The Unfulfilled Promise of Crowdsourcing IT Data Crowdsourcing data is building a dataset with a large group of people contributing content. On the surface, crowdsourcing seems promising. Especially when you consider that some datasets – like the … April 5, 2021 Flexera
When good intentions, good will and sincerity lead to licensing nightmares and financial waste Working for 20 years in SAM, I have come to the conclusion that the best efforts from everybody to reach high performance of IT infrastructure and fair licensing rules leads to incredible complexity i… March 16, 2021 Nicolas Rousseau
IBM IASP and Flexera What is IBM’s IASP offering? Licensing audits are time-consuming, expensive, and can disrupt everyday business processes. IBM created their IASP offering to enhance SAM processes while helping custome… February 18, 2021 Karyn Thompson
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 Cyndi Tackett
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 Kevin Miller
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 Kareen Tan
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 Kim Weins
Overcome Major Business Disruption with IT automation Organizations are always looking for more efficient and cost-effective ways to manage their assets. The continued growth of disruptive technologies in the environment makes handling assets a major cha… May 13, 2020 Kevin Miller
SaaS Cost Analysis – Getting the Upper Hand in SaaS Vendor Negotiations Organizations are ratcheting up how much they’re spending on cloud-based software—SaaS in particular—while cutting on-premises software. It’s likely that SaaS solutions already represent a… April 27, 2020 Flexera
Think About Changes and New Approaches to Managing Assets in the New Year As we begin a new year, it’s always good to take a step back and think about where we’ve been and where we’d like to go. This is the same approach we should take when thinking about our technology inv… February 18, 2020 Flexera