License management and the broader imperative to improve IT asset management is challenging for many government agencies, particularly at the state level. A recent GovLoop media survey found that agencies at all levels of government continue to fall short of adequately managing software licenses in accordance with the demands of the modern enterprise. The consequences of ineffective license management fall into three main categories: fiscal, security and operational. Fiscal This lack of visibility increases the likelihood that agencies will overpay or underpay for software licenses. Unexposed accounting errors tend to persist, compounding losses over time. 57 percent of survey respondents…
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