features of USU (formerly Aspera)?

Knowledge Base

  • Link Sharing
  • Searchable

Security

  • Role-Based Permission
  • Public vs Private

Content

  • Import
  • File Viewing

Functionality

  • Software inventory and lifecycle management
  • License entitlement and usage management
  • Vendor management and compliance
  • Automated end user license provisioning
  • Approved app catalogue
  • Customized alerts

Risk assessment

  • Shadow IT detection
  • Software vulnerability assessment
  • Redundant software functionality identification

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Knowledge Base

Q & A

As reported in 11 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews. Provides forums where employees of various levels can share expertise and processes.
77%
(Based on 11 reviews)

Link Sharing

Based on 12 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews. Lets users direct one another to content via customized links, foregoing a lengthy search process.
81%
(Based on 12 reviews)

Searchable

Incorporates a search bar to help navigate users to appropriate content. This feature was mentioned in 12 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews.
82%
(Based on 12 reviews)

Security

Verification

Updates document administrators after a specified interval of time so as to encourage verification that aged information remains relevant and accurate. This feature was mentioned in 10 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews.
78%
(Based on 10 reviews)

Role-Based Permission

As reported in 12 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews. Allows users access to files based on role, or password protections.
83%
(Based on 12 reviews)

Public vs Private

As reported in 12 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews. Offers the choice to make a conversation private between specified contributors, or open for public discussion.
85%
(Based on 12 reviews)

Content

Trackable Analytics

Tracks activity within file types to help administrators understand what is being used the most. 11 reviewers of USU (formerly Aspera) have provided feedback on this feature.
68%
(Based on 11 reviews)

Import

As reported in 12 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews. Allows for the importation of content and knowledge from previously implemented tools.
69%
(Based on 12 reviews)

File Viewing

Stores and readies various file types for viewing. 12 reviewers of USU (formerly Aspera) have provided feedback on this feature.
81%
(Based on 12 reviews)

Update Notifications

Sends updates to document or file participants when changes have been made. 12 reviewers of USU (formerly Aspera) have provided feedback on this feature.
78%
(Based on 12 reviews)

Communication

Social Features

As reported in 10 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews. Enables comments, liking and other social features within discussions or documents.
72%
(Based on 10 reviews)

Tagging

Based on 10 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews. Allows users to tag one another in file data or comments for easier search and referencing.
80%
(Based on 10 reviews)

Upload

Lets users upload documents, photos and various other file types from their personal devices for greater knowledge sharing. 10 reviewers of USU (formerly Aspera) have provided feedback on this feature.
83%
(Based on 10 reviews)

Comments

Allows users to leave notes or comments on various file types for eventual reference. 10 reviewers of USU (formerly Aspera) have provided feedback on this feature.
73%
(Based on 10 reviews)

Asset Inventory

Hardware Asset Inventory

Create an inventory of a company's hardware assets.

Not enough data

Software Asset Inventory

Create an inventory of a company's software assets.

Not enough data

Cloud Asset Inventory

Create an inventory of a company's cloud assets.

Not enough data

Mobile Asset Inventory

Create an inventory of a company's mobile assets.

Not enough data

Asset Discovery

Detect new assets as they enter a network and add them to asset inventory.

Not enough data

Management

Central Dashboard

Provide immediate insights, information, and updates on IT assets from a central dashboard.

Not enough data

Asset Policy Management

Design and implement custom or pre-built policies for asset management, onboarding, and maintenance.

Not enough data

Risk Management

Implement risk management policies, and push policy updates to various assets across a business network.

Not enough data

Integrations

Integrate with other software solutions, such as spend management and software asset management.

Not enough data

Functionality

Software inventory and lifecycle management

Based on 25 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews. Create a software inventory for on-prem and SaaS software and manage software lifecycle from deployment to retirement.
85%
(Based on 25 reviews)

License entitlement and usage management

Manage software license entitlements versus user utilization This feature was mentioned in 24 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews.
92%
(Based on 24 reviews)

Vendor management and compliance

Manage vendor renewals, invoices, and compliance information in a centralized repository 24 reviewers of USU (formerly Aspera) have provided feedback on this feature.
88%
(Based on 24 reviews)

Automated end user license provisioning

Based on 20 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews. Automatically provision and deprovision licenses for end users based on employee directory and/or HR system data
82%
(Based on 20 reviews)

Approved app catalogue

Provide an app catalogue to empower end users to access the software licenses they require 20 reviewers of USU (formerly Aspera) have provided feedback on this feature.
88%
(Based on 20 reviews)

Customized alerts

Based on 23 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews. Create custom alerts based on business, contractual, and compliance rules
82%
(Based on 23 reviews)

Risk assessment

Shadow IT detection

Identify unsanctioned software This feature was mentioned in 21 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews.
86%
(Based on 21 reviews)

Software vulnerability assessment

Flag vulnerable software based on government-provided vulnerability information repositories This feature was mentioned in 18 USU (formerly Aspera) reviews.
88%
(Based on 18 reviews)

Redundant software functionality identification

Identify redundant functionality across applications to reduce spend on duplicate features 19 reviewers of USU (formerly Aspera) have provided feedback on this feature.
86%
(Based on 19 reviews)

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Not enough data

AI Text Generation

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Not enough data