All press releases

The survey results are available in the Flexera 2020 State of the Cloud Report, which can be downloaded at https://info.flexera.com/SLO-CM-REPORT-State-of-the-Cloud-2020

The report explores the thinking of 750 global cloud decision-makers and users regarding public, private and multi-cloud options and shares their current and future cloud adoption.

Many CIOs and IT leaders have indicated that they lack the ability to identify software assets running in containers, a type of operating system virtualization whose use by enterprises is rapidly expanding. A single container contains all the necessary executables, binary code, libraries and configuration files required to run a software program.

“We congratulate our Partner of the Year award winners,” said Cindy Grogan, Vice President of Global Alliances at Flexera. “Each organization provides deep expertise and innovation around Flexera solutions. They display an exceptional ability to understand customer needs and solve business challenges around IT visibility, informed IT management and cloud control.”

In the current state of technology, every organization is at risk due to the many software vulnerabilities that affect their environment. The volume of threats to manage is constantly growing—exploits, attacks and software vulnerabilities are constant and hit organizations at a seemingly unmanageable pace. SVM identifies these vulnerabilities and helps effectively prioritize remediation efforts to ensure a focus on publishing patches that matter. This is especially important as organizations come to the realization that patching every vulnerability is impractical.

“The findings in the 2020 CIO Priorities Report echo changes we’ve made in our own company and have encouraged our customers to follow,” said Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Flexera. “We’re seeing CIOs and IT departments being tasked with leading the digital transformation—from migrating to the cloud or transforming the customer experience—and this demand is only going to increase, according to the report.

“It’s yet another thrilling moment for us at Flexera, as we’ve been Leaders in both the Magic Quadrant for CMP and Magic Quadrant for SAM Tools for the past two years,” said Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Flexera. “We believe this spotlights our commitment to innovating for our customers: we make it a priority to listen to what our customers want and need, and ensure we’re continually adding value to their business.

The report synthesized data from three recent surveys, and more than half of respondents—including CIOs and other senior IT leaders—rated digital transformation as their top 2020 priority, followed by cybersecurity, cloud and improving the customer experience. 

“This acquisition is a game changer for software suppliers looking to derive more value from their software. I am excited to add another leading company to Flexera, after the acquisition of RISC Networks last year, continuing our excellent growth path,” said Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Flexera.

“While we’re a global company, the Chicago area has always been Flexera’s home base. It’s a great honor to be named to this list, as it reflects our goal to make Flexera the best place for local, talented tech professionals to find engaging work and great camaraderie,” said Jim Ryan, President & CEO of Flexera. “We’re thrilled to have the recognition.”

“The Top Workplaces award is about much more than recognition and celebration,” said Eric Rubino, CEO of Energage. “Our research also shows that these organizations achieve higher referral rates, lower employee turnover, and double the employee engagement levels. It just goes to show that being intentional about culture delivers bottom-line results.”

“In the eleven years that Joe has been our CFO, Flexera has quadrupled in size. Joe has been instrumental to our growth and we’re grateful for his leadership and partnership. I’m pleased that he will help us identify his successor to continue that growth trajectory,” said Jim Ryan, president & CEO of Flexera. “I wish Joe a retirement full of well-deserved down-time.”

Survey respondents are IT executives working in large enterprises with 2,000 or more employees, headquartered in North America and Europe, encompassing industries such as financial services, retail, e-commerce and industrial products. More than half are C-level executives.

As the leading application readiness solution, AdminStudio saves users time and money preparing applications for deployment. AdminStudio is well known as the ideal tool for creating custom deployment packages. It provides a suite of powerful tools and processes to create, analyze, and correct deployment packages to lower the risk of a failed deployment, as well as tools to customize and convert installations into many popular deployment formats (like App-V and the up-and-coming MSIX format).

The number of constant exploits, attacks and other software vulnerabilities has become unmanageable, and attempts to keep up can be overwhelming. Flexera Software Vulnerability Manager (SVM) was designed to identify these vulnerabilities and help prioritize remediation efforts. With the new Vendor Patch Module, organizations are able to take advantage of these insights and mitigate them more quickly, by using the most comprehensive patch coverage on the market — with more than 1,000 out-of-the-box patches.

“Flexera has recognized its outstanding partners for the past six years,” said Cindy Grogan, Vice President of Global Alliances at Flexera. “All of the winners continually impress Flexera and the industry, on understanding the needs of customers and helping them exceed their goals.”

In addition, in April, Flexera was named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Asset Management Tools. Flexera was positioned highest for ability to execute in the Leaders Quadrant.

Adding a cloud readiness dimension to the Flexera portfolio

“Our Cloud Management Platform optimizes cloud usage for our customers, and is well regarded by key industry analysts, including Gartner and Forrester,” noted Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Flexera. “But we’re always seeking to strengthen our capabilities in cloud migration—an area that’s becoming more of a focus for IT executives and analysts.

“Everyone at Flexera is proud of the continued recognition we’re receiving. To us, it’s a testament to our leading solution for software asset management,” said Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Flexera. “And as enterprises increasingly adopt SaaS and public cloud technologies, we have also significantly expanded our portfolio to offer solutions that help customers optimize and govern their full hybrid IT landscape.

Flexera is the largest homegrown technology company in the Chicago area, employing more than 1,300 globally with 288 in Chicago, and serving more than 51,000 customers worldwide. The Chicago headquarters, located in Itasca, has added 97 staffers since Q1 2018, with 42 positions currently open.

“I’ve been with Flexera for more than twenty years and have seen the company transform into this amazing tech unicorn through a combination of passionate team members, strategic acquisitions, innovative products and committed customers,” said Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Flexera.

The survey results are available in the RightScale 2019 State of the Cloud Report from Flexera, which can be downloaded at https://info.flexera.com/CM-REPORT-State-of-the-Cloud.