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3 Hidden Costs Draining Your IT Budget
Carlo Sotocinal
Aug 12, 2026
The line items you can see are rarely the ones doing the damage. Here are three costs that almost never show up on an…
Software License Management
Concurrent License Optimization: Reduce Waste With Data
André Arvizu
May 6, 2026
Most organizations do not overspend on software because of poor budgeting. They overspend because they lack visibility…
Software License Management
A Federal Software Asset Management Problem: Fragmented Licensing in US Federal Agencies
Chaim Lederman
Apr 28, 2026
Fragmented software licensing continues to undermine federal software asset management (SAM) across U.S. agencies,…
Software License Management
Engineering Software Governance: Moving from Monitoring to Decision-Grade Insight
Chaim Lederman
Apr 21, 2026
Software asset management (SAM) has traditionally spanned multiple governance disciplines — software inventory,…
Software License Management
Concurrent License Reporting: What Usage Data Reveals
André Arvizu
Apr 14, 2026
In our previous article, “Concurrent License Usage: What You Need to Know,” we explored how concurrent licensing allows…
Software License Management
Simulation Restrictions in High-Performance Racing: Enabling Software License Efficiency with Open iT
David Boyle
Mar 31, 2026
Top-tier international racing operates under some of the most stringent engineering constraints in modern industry.…
Software License Management
Concurrent License Usage: What You Need to Know
Alfonso Villanueva
Mar 19, 2026
Concurrent software licensing is widely used in engineering and technical software environments where applications are…
Software License Management
SaaS Cost Optimization Through License Usage Data Analysis
Ace Silvestre Lopez
Mar 13, 2026
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has become the foundation of modern enterprise application environments. Across…
Software License Management
From Subnets to Air-Gapped Sites: Building Unified License Visibility Across Disconnected Networks
Chaim Lederman
Mar 11, 2026
Government, aerospace, and defense engineering organizations rarely operate within a single, unified network…
Software License Management
The Federal CIO Reality: Leading in a $6 Trillion IT Market with Flat Budgets
Chaim Lederman
Mar 3, 2026
Federal CIOs are being asked to deliver more technology capability than ever before—AI adoption, zero-trust security,…
Software License Management
Power BI Integration: Leveraging Software License Intelligence Without Duplicating Your Data Model
Christian Custodio
Feb 26, 2026
Organizations using Open iT for software license usage analytics often reach a natural next step: Power BI integration.…
Software License Management
Why Software Value Depends on Perspective—and How Enterprises Align It
Marie Jane Valdez
Feb 23, 2026
Most enterprise software decisions don’t fail because of a lack of data. They fail because software value means…
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