Top 10 Software License Optimization Blogs in 2016
By John Emmitt Better late than never, we are taking a look back at the most popular software asset management and license optimization blogs from last year. As I did last year, I am providing the list...
View ArticleSAP Named User and Indirect Access License Optimization
By Eric J. Feldman Last week in the blog “Beware of SAP Indirect Access,” we wrote about the SAP® UK v Diageo Great Britain, case, where the High Court of England and Wales ruled in favor of SAP who...
View ArticleSoftware Asset Management and Stakeholder Management
By John Emmitt A Software Asset Manager for a large, global company told us recently that he spends 30% of his time doing internal stakeholder management. 30%! That’s a big chunk out of the work week....
View ArticleReducing Software Overspend in the U.S. Federal Government
By Eric J. Feldman Last month, the publication FedTech reported on how NASA saved over $100 million in software licenses. This is an interesting story on how, through better software asset management...
View ArticleDo You Manage Software? Understanding Your Role in Cybersecurity Defense
Whether you are in IT Asset Management, a desktop or data center manager, or an IT security professional, your role has a significant impact on your organizations ability to reduce the risk of...
View ArticleSoftware Asset Management and IT Security Management Enable Digital...
By John Emmitt As discussed in our webinar with Carla Arend of IDC-- Digital Transformation, Cloud Adoption and the Impact on SAM and Security, cloud computing, cybersecurity, big data and mobile are...
View ArticleCollaboration Is Key to Successful Software Renewals, IT Security and...
By John Emmitt As a follow-up to my recent blog on Software Asset Management and Stakeholder Management, I wanted to discuss how collaboration is a key aspect of a successful software renewal process,...
View ArticleCloud is not the Future….It is the Now!
By Eric J. Feldman Are you using cloud infrastructure in your organization? If you are not using the cloud to deliver applications or IT services today, you will be soon. Cloud services are not the...
View ArticleModernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 Adds Teeth to MEGABYTE Software...
By John Lipsey On April 28, 2017, Representatives Will Hurd (R-TX), Robin Kelly (D-IL) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) introduced the Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 (the MGT Act) which...
View ArticleAre You Going to Gartner IOSS?
By Eric J. Feldman The Gartner IT Operations Strategies & Solutions Summit begins in just a few days, and Flexera will be a Silver Sponsor of the event. Visit Flexera at Booth #210. This year’s...
View ArticleThe BIG Ransomware Attack that Could Have Been Avoided!
By John Emmitt Ransomware attacks are not uncommon; they are happening every day now. But, as reported in every major news outlet on the planet, including this article in Dark Reading, a new strain of...
View ArticleAligning IT resources doesn’t have to be like herding cats
By Phil Puddick, Solution Architect, Flexera Software It is amazing that such a high percentage of all IT projects undertaken fail. The reasons for this are many – too numerous to mention and discuss...
View ArticleDoing More with Less
By Eric J. Feldman Government agencies and enterprises businesses have very different missions, purposes, and operating models. A business exists to provide a profit for its owners, while operating at...
View ArticleFlexera is Reimagining the Way Software is Bought, Sold, Managed, and Secured
By John Emmitt Flexera helps organizations meet the challenges of a dysfunctional software supply chain where licensing is highly complex and software contains security vulnerabilities. Our software...
View ArticleTake Proactive Control of Your SAP Licensing
By Eric J. Feldman There are an estimated 65,000 enterprise companies around the world that use software from SAP®. With over 80,000 employees in more than 130 regional offices, SAP is one of the...
View ArticleAre You Going to the Design Automation Conference?
By Eric J. Feldman The Design Automation Conference, or DAC, is an annual event, and it is a combination of a technical conference and a trade show. First held in 1964, DAC is the premier conference...
View ArticleCost Transparency in the era of Digital Transformation
C-level executives are turning to digital transformation initiatives to help drive better business decisions and stay competitive. The challenge many run into is a lack of visibility into the IT...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Licensing
By Greg Misso Microsoft SQL Server licensing can be complicated and even a little overwhelming at times. The purpose of this post is to cut through that complexity at an introductory level and then...
View ArticleSAP Licensing— translate 50 expensive shades of grey into cheaper black and...
By Nicolas Rousseau SAP is the fourth largest software vendor in the world and is critical to many organizations. Its robust applications support important processes such as Enterprise Resource...
View ArticleHarvest Millions in Savings by Automating Software License Reclamation
By Peter Osang Principal Consultant Flexera Software licenses and maintenance are big line items in most IT budgets. Upwards of 30% of IT budgets are dedicated to software projects. Software is an...
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