White papers and reports

Gain visibility into AI spending, control costs and govern AI investments with confidence.

Assess AI spend across your stack. Get an instant scorecard and peer benchmark.

See how ITAM is evolving to improve visibility, control costs, and manage cloud, SaaS, and AI.

Gain visibility into IT assets and turn insights into cost control, optimization, and better decisions across your technology estate.

See why IT complexity is outpacing control—and how teams regain visibility and reduce risk.

Get the Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report to see how IT teams manage rising costs, reduce audit risk and navigate AI adoption—and where to focus next to improve visibility and drive value.

For the second year in a row, Flexera has been named a leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SaaS Management Platforms. Find out why.

See how Flexera One powers ServiceNow with trusted technology intelligence to improve CMDB accuracy, optimize costs, enable AI, and reduce risk across the IT estate.

AI is everywhere. Control isn’t. The 2026 AI Pulse Report—backed by Flexera research.

See how cloud leaders and practitioners navigate AI, governance and hybrid complexity.

Discover how Flexera One IT Visibility helps you meet ESG goals, prepare for AI regulations and cut audit overhead by up to 80%. Build a strong compliance foundation for 2026.

Reduce cloud commitment risk and optimize spend with strategies that improve ROI and forecasting.

Unlock savings, avoid audits, and master Microsoft license management with expert strategies and actionable insights from this comprehensive guide.

Drive down cloud expenses and level up your IT strategy with a Leader.

Zombie resources. Shadow apps. Billing mysteries. Uncover what's hiding before it blows your budget.

Struggling with license complexity and rising costs? Learn how to optimize licenses, mitigate audit risks and reduce SaaS waste.

AI ROI, sustainability, cost and risk: Discover the latest IT trends shaping tomorrow’s IT landscape in Flexera’s 2026 IT Priorities Report.

Learn how to choose trusted cloud vendors, reduce risk, and optimize spend with this strategic cloud commitment guide.

Valuable insights and practical steps that you’ll need to optimize your IBM license position proactively and prepare for an audit with confidence.

This guide provides five key initiatives to drive significant savings on SAP Software through effective Software Asset Management.

This eBook reveals how to get the clean, enriched data you need to make the most of your ServiceNow investment

Discover recognized CFM vendors to watch in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™

Master controlling AI costs while leveraging AI to transform your FinOps practice.

Proven steps to build IT visibility that prevents outages, enables ITSM modernization and powers AI success.

Discover key challenges of SaaS management, including wasted spend and shadow SaaS. Download this guide for insights from the Flexera 2025 State of ITAM Report.

In this white paper, you’ll discover seven ITAM challenges for government agencies and strategic solutions to optimize processes, ensure compliance and balance innovation and cost constraints.

Explore key findings from Flexera’s 2025 State of ITAM Report, including audit readiness, compliance challenges and strategies for IT leaders to gain confidence in managing complex IT assets.

This playbook is our exclusive guide to establishing exceptional SaaS management. It contains crucial insights into the intersection of SaaS management, ITAM and FinOps, a detailed maturity model and practical steps to propel you forward.

Use this exclusive playbook to see how today’s FinOps leaders secure board-level influence—and turn cloud cost conversations into business growth strategies.

Discover the strategies top FinOps leaders use to manage cloud spend and avoid costly missteps.

It’s more than just cutting costs. Gain strategic FinOps insights in the age of AI and multi-cloud.

Unlock expert-backed strategies for managing AI-driven cloud complexity and scaling FinOps.

In this guide, you’ll discover how insights from the right FinOps solution can enable your organization to take the right steps to optimize cloud spend and maximize the value of your cloud investment.

Discover insights from cloud operations stakeholders on the state of automation and the optimization of public cloud infrastructures in this report.

Discover why many cloud decision-makers struggle with FinOps and how you can use automation and the support of key stakeholders to secure FinOps success.

This eBook explores the critical need for organizations to look beyond cost cutting measures and drive more value from their FinOps practices by aligning cloud cost efficiencies with resource efficiencies.

Key shifts shaping how FinOps-first organizations are evolving—across AI costs to multi-cloud and ESG governance

Discover the value of a holistic FinOps approach in this Harvard Business Review Analytic Services white paper.

Learn how government agencies gain visibility and control costs by addressing key IT asset management challenges.

Discover key cybersecurity trends in the 2024 Flexera Software Vulnerability and Threat Intelligence Report. Get insights on vulnerabilities, zero-days, and vendor risk to strengthen your security strategy.

This guide explores key findings from the Flexera 2025 IT Priorities Report to help your organization implement a forward-looking and resilient FinOps strategy in 2025.

Explore top IT priorities for 2025, including AI, cost optimization and security, and how more traditional initiatives are evolving. This guide helps you stay ahead with insights to navigate today’s IT landscape.

Discover how FinOps and ITAM collaborations can transform your cloud strategy, reduce costs and drive innovation through AI-powered optimization and sustainable practices.

Discover the hidden costs of AI, including societal and environmental impacts. Learn how to balance innovation with responsibility and ensure effective AI governance.

This guide is designed to help you avoid chaos and confusion in cloud licensing management. By leveraging its insights, you’ll enhance your cloud strategy, control costs, and foster collaboration between your ITAM and FinOps teams.

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