Many government agencies struggle managing software licenses in an effective manner, overspending chunks of their million and billion dollar IT budgets on unused or redundant programs. Despite its $31 ...

Despite efforts to improve its software license management, the IRS still doesn’t have policies, guidance or tools to be in compliance with federal law, a watchdog found. The Treasury Inspector ...

Jim Ryan is the chief operating officer at Flexera. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee recently held a hearing titled “Government Accountability Office’s Duplication Report at Five ...

Using a specialized Software Asset Management tool and other strategies, the space agency uncovered software consolidation opportunities. NASA faced another moon shot. This time, the civilian space ...

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Keeping track of software licenses and contracts that permit their use is not a new problem for IT managers. Software asset management (SAM) has ...

While every software license management (SLM) program is unique to the organization it serves, several common steps can maximize the return on investment (ROI) made in the people, processes and ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. In the city of Dallas, Interim CIO Brian Gardner needs to manage ...

Over the last decade, the complexities of managing enterprise software have grown exponentially. Cloud computing, virtualization, mobility and an array of trends — including bring-your-own-device ...

Organizations spend millions of dollars annually on software license fees, so savvy managers are always on the lookout for management strategies to help them reduce license costs and maximize the ...