As organizations strive to manage their software investments more effectively, achieving transparency in actual license usage has become crucial. With worldwide software spending projected to reach over $1.2 billion by the end of 2025, the imperative to identify and eliminate software waste is more pressing than ever.
At IAITAM ACE 2025, Open iT, the world’s leading IT Asset Management conference—we will showcase how organizations can transform license usage data into substantial cost savings.
Join Linda Cole, Senior Solutions Architect at Open iT, for her session: Leveraging License Utilization Analytics to Cut Recurring Software Spend on April 22, 2025, from 2:15 PM to 3:15 PM, at Mesina 3, The M Resort, Las Vegas, NV.
Hidden Waste in Software Licensing
A significant portion of software expenditures across organizations are attributable to underutilized or entirely unused licenses. These inefficiencies often arise from insufficient license tracking mechanisms, lack of visibility into actual usage patterns, and redundant procurement processes. Studies have shown that as many as 30% of software licenses remain unused, highlighting the need for granular usage analytics and systematic optimization strategies.
In her session, Linda will delve into strategies to uncover and address these hidden costs using detailed license utilization analytics, demonstrating how leading organizations are aligning their software investments with actual usage to achieve significant savings.
Real-World Benefits from Advanced Usage Analytics
Implementing usage-based strategies within Software Asset Management (SAM) programs has enabled organizations to realize significant cost reductions. In this session, Linda will present methodologies for conducting in-depth license utilization analysis across widely deployed engineering applications, demonstrating how usage data–driven insights can uncover latent cost-saving opportunities, inform precise capacity planning based on empirical usage distributions, and support the selection or reconfiguration of license models optimized for workload profiles, user concurrency patterns, and operational demand variability.
Participants will gain a repeatable framework for driving software cost reductions with minimal operational impact.
Beyond Vendor Tools: Comprehensive Visibility
While vendor-provided tools offer basic reporting, they often lack the depth required for comprehensive license management. Open iT provides cross-platform, real-time visibility into license usage across hybrid environments, encompassing both on-premise and cloud systems.
Linda will demonstrate how Open iT’s analytics platform delivers:
- User-level utilization metrics: Granular visibility into who accessed which applications, for how long, and at what times;
- Contract and renewal optimization: Leverage empirical usage data to strengthen negotiation strategies and align entitlements with actual demand;
- Peak usage analysis: Identify trends to inform selection of optimal license models and optimize allocation under shared-license environments;
- Compliance risk detection: Proactively flag anomalous usage patterns that may indicate policy violations, overuse, or audit exposure.
These capabilities empower IT asset managers to transition from reactive tracking to proactive cost optimization.
Why You Should Attend
Whether you’re managing a portfolio of specialized engineering tools or overseeing enterprise-wide software assets, this session delivers critical methodologies for enhancing software asset efficiency. Attendees will gain practical insights into leveraging usage analytics to implement data-backed adjustments that reduce recurring software spend. The session will also explore strategies to align procurement decisions with actual usage trends, ensuring more precise forecasting and budgeting.
In addition, participants will learn how to avoid over-licensing by using empirical data to strengthen their position in vendor negotiations. The session also highlights how to support internal stakeholders by generating actionable reports and utilization insights that drive informed decision-making across IT, procurement, and finance teams.
About Linda Cole
Linda Cole is a dynamic and highly experienced speaker with over 35 years in the IT industry, spanning roles in technical operations, virtualization, cloud adoption, IT infrastructure management, and software licensing. Throughout her career, she has helped organizations save millions of dollars through strategic approaches to software asset management.
Her expertise lies in leveraging process optimization, workflow design, and technology solutions to address complex business challenges cost-effectively. For the past 11+ years at Open iT, Linda has been a trusted consultant to clients across industries, demonstrating the value of software usage metering and guiding organizations in using detailed data insights to optimize license usage and reduce IT spend.
Don’t miss Linda on April 22, 2025, from 2:15 PM to 3:15 PM, at Mesina 3, The M Resort, Las Vegas.
Visit the Open iT team at Booth #42 and explore how advanced license usage analytics can drive cost optimization, enhance operational transparency, and enable data-informed software asset management strategies across complex IT environments.
See you at IAITAM ACE 2025!
