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IBM ApptioSaaS License Management
Streamline SaaS license management to reduce costs and improve visibility
What is SaaS License Management?
SaaS license management is vital to cloud applications and services. As businesses continue to accelerate the enablement of cloud-based applications, the resulting complex SaaS infrastructure requires efficient execution. SaaS license management is the answer.
Also, SaaS users must assume ownership and be held accountable and SaaS management platforms provide a solution.
Effectively and efficiently manage SaaS licenses with application discovery (including Shadow IT), optimization, and contract renewal.
The Four Goals of SaaS License Management
SaaS Application Discovery
Track resource consumption of SaaS applications across the organization in a single view, enabling teams to discover redundancy.
Uncovering Shadow IT
Manage unauthorized SaaS proliferation and spend by bringing Shadow IT under central management.
License Optimization
Underutilized licenses can lead to program overspend, wasting valuable resources that could be deprovisioned or reallocated to maximize the value of the SaaS portfolio.
Contract Renewals
Without active license management and consolidation of duplicative contracts, SaaS costs can quickly grow, leading to budget overspend and ineffective use of SaaS applications.
Customer Evidence
Reduced applications and services unit costs by 80%
Rationalized service catalog from 4000 to 2000 services
Decommissioned 120 apps & targeted 170 for migration, saving millions in unused licenses
Aligning SaaS Portfolio Management to FinOps
SaaS spend is unpredictable and complex. Moreover, most organizations don’t just have a few SaaS providers – they have many with unique agreements, metrics, and contracts, making it crucial to manage consumption to stop costs from ballooning.
Download this white paper to learn how FinOps principles can enhance SaaS management.
