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Managing IBM Cloud Paks and Overcoming Increasing Complexity

Companies may have full awareness of their on-premises and SaaS applications. But what happens when cloud capabilities such as IBM Cloud Paks are added to their environment? While it can make companie…

January 20, 2021 IT Industry Trends

2021 State of ITAM

Digital transformation is accelerating in organizations. The traditional roles of information technology asset management (ITAM) and software asset management (SAM) must evolve beyond compliance and a…

January 7, 2021 IT Industry Trends

Lessons Learned from the SolarWinds Breach

When CEOs learn of security breaches and hacks, the first thing they want to know is whether their organization has any of the affected product. And if so, where is it? It’s one thing to be aware of a…

January 5, 2021 IT Industry Trends

How ITAM can close the door on asset vulnerabilities

Software either is or will be vulnerable. It’s rare that you won’t have to update out-of-date, unsupported or end-of-life software. If your job description involves software or IT asset manageme…

December 14, 2020 Software Vulnerability Management

Runaway SaaS Spend: Salesforce and ServiceNow

“Salesforce and ServiceNow. Those are the new Oracles that if you are not managing the contract terms very closely, the costs spiral out of control. The monitoring and governing of SaaS saved us a l…

November 25, 2020 Software License Optimization

Assess coverage. Automate package deployment. Save time and resources. Rinse. Repeat.

In IT—as in the rest of the business world—time, effort and resources are finite. What can you do to make the most out of all three and keep software up to date? Automate. Wrangling your organization’…

November 10, 2020 Application Readiness

Your SaaS management can get drastically better with Flexera’s integration with Coupa

The changing business landscape and global pandemic have made working from home the current standard. But while we’re adjusting—or even if we’ve already adjusted—it might be difficult to see all the n…

September 28, 2020 Software License Optimization

The 14 Key Competencies of SAM (and ISO 19770-1:2017)

You may have stumbled upon this blog and wondered, “What is ISO 19770-1:2017? Am I in the wrong place, or should I have prior knowledge in order to keep reading further?” Don’t worry…

August 25, 2020 Software License Optimization

Flexera is recognized as a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Asset Management Tools

We’re incredibly proud to announce that Flexera has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Asset Management Tools (July 2020) for the third consecutiv…

August 13, 2020 Software License Optimization