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120<header role="banner"> 121 <div class="container container-fluid-v2"> 122 <div class="row"> 123 <div class="mobile-menu__top col-12 d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center d-xl-none"> 124 <div class="branding-mobile"> 125 <div id="block-flexera-branding"> 126 <a href="https://www.flexera.com/" rel="home"> 127 <img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/themes/f1/assets/images/flexera.svg" 128 class="d-md-block logo_img" alt="Home" /> 129 </a> 130 </div> 131 </div> 132 <button class="burger-button nav-btn--primary" id="burger-button" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true" aria-controls="primary-navigation" >Menu</button> 133 </div> 134 135 <div class="mobile-menu col-12"> 136 <div class="mobile-menu__inner w-100 d-flex flex-column justify-content-start align-items-start flex-xl-row justify-content-xl-between align-items-xl-center"> 137 <div class="mobile-menu__first-part d-xl-flex align-items-xl-center"> 138 <div class="justify-content-between align-items-center h-md-100 d-xl-flex h-xl-100"> 139 140 <div class="site-branding d-none flex-column justify-content-center py-1 d-xl-flex"> 141 <div id="block-flexera-branding"> 142 <a href="https://www.flexera.com/" rel="home"> 143 <img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/themes/f1/assets/images/flexera.svg" 144 class="d-md-block logo_img" alt="Home" /> 145 </a> 146 </div> 147 </div> 148 149 <div class="search search-mobile-v2 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center d-xl-none"> 150 <div class="search-bar"> 151 <div class="searchunify-search-form" id="block-flexera-search-form-header" > 152 <form action="/blog/" method="get" id="searchunify-search-form" role="search" > 153 <div class="form-item"> 154 <label for="edit-searchstring" class="visually-hidden">Search</label> 155 <input title="Enter the terms you wish to search for." placeholder="Search" type="search" id="edit-searchstring" name="s" value="" size="15" maxlength="128" /> 156 </div> 157 <div class="form-actions" id="edit-actions"> 158 <input type="submit" id="edit-submit" value="Search" class="form-submit" /> 159 </div> 160 </form> 161 </div> 162 </div> 163 </div> 164 165 <!-- Main nav --> 166 <div class="main-menu d-block h-auto d-xl-flex h-xl-100"> 167 <nav role="navigation" id="block-flexera-main-menu-v2" aria-labelledby="block-flexera-main-menu-v2-menu"> 168 <p class="visually-hidden" id="block-flexera-main-menu-v2-menu" >Main navigation v2</p> 169 170 <ul class="menu-level-0"> 171 172 <!-- Platform --> 173 <li class="has-child"> 174 <span>Platform</span> 175 <div class="menu-level-1-frame"> 176 <ul class="menu-level-1"> 177 <li class="menu-level-1__header d-xl-none"> 178 <button type="button" class="menu-level-1__back"> 179 <svg 180 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" 181 width="24" 182 height="25" 183 viewBox="0 0 24 25" 184 fill="none" 185> 186 <g stroke="#010101" opacity=".5"> 187 <rect 188 width="23.2" 189 height="23.2" 190 x=".4" 191 y=".9" 192 stroke-width=".8" 193 rx="11.6" 194 /> 195 <path 196 stroke-width="1.2" 197 d="m9.502 7.5 5 5-5 5" 198 /> 199 </g> 200</svg> <span class="visually-hidden">Back</span> 201 </button> 202 <span class="menu-level-1__title">Platform</span> 203 </li> 204 <div class="menu-level-1__promo menu-level-1__promo--first"> 205 <div 206 class="menu-mega-item promo-card" 207 style=" 208 --bg-image: url(https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/themes/f1/assets/images/nav-promo/bg-nav-promo.png); 209 --bg-mobile-image: url(https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/themes/f1/assets/images/nav-promo/bg-nav-promo.png); 210 " 211> 212 <div class="promo-card__body"> 213 <h4 class="promo-card__title h4"> 214 Flexera One
215 </h4> 216 217 <div class="promo-card__text"> 218 <div> 219 <p> 220 The unified platform for IT visibility, 221 cost optimization and risk management 222 across cloud, SaaS and on-prem.<br /> 223 </p> 224 <p> 225 <img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/themes/f1/assets/images/nav-promo/platform-flexera-one-menu-capabilities.svg" 226 width="300" height="308" alt="Flexera One capabilities" /> 227 </p> 228 </div> 229 </div> 230 231 <div class="promo-card__actions"> 232 <a 233 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/flexera-one" 234 target="_self" 235 class="nav-btn nav-btn--play" 236 >See How It Works</a 237 > 238 </div> 239 </div> 240</div> 241 </div> 242 <li class="has-child"> 243 <div class="menu__eyebrow"> 244 <div>Solution Areas</div> 245 </div> 246 247 <span class="column">Column 1</span> 248 249 <ul class="menu-level-2"> 250 <li> 251 <a class="link--hover-underline" 252 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/ai-cost-management" 253 >AI Cost Management</a> 254 <div class="menu__description"> 255 <div> 256 The only AI Cost Management solution spanning apps, agents, models, data and compute 257 </div> 258 </div> 259 </li> 260 <li> 261 <a class="link--hover-underline" 262 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/flexera-one/finops" 263 >FinOps</a> 264 <div class="menu__description"> 265 <div> 266 The only platform that spans every technology category and autonomously optimizes cloud workloads and commitment discounts 267 </div> 268 </div> 269 </li> 270 <li> 271 <a class="link--hover-underline" 272 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/flexera-one/saas-management" 273 >SaaS Management</a> 274 <div class="menu__description"> 275 <div> 276 Flexeraâs market-leading SaaS management solution to detect known and shadow SaaS and AI waste 277 </div> 278 </div> 279 </li> 280 <li> 281 <a class="link--hover-underline" 282 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/flexera-one/it-asset-management" 283 >IT Asset Management</a> 284 <div class="menu__description"> 285 <div> 286 The most accurate and complete system of record for reducing compliance risk and improving vendor renewal outcomes 287 </div> 288 </div> 289 </li> 290 </ul> 291 </li> 292 293 <div class="menu-mega-item tertiary-menu"> 294 <span class="tertiary-menu__eyebrow subtitle">Technology vendors supported</span> 295 <div class="tertiary-menu__description"> 296 <p> 297 The Flexera One platform provides visibility and control across your entire technology ecosystem. 298 </p> 299 <p class="mt-1"> 300 <a 301 style="padding-inline: 0 !important" 302 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/integrations" 303 ><img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/themes/f1/assets/images/nav-promo/platform-technology-vendors-2026-09-24.svg" 304 width="309" height="58" alt="Flexera One supported vendors" 305 /></a> 306 </p> 307 </div> 308 309 <div class="tertiary-menu__actions"> 310 <a 311 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/integrations" 312 class="nav-btn nav-btn--secondary nav-btn--play" 313 >See All Vendors</a 314 > 315 <a 316 href="https://www.flexera.com/products" 317 class="nav-btn nav-btn--secondary nav-btn--play" 318 >See All Products</a 319 > 320 </div> 321 </div> 322 </ul> 323 </div> 324 </li> 325 326 <!-- Solutions --> 327 <li class="has-child">
328 <span>Solutions</span> 329 330 <div class="menu-level-1-frame"> 331 <ul class="menu-level-1"> 332 <li class="menu-level-1__header d-xl-none"> 333 <button type="button" class="menu-level-1__back"> 334 <svg 335 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" 336 width="24" 337 height="25" 338 viewBox="0 0 24 25" 339 fill="none" 340> 341 <g stroke="#010101" opacity=".5"> 342 <rect 343 width="23.2" 344 height="23.2" 345 x=".4" 346 y=".9" 347 stroke-width=".8" 348 rx="11.6" 349 /> 350 <path 351 stroke-width="1.2" 352 d="m9.502 7.5 5 5-5 5" 353 /> 354 </g> 355</svg> <span class="visually-hidden">Back</span> 356 </button> 357 <span class="menu-level-1__title">Solutions</span> 358 </li> 359 <li class="has-child"> 360 <div class="menu__eyebrow"> 361 <div>AI Cost Management</div> 362 </div> 363 364 <span class="column">Column 1</span> 365 366 <ul class="menu-level-2"> 367 <li> 368 <a class="link--hover-underline" 369 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/flexera-one/saas-management" 370 >AI Apps & Agents</a> 371 <div class="menu__description"> 372 <div> 373 Visibility of your AI consumption across apps and agents 374 </div> 375 </div> 376 </li> 377 <li> 378 <a class="link--hover-underline" 379 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/ai-cost-management" 380 >AI Models & Tokenomics</a> 381 <div class="menu__description"> 382 <div> 383 Manage AI model spend and forecast with confidence 384 </div> 385 </div> 386 </li> 387 <li> 388 <a class="link--hover-underline" 389 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/flexera-one/data-cloud-optimization" 390 >AI Data Cloud Management</a> 391 <div class="menu__description"> 392 <div> 393 Optimize AI data cloud spend with visibility and control 394 </div> 395 </div> 396 </li> 397 <li> 398 <a class="link--hover-underline" 399 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/flexera-one/finops" 400 >AI Compute Management</a> 401 <div class="menu__description"> 402 <div> 403 Manage and optimize AI compute for performance and cost efficiency 404 </div> 405 </div> 406 </li> 407 </ul> 408 </li> 409 <li class="has-child"> 410 <div class="menu__eyebrow"> 411 <div>FinOps</div> 412 </div> 413 414 <span class="column">Column 2</span> 415 416 <ul class="menu-level-2"> 417 <li> 418 <a class="link--hover-underline" 419 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/flexera-one/cloud-cost-optimization" 420 >Cloud Cost Optimization</a> 421 <div class="menu__description"> 422 <div> 423 Multi-cloud and multi-tenant visibility to forecast and control spend 424 </div> 425 </div> 426 </li> 427 <li> 428 <a class="link--hover-underline" 429 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/flexera-one/cloud-commitment-management" 430 >Rate Optimization</a> 431 <div class="menu__description"> 432 <div> 433 Autonomous discount management of RIs, SPs and CUDs 434 </div> 435 </div> 436 </li> 437 <li> 438 <a class="link--hover-underline" 439 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/flexera-one/data-cloud-optimization" 440 >Data Cloud Optimization</a> 441 <div class="menu__description"> 442 <div> 443 Visibility and rightsizing for Databricks and
443Snowflake 444 </div> 445 </div> 446 </li> 447 <li> 448 <a class="link--hover-underline" 449 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/flexera-one/virtual-machine-optimization" 450 >Workload Optimization</a> 451 <div class="menu__description"> 452 <div> 453 Autonomous rightsizing, autoscaling and spot management for VMs and K8s 454 </div> 455 </div> 456 </li> 457 </ul> 458 </li> 459 <li class="has-child"> 460 <div class="menu__eyebrow"> 461 <div>SaaS & IT Asset Management</div> 462 </div> 463 464 <span class="column">Column 3</span> 465 466 <ul class="menu-level-2"> 467 <li> 468 <a class="link--hover-underline" 469 href="https://www.flexera.com/solutions/saas-spend" 470 >SaaS Management</a> 471 <div class="menu__description"> 472 <div> 473 Reduce SaaS spend and find shadow AI 474 </div> 475 </div> 476 </li> 477 <li> 478 <a class="link--hover-underline" 479 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/flexera-one/it-asset-management" 480 >IT Asset Management</a> 481 <div class="menu__description"> 482 <div> 483 Spend less on contract renewals and vendor audits 484 </div> 485 </div> 486 </li> 487 <li> 488 <a class="link--hover-underline" 489 href="https://www.flexera.com/solutions/it-asset-lifecycle" 490 >Lifecycle & Risk Management</a> 491 <div class="menu__description"> 492 <div> 493 Strengthen compliance, reduce tech debt, risks and redundancies 494 </div> 495 </div> 496 </li> 497 <li> 498 <a class="link--hover-underline" 499 href="https://www.flexera.com/products/flexera-one/cloud-license-management" 500 >Cloud License Management</a> 501 <div class="menu__description"> 502 <div> 503 Find where you are overpaying for cloud licenses 504 </div> 505 </div> 506 </li> 507 </ul> 508 </li> 509 <div class="menu-level-1__promo"> 510 <div 511 class="menu-mega-item promo-card" 512 style=" 513 --bg-image: url(https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/themes/f1/assets/images/nav-promo/bg-nav-promo.png); 514 --bg-mobile-image: url(https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/themes/f1/assets/images/nav-promo/bg-nav-promo.png); 515 " 516> 517 <div class="promo-card__body"> 518 <h4 class="promo-card__title h4"> 519 Flexeraâs 2026 AI Innovation Roadmap 520 </h4> 521 522 <div class="promo-card__text"> 523 <div> 524 <p> 525 Discover how Flexera One restores clarity 526 and control so you can unlock the full 527 value of your technology investments. 528 </p> 529 </div> 530 </div> 531 532 <div class="promo-card__actions"> 533 <a 534 href="https://www.flexera.com/resources/webinars/FLX1-WBNR-Flexera-Innovation-Roadmap" 535 target="_blank" 536 class="nav-btn nav-btn--play" 537 >Watch Now</a 538 > 539 </div> 540 </div> 541</div> 542 543 </div> 544 </ul> 545 </div> 546 </li> 547 548 <!-- Customers --> 549 <li class="has-child">
550 <span>Customers</span> 551 552 <div class="menu-level-1-frame"> 553 <ul class="menu-level-1"> 554 <li class="menu-level-1__header d-xl-none"> 555 <button type="button" class="menu-level-1__back"> 556 <svg 557 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" 558 width="24" 559 height="25" 560 viewBox="0 0 24 25" 561 fill="none" 562> 563 <g stroke="#010101" opacity=".5"> 564 <rect 565 width="23.2" 566 height="23.2" 567 x=".4" 568 y=".9" 569 stroke-width=".8" 570 rx="11.6" 571 /> 572 <path 573 stroke-width="1.2" 574 d="m9.502 7.5 5 5-5 5" 575 /> 576 </g> 577</svg> <span class="visually-hidden">Back</span> 578 </button> 579 <span class="menu-level-1__title">Customers</span> 580 </li> 581 <li class="has-child"> 582 <div class="menu__eyebrow"> 583 <div>Driven by Results</div> 584 </div> 585 586 <span class="column">Column 1</span> 587 588 <ul class="menu-level-2"> 589 <li> 590 <a class="link--hover-underline" 591 href="https://www.flexera.com/customer-success" 592 >Customer Support</a> 593 <div class="menu__description"> 594 <div> 595 Learn how Flexera supports customers throughout their journey 596 </div> 597 </div> 598 </li> 599 <li> 600 <a class="link--hover-underline" 601 href="https://www.flexera.com/resources/case-studies" 602 >Case Studies</a> 603 <div class="menu__description"> 604 <div> 605 See how organizations use Flexera to reduce cost and risk 606 </div> 607 </div> 608 </li> 609 </ul> 610 </li> 611 <li class="has-child"> 612 <div class="menu__eyebrow"> 613 <div>By Industry</div> 614 </div> 615 616 <span class="column">Column 2</span> 617 618 <ul class="menu-level-2"> 619 <li> 620 <a class="link--hover-underline" 621 href="https://www.flexera.com/solutions/financial-services" 622 >Financial Services</a> 623 <div class="menu__description"> 624 <div> 625 Gain full visibility and control across your technology estate 626 </div> 627 </div> 628 </li> 629 <li> 630 <a class="link--hover-underline" 631 href="https://www.flexera.com/solutions/healthcare-insurance" 632 >Healthcare and Insurance</a> 633 <div class="menu__description"> 634 <div> 635 Gain full visibility across your technology estate 636 </div> 637 </div> 638 </li> 639 <li> 640 <a class="link--hover-underline" 641 href="https://www.flexera.com/solutions/high-tech" 642 >High Tech</a> 643 <div class="menu__description"> 644 <div> 645 Get full visibility across cloud, SaaS and AI so engineering moves fast 646 </div> 647 </div> 648 </li> 649 </ul> 650 </li> 651 <li class="has-child"> 652 <div class="menu__eyebrow"></div> 653
654 <span class="column">Column 3</span> 655 656 <ul class="menu-level-2"> 657 <li> 658 <a class="link--hover-underline" 659 href="https://www.flexera.com/solutions/manufacturing" 660 >Manufacturing</a> 661 <div class="menu__description"> 662 <div> 663 Get full visibility across software, Saas, cloud and AIâglobally 664 </div> 665 </div> 666 </li> 667 <li> 668 <a class="link--hover-underline" 669 href="https://www.flexera.com/solutions/public-sector" 670 >Public Sector</a> 671 <div class="menu__description"> 672 <div> 673 Get the precise, accurate, comprehensive insights needed 674 </div> 675 </div> 676 </li> 677 <li> 678 <a class="link--hover-underline" 679 href="https://www.flexera.com/solutions/trade-transportation" 680 >Trade and Transportation</a> 681 <div class="menu__description"> 682 <div> 683 Connect technology spend to operations so you can optimize costs 684 </div> 685 </div> 686 </li> 687 </ul> 688 </li> 689 <div class="menu-level-1__promo"> 690 <div 691 class="menu-mega-item promo-card" 692 style=" 693 --bg-image: url(https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/themes/f1/assets/images/nav-promo/bg-nav-promo.png); 694 --bg-mobile-image: url(https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/themes/f1/assets/images/nav-promo/bg-nav-promo.png); 695 " 696> 697 <div class="promo-card__body"> 698 <h4 class="promo-card__title h4"> 699 Flexera Live 700 </h4> 701 702 <div class="promo-card__text"> 703 <div> 704 <p> 705 Flexera Live is a one-day, in-person 706 roadshow for ITAM and FinOps leaders 707 seeking clarity across SaaS, cloud, and 708 technology spend. Connect with peers, 709 explore best practices, and learn how to 710 drive smarter business decisions. 711 </p> 712 </div> 713 </div> 714 715 <div class="promo-card__actions"> 716 <a 717 href="https://info.flexera.com/FLX1-EVENT-Flexera-Live-Roadshow" 718 target="_blank" 719 class="nav-btn nav-btn--play" 720 >Register Now</a 721 > 722 </div> 723 </div> 724</div> 725 726 </div> 727 </ul> 728 </div> 729 </li> 730 731 <!-- Resources --> 732 <li class="has-child"> 733 <span>Resources</span> 734 735 <div class="menu-level-1-frame"> 736 <ul class="menu-level-1"> 737 <li class="menu-level-1__header d-xl-none"> 738 <button type="button" class="menu-level-1__back"> 739 <svg 740 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" 741 width="24" 742 height="25" 743 viewBox="0 0 24 25" 744 fill="none" 745> 746 <g stroke="#010101" opacity=".5"> 747 <rect 748 width="23.2" 749 height="23.2" 750 x=".4" 751 y=".9" 752 stroke-width=".8" 753 rx="11.6" 754 /> 755 <path 756 stroke-width="1.2" 757 d="m9.502 7.5 5 5-5 5" 758 /> 759 </g> 760</svg> <span class="visually-hidden">Back</span> 761 </button> 762 <span class="menu-level-1__title">Resources</span> 763 </li> 764 <li class="has-child"> 765 <div class="menu__eyebrow"> 766 <div>Learn & Explore</div> 767 </div> 768
769 <span class="column">Column 1</span> 770 771 <ul class="menu-level-2"> 772 <li> 773 <a class="link--hover-underline" 774 href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/" 775 >Blog</a> 776 <div class="menu__description"> 777 <div> 778 Insights and perspectives on IT, cloud, and SaaS management 779 </div> 780 </div> 781 </li> 782 <li> 783 <a class="link--hover-underline" 784 href="https://www.flexera.com/resources/white-papers-reports" 785 >White Papers & Reports</a> 786 <div class="menu__description"> 787 <div> 788 In-depth research and strategic guid
788ance 789 </div> 790 </div> 791 </li> 792 <li> 793 <a class="link--hover-underline" 794 href="https://www.flexera.com/resources/webinars" 795 >Webinars</a> 796 <div class="menu__description"> 797 <div> 798 On-demand sessions with experts and practitioners 799 </div> 800 </div> 801 </li> 802 <li> 803 <a class="link--hover-underline" 804 href="https://www.flexera.com/resources/demos-trials" 805 >Demos & Trials</a> 806 <div class="menu__description"> 807 <div> 808 Experience Flexera solutions firsthand with guided demos and product trials 809 </div> 810 </div> 811 </li> 812 </ul> 813 </li> 814 <li class="has-child"> 815 <div class="menu__eyebrow"></div> 816 817 <span class="column">Column 2</span> 818 819 <ul class="menu-level-2"> 820 <li> 821 <a class="link--hover-underline" 822 href="https://www.flexera.com/resources/videos" 823 >Videos</a> 824 <div class="menu__description"> 825 <div> 826 Watch product overviews, expert insights, and customer stories 827 </div> 828 </div> 829 </li> 830 <li> 831 <a class="link--hover-underline" 832 href="https://www.flexera.com/resources/events" 833 >Events</a> 834 <div class="menu__description"> 835 <div> 836 Upcoming conferences, webinars, and live sessions 837 </div> 838 </div> 839 </li> 840 <li> 841 <a class="link--hover-underline" 842 href="https://www.flexera.com/resources/datasheets" 843 >Datasheets</a> 844 <div class="menu__description"> 845 <div> 846 Product and capability overviews at a glance 847 </div> 848 </div> 849 </li> 850 <li> 851 <a 852 href="https://www.flexera.com/resources" 853 class="nav-btn--secondary nav-btn--play" 854 >View All Resources</a> 855 </li> 856 </ul> 857 </li> 858 <li class="has-child"> 859 <div class="menu__eyebrow"> 860 <div>Customer Resources</div> 861 </div> 862 863 <span class="column">Column 3</span> 864 865 <ul class="menu-level-2"> 866 <li> 867 <a 868 href="https://community.flexera.com/s/" 869 class="nav-btn--secondary nav-btn--play" 870 target="_blank" 871 >Community</a> 872 </li> 873 <li> 874 <a 875 href="https://docs.flexera.com/" 876 class="nav-btn--secondary nav-btn--play" 877 target="_blank" 878 >Documentation</a> 879 </li> 880 <li> 881 <a 882 href="https://learn.flexera.com/" 883 class="nav-btn--secondary nav-btn--play" 884 target="_blank" 885 >Learning Center</a> 886 </li> 887 </ul> 888 </li> 889 <div class="menu-level-1__promo"> 890 <div 891 class="menu-mega-item promo-card" 892 style=" 893 --bg-image: url(https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/themes/f1/assets/images/nav-promo/bg-nav-promo.png); 894 --bg-mobile-image: url(https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/themes/f1/assets/images/nav-promo/bg-nav-promo.png); 895 " 896> 897 <div class="promo-card__body"> 898 <h4 class="promo-card__title h4"> 899 Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report: Insights 900 from 500+ ITAM professionals 901 </h4> 902 903 <div class="promo-card__text"> 904 <div> 905 <p> 906 See how IT teams manage rising costs, 907 reduce audit risk and navigate AI 908 adoptionâand where to focus next to 909 improve visibility and drive value. 910 </p> 911 </div> 912 </div> 913 914 <div class="promo-card__actions"> 915 <a 916 href="https://info.flexera.com/ITAM-REPORT-State-of-IT-Asset-Management" 917 target="_blank" 918 class="nav-btn nav-btn--play" 919 >View Report</a 920 > 921 </div> 922 </div> 923</div> 924 925 </div> 926 </ul> 927 </div> 928 </li> 929 930 <!-- Company --> 931 <li class="has-child">
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