Many agencies suffer from unnecessary IT spending, unused licenses, Software as a Service (SaaS) sprawl and an incomplete picture of their technology posture due to a lack of software asset management visibility. NASA’s Office of Inspector General reported in January that the agency spent $15 million over five years on unused Oracle licenses because it failed to track use with its “basic” approach to software asset management. The space agency isn’t alone: More than a quarter of about 800 IT leaders across the U.S. and three other countries surveyed by Snow Software said their organizations overspend on cloud , SaaS and managed services , per the company’s 2024 IT Priorities Report . Lack of visibility without the proper SAM tools plagued organizations, and 67 percent said their business units procure far more cloud and SaaS apps than their IT teams realize. Three quarters of the respondents said their organizations recognize the risks of having visibility gaps but not the underlying causes. Agencies want to optimize their software portfolios to minimize expenses and reduce potential security vulnerabilities in their systems, and third-party SAM tools and advisory services can help them quantify their usage and the value added. Click the banner […]
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Invest The Invisible Impact
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Invest The Invisible Impact
