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Stop cloud cost overruns: FinOps forecasting best practices

The use of AWS, Azure, and other cloud services helps organizations to achieve critical business priorities. However, the complexity of cloud pricing combined with the rapid shift to cloud makes it difficult for CFOs to accurately forecast cloud c...

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The role of FinOps FOCUS in enhancing cloud cost management and beyond

How FinOps FOCUS improves cloud cost management (and now even more areas of your business) The power and flexibility that the cloud provides has been game-changing for organizations both large and small. It has democratized access to IT resources ...

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4 FinOps best practices to cut your cloud bill (without sacrificing performance)

Cloud bills have a way of creeping up on you. One day, teams are scaling like a champ, and the next, you’re staring at an invoice with a cost spike bigger than your mortgage. Such is the life of FinOps practitioners. If your organization is seri...

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Flexera monthly SAM best practices

May 8

Mark Bradley, Flexera Senior Product Manager, will drive the session and share his years of experience in SAM and as a licensing architect with Flexera Services.

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Optimize cloud costs: Using automation to avoid waste

Cloud cost optimization is a primary goal of most FinOps practices. While FinOps teams often start with manual steps to shut down unused or underutilized resources, they quickly discover that waste keeps coming back as developers and IT continue t...

Industry Report

The Forrester Wave™: Software Asset Management Solutions, Q1 2025

Get an impartial view of SAM solution vendors and find out why Flexera is named a Leader.

Webinar

FinOps Best Practices

In this session we’ll look at the FinOps lifecycle and how maturity levels in different areas of FinOps can impact on success.

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Unlocking the strategic value of Software Asset Management: 4 critical keys

You may not realize it, but software asset management (SAM) could be the fairytale princess of your organization. Hear us out: 1. SAM works hard. Instead of being at the beck and call of ugly stepsisters, great SAM helps you understand usage, pre...

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How CASB transforms SaaS discovery and security from day one

SaaS applications fuel business growth and innovation. That’s the good. But what about the bad and the ugly? The rapid adoption of cloud tools comes with a price—Many organizations struggle to track which applications are in use, who is access...

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Flexera Annual Software Vulnerability and Threat Intelligence Report

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.

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The FinOps playbook for AI: Optimizing costs and performance

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace. However, as businesses scale AI initiatives, managing costs becomes increasingly complex. Between compute power, data storage, and cloud services, AI-driven organiza...

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Cyber-Resilience regulations are here—is your organization ready?

Recent regulations require organizations to demonstrate they are resilient to cyber-attacks. These regulations impact regulated organizations and those in the supply chain, as modern threat actors target vulnerabilities across the entire ecosystem...

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How to pass your FinOps certification exam

The FinOps Practitioner Certification represents a milestone in cloud financial management. It’s a credential that validates your expertise in managing cloud usage, fostering financial accountability, and driving efficiency—skills that are...

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Uncovering hidden cloud costs: Tips for maximizing your cloud investments

Public cloud consumption and spending continue to significantly increase every year, as more organizations race to modernize their infrastructure and launch applications. Here are ways to uncover hidden costs associated with the cloud.

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How FinOps and ITAM Teams Can Work Together in Real-Life Scenarios

This post originally appeared on the Snow Software blog. Snow Software has been acquired by Flexera. In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, businesses are increasingly adopting cloud services to streamline their ...

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SAP's Kyaw Aung shares why SAP moved from an on-prem solution to SaaS-based Flexera One

Hear how SAP uses Flexera One for licensing, compliance and SaaS management.

Guide

The FinOps imperative: 6 steps to create a resilient FinOps 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.

Guide

What’s trending—and evolving—for IT leaders 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.

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Bayer AG saves costs and increases cloud visibility with Flexera One

Sasha Ludwig shares how Bayer AG is optimizing cloud infrastructure cost and increasing visibility of cloud spend with Flexera One.

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How to reduce SaaS costs and security risks for engineering teams

Engineering teams increasingly depend on SaaS tools for seamless collaboration, workflow automation, and innovation. Applications like Jira, Confluence, Slack, and AI-driven solutions have become vital to daily engineering operations, helping team...

Webinar

Mastering cloud costs: The power of metadata, tagging and cost allocation

See how tagging, metadata, and cost allocation support critical FinOps objectives such as accurate forecasting, unit economics, and accountability.

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FinOps: It’s not just for cloud anymore

“Back in the day,” the desire for cloud financial management practices and tooling was significant and increasing, but there wasn’t a consensus on the best practices to support these efforts. Many organizations relied on a mix of homegrown t...

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What’s new at Flexera: December 2024

We are constantly working to provide our customers with exciting new features and capabilities across our solutions. This blog series will continue to feature and illustrate our latest capabilities, improvements, and innovations designed to help y...

Webinar

ITAM and FinOps: The organizational and financial benefits of collaboration

This webinar covers ITAM and FinOps collaboration benefits, our product roadmap and new Technology Intelligence Platform and more.

Video

Close the Risk Window with Software Vulnerability Manager

Stop reacting. Gain control. Stay secure. Build a more effective risk mitigation process leveraging Secunia Research vulnerability intelligence and the largest repository of third-party patch data in the industry.

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Shine a light on shadow licensing: How to rightsize your ServiceNow environment

ServiceNow’s platform has expanded significantly in recent years, offering over 150 products. According to The Flexera 2024 State of ITAM report, ServiceNow is the fourth most relevant vendor for software asset management—behind Microsoft, AWS...

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Gartner® Market Guide for Software Asset Management Tools

Need a SAM solution that will keep up with today’s technology landscape? Download this complimentary copy of the Gartner® Market Guide for Software Asset Management Tools to get a strategy framework for selecting a SAM tool and much more.

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Your New Year’s resolution: Confidently tackle your SaaS portfolio

One of the most common questions I hear from customers is: “How should we start managing our SaaS?” or “What are the best practices?” My answer? It depends—on your organization’s maturity, governance processes, executive sponsors...

Datasheet

Enhance ServiceNow Enterprise Architecture with Flexera

See how integration with Flexera One ITAM can drive improved data accuracy, vendor lifecycle management and more.

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Snow Data Intelligence Service

Improve IT asset analysis and reporting accuracy with automated normalization and enrichment.

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Navigating Microsoft’s new licensing changes: What ITAM professionals need to know

Are you aware of Microsoft’s latest licensing changes? Microsoft is undergoing a series of licensing changes aimed at improving partner engagement and customer experience, with added AI advancements. Here’s what you need to know to ensure you...

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Flexera One SaaS Management demo

Flexera SaaS Management enables you to encourage SaaS adoption while governing costs and usage.

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How hybrid ITAM and FinOps can unlock cloud cost savings

Learn how ITAM and FinOps collaboration can uncover hidden cloud costs and efficiencies.

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The leadership blueprint: Leveraging IT visibility for C-suite success

It’s not an overstatement to say that technology is the backbone of today’s organizations. From IT to finance and procurement, every modern business department is built on a tech ecosystem that enables it to thrive and grow. Yet, all too often...

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Flexera 2025 IT Priorities Report

Insights from Flexera’s 2025 IT Priorities Report highlight what’s top of mind for IT decision makers in the year ahead. Discover the challenges, priorities and opportunities that will shape the future IT landscape.

Case Study

California hospital system boosts savings and compliance with greater visibility

Greater compliance and risk/cost avoidance lead to satisfaction, savings and efficiency.

Guide

The future of FinOps: driving innovation, sustainability and AI

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

Guide

AI in the enterprise: Navigating the innovation-responsibility tightrope

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

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What’s new at Flexera: October 2024

We are constantly working to provide our customers with cutting-edge solutions and technology. This series will continue to showcase our latest capabilities, features, improvements, and innovations designed to help you maximize the value of our pr...

Datasheet

Upgrading to Snow Atlas

Learn how our cloud-native SAM and SaaS management solution can propel you to greater ROI on your technology investments.

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Stay secure with top tips to navigate NIS2 compliance

As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, the European Union’s NIS2 Directive is pushing important, essential entities to adopt stricter cybersecurity measures. For organizations in critical sectors like finance, healthcare, energy, and digit...

Datasheet

Snow Atlas

Learn more about the easy-to-use capabilities and products that run on Snow Atlas.

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Cutting carbon in computing: Practical tips for sustainable IT

In a world where environmental sustainability is no longer a choice but a necessity, businesses need to adopt green strategies. The green technology and sustainability market is currently valued over $19 billion and expected to grow to more than $...

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Flexera recognized as a Leader in 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Management Tools

In an era where cloud adoption continues to rise, so does the complexity of managing cloud costs, usage, and governance. According to the latest Flexera 2024 State of the Cloud Report, more than half of all data now resides in public clouds, with ...

Industry Report

The Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Financial Management Tools

Flexera is proud to be recognized as a Leader in the first Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ on CFM tools. Download the report to gain insights into identifying the right CFM solution, optimizing cloud spend, and future-proofing your financial strategy.

Datasheet

Snow Risk Monitor

Learn how Snow Risk Monitor can help your organization reduce risk from vulnerable applications.

Datasheet

Snow Commander

Learn how Snow Commander can help you automate multi-cloud management.

Guide

Sync ITAM and FinOps for cloud license management success

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.