Resources Filter Type Blog Case Studies Datasheets Demo & Trials Videos Webinars Events White Papers & Reports Category AdminStudio Cloud Optimization and Migration FinOps IT Asset Management IT Visibility Software Vulnerability Management White Papers & Reports Flexera 2024 State of the Cloud Report What do transformative initiatives such as GenAI, machine learning and sustainability mean for the cloud? Check out the 2024 State of the Cloud Report to find the answer as well as all the latest cloud computing trends. White Papers & Reports 2024 IT Priorities Report Explore the evolving priorities driving IT leaders as they navigate uncertain economic terrain, a focus on cost efficiency and a frenzy around the potentials of artificial intelligence. White Papers & Reports Gartner Report: Growth Drivers for Your SAM Function They might not realize it, but sourcing, procurement, and vendor management (SPVM) leaders hold the keys to reshaping and solidifying the importance of their organization’s SAM program. White Papers & Reports Gartner Report: Generative AI, the Shift to SaaS, and Geopolitical Risks SaaS. Generative AI. Geopolitics. They’re not just hot topics — they’re factors that will impact IT vendor risk in the year ahead, for better or worse. White Papers & Reports Gartner Report: Is FinOps the Answer to Cloud Cost Governance? Download this report to discover if FinOps really is the answer to cloud cost governance. White Papers & Reports Mastering your software: A guide to getting the most from your software assets Discover keys to streamlining operations and optimizing software, hardware and SaaS spend for major vendors across your hybrid estate—by leveraging the Flexera One ITAM solution. White Papers & Reports Flexera Annual Vulnerability Review Report A record-breaking number of security advisories were published in 2023, and many significant vulnerabilities were the cause of cyber threats. Download the report to see global trends and insights that enable you to understand the vulnerability landscape and secure what matters most for your business. White Papers & Reports How to optimize your Salesforce relationship Salesforce is a major cost center for many organizations. Now you can realize savings by tracking spend, consumption and user activity across all your Salesforce instances with Flexera One Select for Salesforce. White Papers & Reports Hybrid ITAM and FinOps: What they are and why they matter It’s important for organizations of any size running licensed software in the cloud to initiate and foster collaboration between their ITAM and FinOps teams. This benefits both teams and the entire organization. White Papers & Reports The modern alternative to ILMT: An introduction to Flexera One Select for IBM ILMT is notorious for its challenges, including lack of modern functionality and limited capabilities. This white paper discusses Flexera One’s modern alternative for managing IBM software licenses in the hybrid ITAM and FinOps world. White Papers & Reports 6 ways Flexera reduces cybersecurity risk for government agencies Rather than merely defending perimeters or offering incident responses, Flexera proactively reduces risk by eliminating blind spots and illuminating the entire attack surface, including vulnerabilities. White Papers & Reports Flexera 2023 Tech Spend Pulse Infographic Enterprises are adapting to continued inflationary pressures, shifting workplace dynamics, increased spend and the demand for innovation. See the latest tech spend highlights in the Flexera 2023 Tech Spend Pulse infographic. White Papers & Reports Flexera 2023 Tech Spend Pulse Digital transformation continues to evolve at an ever-increasing pace. Enterprises are adapting to continued inflationary pressures, shifting workplace dynamics, increased spend and the demand for innovation. Get the latest tech spend trends in the Flexera 2023 Tech Spend Pulse. White Papers & Reports 2024 IT Budget Planning Guide It’s IT budget planning season and inflation remains high, a possible recession looms and the war in Ukraine continues. How can you plan a budget? Flexera’s guide will help. White Papers & Reports Gartner® 2023 Market Guide for Software Asset Management Tools Flexera is recognized as a Representative Vendor in the 2023 edition of the guide, which includes an in-depth market analysis of SaaS spend, SAM trends and more. White Papers & Reports Delving into Hybrid FinOps: Insights from the Flexera FinOps Think Tank Late in Q2 2023, Flexera gathered a select group of ITAM experts to discuss the expanding area of Hybrid FinOps. Topics included common obstacles and opportunities. This guide details the valuable discussion and advice. White Papers & Reports Top 5 ways to maximize your investment in ServiceNow ServiceNow offers robust service catalog and workflow capabilities, allowing you to automate and standardize IT service delivery processes. This white paper explores how to achieve a clean, enriched CMDB to decrease Mean Time to Resolution in ServiceNow, optimize costs with strategic vendors and benefit from enhanced data insights for all workflows. White Papers & Reports Flexera 2023 State of ITAM Report As ITAM and FinOps intersect and save organizations multi-millions of dollars, wasted spend across IT estates continues to be a problem. See the latest report for a more complete picture. White Papers & Reports Sustainable IT in a hybrid environment Sustainability is gaining momentum in our personal and work lives. This important white paper introduces key concepts relating to sustainable IT and its connection with corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. White Papers & Reports Illuminate your IT environment – the importance of a clean and curated CMDB From business services to the IT ecosystem, find out how CMDB powers better organizational decision making and feeds the tools and processes already integrated into your business. White Papers & Reports See why service mapping beats dependency mapping Get this white paper and learn to sort out dependency mapping and service mapping and understand how business service mapping powers your organization. White Papers & Reports Get a practical guide to IT Visibility The tech landscape is both complex and dynamic. To maintain control and security, you need a clear and comprehensive view of IT landscape. Learn how you can gain deep visibility by collecting the right data and keeping it current. White Papers & Reports Visibility: The key to effective IT estate management The SoftwareOne and Flexera guide discusses the future of IT visibility and how it can benefit your organization. The guide examines the importance and usefulness of gathering data through IT visibility, the evolution of ITAM and the new role of business intelligence reporting, and more. White Papers & Reports Unintended consequences of moving to the cloud See how ITAM and FinOps can optimise cloud spend, increase efficiency and reduce financial risk in this white paper by Flexera and ITAM Review. Learn how to uncover new insights, transform the value of ITAM and drive digital transformation. White Papers & Reports Getting cloud initiatives right in 2023 As digital transformation and workload migration continue at a higher pace than ever, cloud technologies are also rapidly growing in importance. Discover the key areas all ITAM professionals should matter ASAP. White Papers & Reports Flexera’s practical guide for a successful cloud journey Get tips and practical guidance to navigate the cloud journey enabling you to migrate the right workloads in the right order and effectively govern your entire technology asset portfolio. White Papers & Reports Stay protected from software vulnerabilities with trusted IT visibility You need a comprehensive view of your IT estate in order to address software vulnerabilities. Discover how complete visibility, collecting the right data and keeping it current can help you succeed in today’s hybrid IT world. White Papers & Reports Overcoming a recession Many believe a global recession is coming in 2023, but few know how long it will last or how severe it may be. The threat, however, is impacting how professionals prioritize IT initiatives. A recent 2022 Flexera Insider Report uncovered current trends and what may change moving forward. White Papers & Reports Predictions 2023: Cloud Computing It’s no secret the cloud market is constantly evolving, and new developments are the new normal. Discover what Forrester experts say the future holds and why Flexera will be an essential player for FinOps practitioners in 2023. White Papers & Reports Flexera Cloud Cost Optimization honored by Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan have recognized Flexera’s Cloud Cost Optimization solution with the 2022 Best Practices Product Leadership Award in the Global Cloud Economics Industry. White Papers & Reports Infographic: Forrester Total Economic Impact™ study of Flexera One Infographic highlights the key findings from the study and offers insights into Flexera’s ability to deliver total visibility in complex hybrid ecosystems and more. White Papers & Reports Flexera a leader in cloud cost management and optimization What are the top cloud cost management and optimization providers? Download the Forrester Wave™: Cloud Cost Management and Optimization, Q3 2022. You’ll find that Flexera has come out a leader. White Papers & Reports The total economic impact of Flexera One To prove the impact of Flexera One on IT organizations, Flexera recently commissioned a Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ Study of the Flexera One solution. White Papers & Reports Flexera 2022 State of the Cloud Report Infographic To remain competitive in this evolving digital world, organizations must make strategic decisions about their cloud migration, cloud architecture, usage of public clouds, effective tooling and cloud cost management. Download the 2022 State of the Cloud infographic to discover the challenges and opportunities that the cloud provides. White Papers & Reports Monthly Vulnerability Report Comprehensive monthly report based on data from Flexera’s Secunia Research team who produce valuable security advisories leveraged by users of Flexera’s Software Vulnerability Research and Software Vulnerability Manager solutions. White Papers & Reports Tackle 18 Cloud Challenges with Forrester’s Quick Start Cards As a cloud leader in your organization, you could probably use quick answers on how to get moving on your most difficult challenges. You’ll find 18 answers in this handy report from Forrester. White Papers & Reports Top 10 Facts Tech Leaders Should Know About Cloud Cost Optimization Cloud cost optimization is an easy win on your cloud management journey. This Forrester report shares 10 key facts you need to know to tackle your cloud costs. White Papers & Reports ITAM in a digitally transforming world This infographic gives a quick overview of key findings from the Flexera 2022 State of ITAM Report. White Papers & Reports Navigating your migration and the MSIX package process Confused about how to migrate traditional Win32 applications projects to build MSIX packages? You’re not alone. A Developer’s Guide to MSIX answers the how and why of the features you’ll encounter during your migration. White Papers & Reports The 7 questions you must answer when planning your IT Year after year, IT leaders plan without the needed visibility into their organizations’ IT infrastructures, the individual assets that comprise them, their per-unit costs and their many complex interdependencies. It’s time to break that cycle. White Papers & Reports Why DoD Chooses Flexera to Reduce IT Spend and Improve Security Only Flexera delivers the IT visibility and software optimization that the Department of Defense trusts to reduce costs, improve data requirements, align resources and enhance security. See how the magic happens. White Papers & Reports Predict and Plan Accurately with Comprehensive IT Insights Flexera’s unique and patented capabilities enable situational awareness around your technology investments, costs and security risks. White Papers & Reports Quality Data to Unified Value This guide explains how Flexera’s focus on complete, quality asset data optimizes the performance of IT service management and IT financial management platforms. White Papers & Reports Exposed: IT Visibility and Vulnerability This infographic highlights key takeaways from Flexera’s inaugural 2021 State of IT Visibility Report, which sheds light on what’s happening with information technology and the data that supports the vast array of business initiatives around the world. White Papers & Reports Perils of Forgoing Software License Management According to a 2021 survey by GovLoop and Flexera, agencies at all levels of government continue to fall short of adequately managing software licenses. White Papers & Reports Optimizing the Performance and Value of Your ITSM and ITFM By highlighting usage of technology across your enterprise, Flexera One helps you reallocate IT resources quickly and efficiently, fueling your innovation and growth. White Papers & Reports Cloudy IT Visibility? It’s Time for ITAM to Have a Seat at the Table Understanding the risk and opportunities of cloud management—and how you can better align your IT asset management (ITAM) to C-level business objectives—are essential to continuing the rise of ITAM in the cloud arena. White Papers & Reports Flexera 2021 State of IT Visibility Report The inaugural Flexera 2021 State of IT Visibility Report takes a deep dive into the latest IT asset management insights, including hybrid IT infrastructure and vulnerability trends. Load More
White Papers & Reports Flexera 2024 State of the Cloud Report What do transformative initiatives such as GenAI, machine learning and sustainability mean for the cloud? Check out the 2024 State of the Cloud Report to find the answer as well as all the latest cloud computing trends.
White Papers & Reports 2024 IT Priorities Report Explore the evolving priorities driving IT leaders as they navigate uncertain economic terrain, a focus on cost efficiency and a frenzy around the potentials of artificial intelligence.
White Papers & Reports Gartner Report: Growth Drivers for Your SAM Function They might not realize it, but sourcing, procurement, and vendor management (SPVM) leaders hold the keys to reshaping and solidifying the importance of their organization’s SAM program.
White Papers & Reports Gartner Report: Generative AI, the Shift to SaaS, and Geopolitical Risks SaaS. Generative AI. Geopolitics. They’re not just hot topics — they’re factors that will impact IT vendor risk in the year ahead, for better or worse.
White Papers & Reports Gartner Report: Is FinOps the Answer to Cloud Cost Governance? Download this report to discover if FinOps really is the answer to cloud cost governance.
White Papers & Reports Mastering your software: A guide to getting the most from your software assets Discover keys to streamlining operations and optimizing software, hardware and SaaS spend for major vendors across your hybrid estate—by leveraging the Flexera One ITAM solution.
White Papers & Reports Flexera Annual Vulnerability Review Report A record-breaking number of security advisories were published in 2023, and many significant vulnerabilities were the cause of cyber threats. Download the report to see global trends and insights that enable you to understand the vulnerability landscape and secure what matters most for your business.
White Papers & Reports How to optimize your Salesforce relationship Salesforce is a major cost center for many organizations. Now you can realize savings by tracking spend, consumption and user activity across all your Salesforce instances with Flexera One Select for Salesforce.
White Papers & Reports Hybrid ITAM and FinOps: What they are and why they matter It’s important for organizations of any size running licensed software in the cloud to initiate and foster collaboration between their ITAM and FinOps teams. This benefits both teams and the entire organization.
White Papers & Reports The modern alternative to ILMT: An introduction to Flexera One Select for IBM ILMT is notorious for its challenges, including lack of modern functionality and limited capabilities. This white paper discusses Flexera One’s modern alternative for managing IBM software licenses in the hybrid ITAM and FinOps world.
White Papers & Reports 6 ways Flexera reduces cybersecurity risk for government agencies Rather than merely defending perimeters or offering incident responses, Flexera proactively reduces risk by eliminating blind spots and illuminating the entire attack surface, including vulnerabilities.
White Papers & Reports Flexera 2023 Tech Spend Pulse Infographic Enterprises are adapting to continued inflationary pressures, shifting workplace dynamics, increased spend and the demand for innovation. See the latest tech spend highlights in the Flexera 2023 Tech Spend Pulse infographic.
White Papers & Reports Flexera 2023 Tech Spend Pulse Digital transformation continues to evolve at an ever-increasing pace. Enterprises are adapting to continued inflationary pressures, shifting workplace dynamics, increased spend and the demand for innovation. Get the latest tech spend trends in the Flexera 2023 Tech Spend Pulse.
White Papers & Reports 2024 IT Budget Planning Guide It’s IT budget planning season and inflation remains high, a possible recession looms and the war in Ukraine continues. How can you plan a budget? Flexera’s guide will help.
White Papers & Reports Gartner® 2023 Market Guide for Software Asset Management Tools Flexera is recognized as a Representative Vendor in the 2023 edition of the guide, which includes an in-depth market analysis of SaaS spend, SAM trends and more.
White Papers & Reports Delving into Hybrid FinOps: Insights from the Flexera FinOps Think Tank Late in Q2 2023, Flexera gathered a select group of ITAM experts to discuss the expanding area of Hybrid FinOps. Topics included common obstacles and opportunities. This guide details the valuable discussion and advice.
White Papers & Reports Top 5 ways to maximize your investment in ServiceNow ServiceNow offers robust service catalog and workflow capabilities, allowing you to automate and standardize IT service delivery processes. This white paper explores how to achieve a clean, enriched CMDB to decrease Mean Time to Resolution in ServiceNow, optimize costs with strategic vendors and benefit from enhanced data insights for all workflows.
White Papers & Reports Flexera 2023 State of ITAM Report As ITAM and FinOps intersect and save organizations multi-millions of dollars, wasted spend across IT estates continues to be a problem. See the latest report for a more complete picture.
White Papers & Reports Sustainable IT in a hybrid environment Sustainability is gaining momentum in our personal and work lives. This important white paper introduces key concepts relating to sustainable IT and its connection with corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.
White Papers & Reports Illuminate your IT environment – the importance of a clean and curated CMDB From business services to the IT ecosystem, find out how CMDB powers better organizational decision making and feeds the tools and processes already integrated into your business.
White Papers & Reports See why service mapping beats dependency mapping Get this white paper and learn to sort out dependency mapping and service mapping and understand how business service mapping powers your organization.
White Papers & Reports Get a practical guide to IT Visibility The tech landscape is both complex and dynamic. To maintain control and security, you need a clear and comprehensive view of IT landscape. Learn how you can gain deep visibility by collecting the right data and keeping it current.
White Papers & Reports Visibility: The key to effective IT estate management The SoftwareOne and Flexera guide discusses the future of IT visibility and how it can benefit your organization. The guide examines the importance and usefulness of gathering data through IT visibility, the evolution of ITAM and the new role of business intelligence reporting, and more.
White Papers & Reports Unintended consequences of moving to the cloud See how ITAM and FinOps can optimise cloud spend, increase efficiency and reduce financial risk in this white paper by Flexera and ITAM Review. Learn how to uncover new insights, transform the value of ITAM and drive digital transformation.
White Papers & Reports Getting cloud initiatives right in 2023 As digital transformation and workload migration continue at a higher pace than ever, cloud technologies are also rapidly growing in importance. Discover the key areas all ITAM professionals should matter ASAP.
White Papers & Reports Flexera’s practical guide for a successful cloud journey Get tips and practical guidance to navigate the cloud journey enabling you to migrate the right workloads in the right order and effectively govern your entire technology asset portfolio.
White Papers & Reports Stay protected from software vulnerabilities with trusted IT visibility You need a comprehensive view of your IT estate in order to address software vulnerabilities. Discover how complete visibility, collecting the right data and keeping it current can help you succeed in today’s hybrid IT world.
White Papers & Reports Overcoming a recession Many believe a global recession is coming in 2023, but few know how long it will last or how severe it may be. The threat, however, is impacting how professionals prioritize IT initiatives. A recent 2022 Flexera Insider Report uncovered current trends and what may change moving forward.
White Papers & Reports Predictions 2023: Cloud Computing It’s no secret the cloud market is constantly evolving, and new developments are the new normal. Discover what Forrester experts say the future holds and why Flexera will be an essential player for FinOps practitioners in 2023.
White Papers & Reports Flexera Cloud Cost Optimization honored by Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan have recognized Flexera’s Cloud Cost Optimization solution with the 2022 Best Practices Product Leadership Award in the Global Cloud Economics Industry.
White Papers & Reports Infographic: Forrester Total Economic Impact™ study of Flexera One Infographic highlights the key findings from the study and offers insights into Flexera’s ability to deliver total visibility in complex hybrid ecosystems and more.
White Papers & Reports Flexera a leader in cloud cost management and optimization What are the top cloud cost management and optimization providers? Download the Forrester Wave™: Cloud Cost Management and Optimization, Q3 2022. You’ll find that Flexera has come out a leader.
White Papers & Reports The total economic impact of Flexera One To prove the impact of Flexera One on IT organizations, Flexera recently commissioned a Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ Study of the Flexera One solution.
White Papers & Reports Flexera 2022 State of the Cloud Report Infographic To remain competitive in this evolving digital world, organizations must make strategic decisions about their cloud migration, cloud architecture, usage of public clouds, effective tooling and cloud cost management. Download the 2022 State of the Cloud infographic to discover the challenges and opportunities that the cloud provides.
White Papers & Reports Monthly Vulnerability Report Comprehensive monthly report based on data from Flexera’s Secunia Research team who produce valuable security advisories leveraged by users of Flexera’s Software Vulnerability Research and Software Vulnerability Manager solutions.
White Papers & Reports Tackle 18 Cloud Challenges with Forrester’s Quick Start Cards As a cloud leader in your organization, you could probably use quick answers on how to get moving on your most difficult challenges. You’ll find 18 answers in this handy report from Forrester.
White Papers & Reports Top 10 Facts Tech Leaders Should Know About Cloud Cost Optimization Cloud cost optimization is an easy win on your cloud management journey. This Forrester report shares 10 key facts you need to know to tackle your cloud costs.
White Papers & Reports ITAM in a digitally transforming world This infographic gives a quick overview of key findings from the Flexera 2022 State of ITAM Report.
White Papers & Reports Navigating your migration and the MSIX package process Confused about how to migrate traditional Win32 applications projects to build MSIX packages? You’re not alone. A Developer’s Guide to MSIX answers the how and why of the features you’ll encounter during your migration.
White Papers & Reports The 7 questions you must answer when planning your IT Year after year, IT leaders plan without the needed visibility into their organizations’ IT infrastructures, the individual assets that comprise them, their per-unit costs and their many complex interdependencies. It’s time to break that cycle.
White Papers & Reports Why DoD Chooses Flexera to Reduce IT Spend and Improve Security Only Flexera delivers the IT visibility and software optimization that the Department of Defense trusts to reduce costs, improve data requirements, align resources and enhance security. See how the magic happens.
White Papers & Reports Predict and Plan Accurately with Comprehensive IT Insights Flexera’s unique and patented capabilities enable situational awareness around your technology investments, costs and security risks.
White Papers & Reports Quality Data to Unified Value This guide explains how Flexera’s focus on complete, quality asset data optimizes the performance of IT service management and IT financial management platforms.
White Papers & Reports Exposed: IT Visibility and Vulnerability This infographic highlights key takeaways from Flexera’s inaugural 2021 State of IT Visibility Report, which sheds light on what’s happening with information technology and the data that supports the vast array of business initiatives around the world.
White Papers & Reports Perils of Forgoing Software License Management According to a 2021 survey by GovLoop and Flexera, agencies at all levels of government continue to fall short of adequately managing software licenses.
White Papers & Reports Optimizing the Performance and Value of Your ITSM and ITFM By highlighting usage of technology across your enterprise, Flexera One helps you reallocate IT resources quickly and efficiently, fueling your innovation and growth.
White Papers & Reports Cloudy IT Visibility? It’s Time for ITAM to Have a Seat at the Table Understanding the risk and opportunities of cloud management—and how you can better align your IT asset management (ITAM) to C-level business objectives—are essential to continuing the rise of ITAM in the cloud arena.
White Papers & Reports Flexera 2021 State of IT Visibility Report The inaugural Flexera 2021 State of IT Visibility Report takes a deep dive into the latest IT asset management insights, including hybrid IT infrastructure and vulnerability trends.