Today the business imperative is transforming from counting what you have to controlling, using and optimising software licenses – to more effectively utilise what you already have and purchase only what you need.
Flexera Software is the established global leader in Software Asset Management and License Optimisation solutions, enabling enterprises to gain visibility and control of IT assets, reduce ongoing software costs, and maintain continuous license compliance. These next generation software asset management capabilities are delivered as a comprehensive suite of enterprise software license management and license compliance solutions that optimise the management of software assets throughout the software lifecycle. Supporting both hardware and software asset management (HAM & SAM) across more than 17,000 publishers and 177,000 applications on the desktop and in the datacentre, including optimisation for IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Symantec, and VMware software.
The result is unprecedented control of your software estate, providing the strategic solution needed to drive upwards of 5-25% savings in annual software spend and continuous license compliance. Flexera Software’s FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises has been proven to deliver superior capabilities at every level of maturity across the full spectrum of licensing models in use today. So, whether you’re just getting started or striving for best-in-class optimisation across your entire enterprise, FlexNet Manager Suite has the capabilities you need to achieve the desired business outcomes.
Increase your software usage and value further by integrating Flexera Software’s other solutions including Application Readiness, Enterprise App Store, and Software Vulnerability Management, contact Flexera Software to find out more.
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I recently came across this TEDx talk by Jeet Banerjee, a 20 year old serial entrepreneur!
Gartner has just published a new report, IT Market Clock for ITSM 2.0, in which Software License Optimization solutions are called out as an ITSM “asset class,”
How can we ensure that we won’t need software audits in the future?
As mentioned in the previous blog on this topic, I wanted to dive into the IBM vendor-specific case for managing licenses in hot, warm and cold backup servers.
With more than 1.5 million Android apps and over 1.4 million iOS apps for users to choose from, IT departments at BYOD organizations face an impossible support task.
I recently served as a panelist at TechWeek Chicago where the topic of discussion was subscription licensing.
Device manufacturers face many challenges – but should building Software Monetization capabilities be one of them?
Managing datacenter server software licenses, as we all know, can be a challenge. One of those challenges is dealing with licensing terms and conditions related to backup servers.
Software as a Service (SaaS) products use a subscription model that typically requires a one to three year commitment. Customers are invoiced, usually on a monthly basis
As a technology company, are you optimizing the value of your customer relationships? Do you make it easy for your customers to do business with you, and do you get the most value out of that relationship?
Flexera Software is pleased to host Gartner Research Director, Victoria Barber, for a webinar on Core Best Practices to Drive Software Asset Management Success.
As part of this month’s SAMPanel debate, we are very happy to welcome a new contributor in Vincent Smyth, Senior Vice President EMEA at Flexera Software, who we asked, “Looking ahead, what are your predictions for the SAM market?”
In the tech world many stakeholders influence software business model strategies – product management, customers, engineering, marketing and sales.
Gartner analyst Derek Prior has recently published a research note entitled Give Your SAP Basis Operations Team the Automation Tools That They Need (G00275473).
A recent article in The Register, highlights changes that IBM made to its Passport Advantage program toward the end of 2014. The article points out that now it is even more important for IBM customers
Vince Vaughn has a new movie that came out recently called Unfinished Business, and the promotional campaign included having the cast making…
I’ve talked to several companies over the past few weeks who believe that their software license management problems will disappear with the move…
Managing the software licensing landscape within most companies is a complex task, which is made more complicated by the sheer number of contracts
Consumers prefer to pay for what they use; from the electric meter on their house to the gas pump. Software, however, has never followed this model.
As IT Asset Managers and IT Procurement Managers know, IBM licensing is complex. They use IBM Processor Value Unit (PVU) in full capacity and sub-capacity
IT service management (ITSM) is a hot space. IT organizations are looking to automate and manage essential business processes while transforming to…
There’s a great article on the SoftwareOne blog on Microsoft’s plans to retire the Select Plus agreement. As noted in the article, the Microsoft Select Plus
In 2015, it’s generally accepted that Information Technology is a critical enabler of most businesses, regardless of industry. Companies that effectively use technology can bring products to market faster
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