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If you’re using Snow License Manager on‑premises, upgrading to Snow Atlas is more than a platform change—it’s a faster path to insights, savings and risk reduction. Below are eight benefits customers realize on Snow Atlas and how you’ll recognize each one in your day‑to‑day operations.
TL;DR outcomes: faster time‑to‑value, fewer manual tasks, stronger governance, continuous innovation—without the overhead of maintaining on‑prem infrastructure.
Who benefits: ITAM/SAM leaders, Finance/Procurement, Security/Compliance and transformation owners managing hybrid estates.
1. Decisions in minutes, not overnight: near real‑time data processing
The benefit: You get timely, trustworthy data to act on when it matters—during renewals, audits, M&A and vendor negotiations.
How you’ll recognize the value
- Reports refresh quickly (no more waiting on overnight data jobs) so you can verify compliance positions on demand
- Faster incident-to-insight cycle: When assets change, your dashboards and alerts reflect it much sooner
- Operational signal: a sharp drop in “stale data” escalations from finance, audit or security teams
2. Hours back every week: AI‑based purchase and entitlement ingestion
The benefit: Reduce manual keying and the errors that come with it. Import purchase orders, invoices and order documents (PDF, JPG/PNG, etc.) and let AI map entitlements for you.
How you’ll recognize the value
- Fewer reconciliation cycles: Purchase data lands cleanly and faster, cutting back‑and‑forth with procurement
- Cleaner entitlement records: lower error rates spotted during sampling or quarterly true‑ups
- Operational signal: Administrator time reallocated from uploads to optimization analysis
Learn more: AI purchase data and entitlement ingestion
3. Automation without the busywork: read/write APIs for actionable workflows
The benefit: Eliminate swivel‑chair processes. Trigger actions and keep systems in sync (ITSM, procurement, CMDB, FinOps) using Snow Atlas’ API‑first approach.
How you’ll recognize the value
- Fewer manual updates to CMDBs, catalogs and cost centers
- Shorter renewal prep because entitlement/usage data flows into your renewal package automatically
- Operational signal: growth in API‑driven jobs and fewer human touchpoints in your ITAM runbooks
4. Stop shadow IT spend: end‑to‑end SaaS discovery and governance
The benefit: Shine a light on sanctioned and unsanctioned SaaS. Consolidate licenses, right-size tiers and enforce policy to reduce risk and waste.
How you’ll recognize the value
- Immediate visibility of unknown SaaS domains, free tools and duplicate apps
- License reclamation opportunities show up in reports and recommendations
- Operational signal: a measurable decrease in redundant SaaS and unused seats across departments
Learn more: SaaS Management
5. No blind spots: support for bespoke and custom applications
The benefit: Get compliance and optimization insights for the apps that make your business unique—on‑prem or SaaS.
How you’ll recognize the value
- Custom apps show up in inventory and reporting, alongside commercial titles
- Audit prep is simpler because homegrown usage and ownership are documented
- Operational signal: fewer exceptions in compliance attestations and security reviews
6. Finance‑ready everywhere: multi‑currency and global cost governance
The benefit: Manage agreements and licenses in local currencies while maintaining consolidated global views for finance.
How you’ll recognize the value
- Consistent roll‑ups for global reporting and budgeting, even when contracts are regionally priced
- Cleaner accruals and variance analysis at quarter‑end
- Easily allocate costs or manage compliance by creating rules for assigning organizational nodes to users and computers
- Operational signal: fewer manual spreadsheets to normalize currency during renewals
7. Upgrades you don’t have to plan: continuous delivery and dual‑entitlement
The benefit: Always be on the latest features—no downtime windows to coordinate. Dual‑entitlement rights (up to 12 months) let you run SLM and Snow Atlas in parallel, reducing migration risk.
How you’ll recognize the value
- No maintenance nights for patching or version jumps
- Lower upgrade risk thanks to controlled, side‑by‑side validation
- Operational signal: Less time spent on non‑value‑add admin
- Get through security reviews faster with a certified SaaS offering (ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2)
8. A solution that grows with you: extensibility for cloud & IT visibility
The benefit: Go beyond on‑prem license tracking. With Snow Atlas, you can add capabilities that bring value across your organization.
How you’ll recognize the value
- Cloud License Management: Immediate cloud savings by identifying when cloud instances should use BYOL/Azure Hybrid Use Benefit vs. costly pay as you go (PAYG) licensing
- IT Visibility: Expand and enrich Snow Atlas data to improve CMDB quality, report on sustainability initiatives, reduce EOL/EOS assets and find unpatched vulnerabilities
- FinOps: multi‑cloud cost governance, policy automation, anomaly detection and forecasting that works in concert with your SAM and SaaS programs
Learn more: Flexera One
To facilitate upgrading to Snow Atlas, we’ve created a migration toolkit. You can access information on this toolkit and other Snow Atlas training materials in the Flexera Learning Portal. Get a personalized demo of Snow Atlas and learn more about the upgrade process by contacting your Flexera sales or partner representative.
