Open iT, a long-standing provider of software license management solutions for engineering and enterprise applications, is entering 2026 with a continued focus on deeper visibility, stronger analytics, and measurable business outcomes. As software portfolios grow in scale and complexity and new technology trends impact business operations and outcomes, software asset management is no longer a back-office function—it is a strategic capability.
Throughout 2025, Open iT helped organizations across energy, engineering, construction, and other asset-intensive industries gain control over high-value software environments through advanced software license management initiatives. Many of these organizations, including numerous Fortune 500 enterprises, moved beyond basic compliance to unlock tangible cost savings, improved operational efficiency, and stronger vendor negotiations supported by Open iT insights.
These results are not theoretical. They are reflected in the experiences of organizations that rely on Open iT for software license management to understand how software licenses are actually used across global teams and to support ongoing license optimization efforts.
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Smarter Licensing, Measurable Business Impact
For Tata Consultancy Services, global visibility into license usage was essential to managing software investments responsibly at scale using Open iT for enterprise-wide software license management. According to Mark Wiseman, the ability to see accurate, consolidated usage data eliminated guesswork from licensing decisions and supported practical software license optimization.
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Having clear insight into how many licenses were needed—and where—enabled more disciplined allocation and more informed vendor negotiations with software suppliers. With Open iT, Tata Consultancy Services strengthened its negotiating position and achieved multi-million-dollar savings by aligning entitlements with real demand through structured license optimization.
Improved license transparency also reduced the operational burden associated with manual oversight and overprovisioning, allowing teams to focus on higher-value work rather than routine license availability management.
Eliminating Hidden and Underutilized Licenses
At bp, limited visibility into complex application environments made it difficult to determine how many Petrel licenses were in use versus sitting idle, creating challenges for effective software license management. According to Govinda Reddy Diddakuntla, business users often struggled to access licenses because others had checked them out without actively using them.
Open iT provided a complete view of license consumption patterns, revealing which licenses were underutilized and where demand could be better balanced to support sustainable license optimization. With this insight, bp was able to reclaim unused capacity and reduce licensing costs by 25 to 30 percent—without disrupting user productivity.
The outcome was not simply cost reduction, but a more efficient and transparent software environment that supported both technical teams and business objectives through disciplined.
Visibility That Scales with Complex Portfolios
For Woodside Energy, managing more than 100 applications required consistent, reliable usage intelligence. Raj Damodaran noted that enabled comprehensive oversight of their application portfolio, allowing stakeholders to see exactly how each application was being consumed and to apply targeted software license optimization strategies.
This level of transparency supported more informed renewal discussions and ensured that licensing decisions were grounded in factual usage data rather than assumptions, strengthening long-term software license management practices.
Similarly, Kosmos Energy leveraged Open iT to align license capacity with actual demand. Gurjeet Singhv highlighted the ability to scale licenses up or down based on real usage patterns, reducing waste while maintaining availability for critical workloads.
Looking Ahead to 2026
As organizations prepare for 2026, the pressure to optimize software investments will only increase. Rising software costs, more frequent vendor audits, and expanding hybrid and cloud environments demand accurate, defensible usage data.
Open iT remains focused on advancing license visibility and analytics to help organizations:
- Optimize software spend based on actual usage
- Improve compliance and audit readiness
- Support data-driven vendor negotiations
- Ensure availability of critical engineering and enterprise applications
Take the Next Step
Better decisions start with better data. Organizations that want to move beyond reactive license management and toward proactive optimization can benefit from deeper visibility into how software is used across their environments.
Open iT can help improve license transparency, reduce unnecessary spend, and support strategic software decisions in 2026 and beyond. Contact Open iT today to discuss your software license management challenges and objectives.
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