Microsoft price increases: What you need to know
Microsoft is standardizing its pricing for online services, including Microsoft 365. Here’s what you need to know to stay ahead of the change.| Flexera Blog
Ask any IT professional about Apple in ITAM and you’ll hear the same thing. Managing Macs with the same precision we have with Windows is hard. So what’s the solution? Flexera’s Jamf Adapter. But what is Jamf? Jamf Jamf is a leading solution for managing Apple devices, offering robust security and automation capabilities tailored for macOS environments. By leveraging the Jamf Adapter, organizations can integrate Jamf’s detailed device insights such as hardware specifications, installe...| Flexera Blog
Microsoft is standardizing its pricing for online services, including Microsoft 365. Here’s what you need to know to stay ahead of the change.| Flexera Blog
High-fidelity data powers the next generation of AI-driven service management Salesforce has officially shaken up the IT service management (ITSM) world with the launch of Agentforce IT Service. In a space dominated by ServiceNow, Salesforce is stepping in with a new vision for ITSM. Agentforce IT Service is an AI-driven platform that brings together customer service, employee support, and IT operations. For organizations hungry for agility, intelligent automation, and seamless ent...| Flexera Blog
Effective Savings Rate (ESR), a metric introduced by the FinOps Foundation, measures the efficiency of cost savings garnered from discounted cloud commitments like Reserved Instances (RIs), Savings Plans (SPs) and other forms of Committed Use Discounts (CUDs). This metric provides valuable insights into FinOps effectiveness. This blog helps FinOps professionals understand the ESR metric, its underlying factors, and how to overcome its inherent limitations with smarter commitment management....| Flexera Blog
In the world of FinOps, organizations often begin their journey with cloud cost optimization solutions to identify waste, right-size resources and improve visibility. But as cloud environments grow more complex and dynamic, organizations must also optimize their commitments. Here’s a look at how Flexera One Cloud Commitment Management (formerly Spot Eco) supports each level of FinOps maturity, as defined by the FinOps Maturity Model. Cloud commitment management matters, even at the Crawl le...| Flexera Blog
This is the first post in a three-part series on how DevOps and platform engineering teams can leverage DevOps skills and mindsets to cultivate a culture of FinOps awareness that delivers business value within cloud environments. “Move fast and break things” is one of the most quoted truisms in modern software engineering. DevOps has changed the way engineers work—we ship faster, iterate constantly and recover quickly. In the cloud, speed without controls may not disrupt production, but...| Flexera Blog
Table of contents Do not edit: TOC will be auto-generated September’s new capabilities deliver powerful innovations across IT asset management, IT visibility, FinOps, SaaS management and software vulnerability management. From AI-powered entitlement ingestion that eliminates manual pre-training, to expanded Software Evidence views and sustainability insights in Flexera One IT Visibility reporting, this update empowers organizations to streamline operations, enhance visibility and align tech...| Flexera Blog
Six months ago, Flexera and Spot joined forces to bring FinOps users the ultimate unified platform—converging cloud cost visibility and zero-touch efficiency. Today, we’re excited to announce a significant milestone in that journey: Spot Eco has officially made its way to the Flexera One platform. It’s now officially known as Flexera One Cloud Commitment Management. This transition isn’t just about rebranding or migration. It is accompanied by major upgrades that are the result of p...| Flexera Blog
Cloud commitments—including Reserved Instances (RIs), Savings Plans (SPs), and Committed Use Discounts (CUDs)—offer substantial savings compared to on-demand pricing. But unlocking their full value requires more than just purchasing them. It demands strategic management, real-time optimization and deep visibility across your cloud estate. If your organization is already using cloud cost tools, you’ve taken a critical first step. But to truly maximize your cloud ROI, it’s time to turn ...| Flexera Blog
In mid-August, attackers abused OAuth tokens tied to the Salesloft–Drift integration to reach connected systems. Here’s what you need to know to stay secure.| Flexera Blog
Learn how to identify common SaaS security risks and get complete visibility of your technology assets so you can optimize your investments and reduce risk.| Flexera Blog
Flexera is a Leader in the Gartner 2025 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Management Tools. Read how our FinOps platform drives cloud cost optimization.| Flexera Blog
Controlling costs and reducing duplicate types of SaaS applications top the list of SaaS management challenges. We’ve added new AI features to support our customers.| Flexera Blog
We are constantly working to provide our customers with exciting new features and capabilities across our solutions. This blog series will continue to feature and illustrate our latest capabilities…| Flexera Blog
We are constantly working to provide our customers with exciting new features and capabilities across our solutions. This blog series will continue to feature and illustrate our latest capabilities…| Flexera Blog
Have you heard? Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced updated program terms that significantly impact managed service providers (MSPs). Under the new rules, MSPs can no longer purchase or share…| Flexera Blog
Microsoft is undergoing a series of licensing changes aimed at improving partner engagement and customer experience, with added AI advancements.| Flexera Blog
Managing costs and resources efficiently has become paramount for organizations seeking to maintain competitiveness. Financial Operations (FinOps) and IT Managing costs and resources efficiently has become paramount for organizations seeking to maintain competitiveness. Financial Operations (FinOps) and IT Asset Management are two distinct but interconnected fields that play a vital role in optimizing costs and resources. In this second article in a series on the intersection of FinOps and IT...| Flexera Blog
Flexera’s 2024 State of ITAM Report highlights the latest IT asset management (ITAM) trends and statistics. Find out more about the latest insights.| Flexera Blog
The FinOps Framework by the FinOps Foundation is an operational framework and cultural practice which helps organizations maximize the business value of their cloud and technology investments.| Flexera Blog
The 4th annual FinOps X, the FinOps Foundation’s annual practitioner conference, took place in San Diego in June 2025 and proudly announced more attendees and sponsors than ever before.| Flexera Blog
Managing containerized applications – especially when it comes to cost and license compliance – can be a significant challenge.| Flexera Blog
Last week, the FinOps Foundation and the ITAM Forum—global trade associations for their respective functions—announced a new partnership. Together, they will help break down silos that have been…| Flexera Blog
Here are five common challenges FinOp teams face that drive inaccurate forecasts and cost overruns.| Flexera Blog
Managing Kubernetes on Azure at scale involves a lot of busy work, from chasing the latest AKS patch versions (a tedious, brainless task) to best-using reservations and savings plans (an inhumanly…| Flexera Blog
The thirteenth annual Flexera 2024 State of the Cloud Report (previously known as the RightScale State of the Cloud Report) highlights the latest cloud computing trends and statistics…| Flexera Blog
We are thrilled to announce that AdminStudio has once again been recognized by ComponentSource as a Top-25 Publisher for 2024 and Top-100 Product for 2024.| Flexera Blog
This year marks the 25th anniversary of AdminStudio, a milestone that underscores its longevity and sustained excellence in the market. Over the past quarter-century…| Flexera Blog
We are constantly working to provide our customers with exciting new features and capabilities across our solutions. This blog series will continue to feature and illustrate our latest capabilities…| Flexera Blog
New capabilities in Flexera One Cloud Cost Optimization make it easier for Flexera partners to build differentiating services, improve margins, and more.| Flexera Blog
Recent regulations require organizations to demonstrate they are resilient to cyber-attacks.| Flexera Blog
The NIST has almost completely stopped enriching software vulnerabilities listed in its NVD causing concern for many technology leaders. Find out more in this blog.| Flexera Blog
SBOMs enable organizations to identify known threats that might be present in their software. Find out how Flexera can assist your team in this blog post.| Flexera Blog
Learn what the changes are to 23 NYCRR Part 500 and how Flexera can help you secure your environment, and save you millions on software.| Flexera Blog
Learn about the FinOps Foundations framework to guide organizations through the complexities of cloud cost optimization and how Flexera can help on their journey.| Flexera Blog
By embracing a holistic approach to SaaS management and leveraging the power of an SMP, organizations can optimize costs.| Flexera Blog
This series will showcase our latest capabilities, features, improvements, and innovations designed to help you maximize the value of our products.| Flexera Blog
The Flexera Technology Intelligence Awards recognizes organizations that leverage Technology Intelligence to drive growth, innovation and positive impacts.| Flexera Blog
FinOps is the fastest growing discipline for cloud cost management, and the challenges it seeks to solve extend far beyond the cloud.| Flexera Blog
New features and capabilities across ITAM, SaaS Management, FinOps, Technology Intelligence, Software Vulnerability and Application Readiness| Flexera Blog
Cloud cost optimization is a primary goal of most FinOps practices. Automation can prevent and eliminate inefficient use of cloud resources.| Flexera Blog
Shadow IT is any IT asset your IT team does not know about. Shadow IT has become a bigger problem with remote work. Here’s how to uncover shadow IT.| Flexera Blog
How can you gain SaaS visibility without manual processes or fragmented discovery methods? The answer lies in Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) connectors.| Flexera Blog
To sustain AI innovation while keeping budgets under control, companies need a FinOps strategy tailored to AI.| Flexera Blog
Here are eight ways you can reduce spending on SAP and get the most out of your SAP budget.| Flexera Blog
Environmental IT sustainability strategy is a higher priority for CEOs, find the 9 key considerations for reducing carbon emissions across your hybrid cloud estate in this blog post.| Flexera Blog
We’ve compiled actionable tips to help you prepare for the exam and succeed on your journey to becoming a FinOps certified practitioner.| Flexera Blog
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled its Climate Disclosure Rule, a significant move toward promoting transparency and accountability in the face of climate change.| Flexera Blog
Proactively monitoring, managing and optimizing costs with cloud cost optimization software allows you to better plan and forecast for growth in the cloud.| Flexera Blog
We explore use cases where FinOps and ITAM intersect, providing a comprehensive overview of how they can work together.| Flexera Blog
This article dives into FinOps Scopes. Its mission is to extend the FinOps framework’s operating model to other areas of technology spend.| Flexera Blog
This blog series features our latest capabilities, improvements, and innovations designed to help you maximize the value of our products.| Flexera Blog
SaaS management is the practice of managing SaaS applications to effectively improve security and optimize costs.| Flexera Blog
No matter where you’re at on your SAM program maturity, you’re likely focusing on getting the most out of your software vendors.| Flexera Blog
Each year, hundreds of billions are spent on enterprise software, IT and cloud services. Mounting economic uncertainty creates pressure to ensure your| Flexera Blog
Here are three key steps business leaders can take to leverage technology towards becoming a truly intelligent, forward-thinking and innovative enterprise.| Flexera Blog
Here are the latest capabilities, features, improvements, and innovations designed to help you maximize the value of our products.| Flexera Blog
Learn how organizations can manage incident reporting, ensure operational resilience, and align with NIS2’s long-term compliance goals.| Flexera Blog
Adopting sustainable practices not only reduces a company’s carbon footprint but also unlocks financial and operational benefits.| Flexera Blog
We’re honored to be recognized as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Financial Management Tools.| Flexera Blog
From ITAM to FinOps, we’ve got updates to share to help you streamline your operations, improve visibility, and make smarter decisions.| Flexera Blog
Effective SaaS management requires more than just data collection—it demands multi-source integration.| Flexera Blog
Today marks the release of the Technology Intelligence Platform powered by Technopedia®, providing comprehensive visibility of the hybrid IT environment.| Flexera Blog
A recent Gartner® report explores the implications of trends for organizations and TSPs, offering strategic insights and recommendations.| Flexera Blog
Showing value is a common challenge for SAM professionals. Here are a few ways to prove value and show your success in your efforts.| Flexera Blog
Here are a few tips on how to achieve balance between meeting stakeholder needs without compromising your own priorities in SaaS management.| Flexera Blog
Organizations have an average of over 400 different SaaS applications. This can lead to a tangled web of applications, costs, and security vulnerabilities.| Flexera Blog
A comprehensive research report by Gartner® has been conducted to shed light on the three primary factors driving SaaS vendors to raise their prices and provide recommendations for sourcing, procurement, and vendor management (SPVM) leaders to navigate negotiations effectively.| Flexera Blog
Flexera One ITAM offers Salesforce asset management & optimization. Learn more and watch the demo now.| Flexera Blog
This blog explores our understanding of the key findings and recommendations and other sections/insights from Gartner® ‘Target Software and Cloud Costs by Uniting Software Asset Management and FinOps’.| Flexera Blog
Integrating SaaS management with the FinOps Framework is a logical and effective strategy. Learn more about best practices and how Flexera One can support you.| Flexera Blog
2023 marked a shift in the cloud marketplace to an even greater focus on cost savings and reduction, realized in a massive interest in FinOps practices. More organizations have started or are maturing…| Flexera Blog
Three years ago, Snow Software launched Snow Atlas, to help their customers manage their hybrid-IT technology landscape. Find out more in this blog post.| Flexera Blog
This blog explores our understanding of the key findings, recommendations and other sections from the Gartner® Market Guide for Software Asset Management Tools, to help organizations select the right SAM tools to support their businesses.| Flexera Blog
“Through 2027, organizations that fail to attain centralized visibility and coordinate SaaS life cycles will overspend on SaaS by at least 25% due to unused entitlements and unnecessary…| Flexera Blog
