The shift from on-premises software to more flexible and scalable hybrid, cloud, SaaS and container environments has been happening in the technology sector since the early 2010s, but it has rapidly accelerated the past few years. Organizations have realized accessing software over the internet is far more beneficial to productivity and profits than hosting several servers and desktops on-premises. In response, software vendors are changing the way software is bought and paid for. Many are transitioning from perpetual licensing to accounting for more complex factors such as usage or consumption. But because calculating what is owed to your vendors becomes…
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