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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">
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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="
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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 />&nbsp;
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                                    Flexera’s 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">
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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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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			Flexera’s 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
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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 AI—globally
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);
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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"
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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 &amp; 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>
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1334				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">IT Asset Management</p>
1335				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1336					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/it-asset-management/flexera-collaborates-with-ibm-to-bring-it-asset-management-to-new-z16-and-linuxone-4-single-frame-and-rack-mount-models/" rel="bookmark" title="Flexera Collaborates with IBM to Bring IT Asset Management to New z16 and LinuxONE 4 Single Frame and Rack Mount Models">
1337    								
1338		  				Flexera Collaborates with IBM to Bring IT Asset Management to New z16 and LinuxONE 4 Single Frame and Rack Mount Models    								
1339					</a>
1340				</h2>
1341									<p class="card__content__date">April 5, 2023</p>
1342								
1343						</div>
1344</div>
1345
1346
1347<div class="card" id="post-26110" role="article">
1348		<div class="card__hero">
1349		                <img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1357-Blog-Get-Ahead-of-Sprawling-Hybrid-IT-social-DPC-Blog-536x281.png" alt="IT modernization: How to effectively plan your hybrid it estate" width="118.58" height="125"/>
1350      		</div>
1351		<div class="card__content">
1352				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">Perspectives</p>
1353				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1354					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/perspectives/it-modernization-how-to-effectively-plan-hybrid-it-estate/" rel="bookmark" title="IT modernization: How to effectively plan your hybrid it estate">
1355    								
1356		  				IT modernization: How to effectively plan your hybrid it estate    								
1357					</a>
1358				</h2>
1359									<p class="card__content__date">February 2, 2023</p>
1360								
1361						</div>
1362</div>
1363
1364						</div>
1365					</div>
1366				</div>					
1367			
1368
1369		
1370<div class="block-homepage-category-listing wrapper grid-wrapper u-mb-5">
1371	<div class="cardgroup-heading u-mb-3">
1372		<div>
1373			<h2 class="t-h3"><a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/finops/">FinOps</a></h2>
1374			<p class="t-p0 u-mt-1 u-mb-0">Actionable advice to guide your enterprise cloud strategy</p>
1375		</div>
1376		<div>
1377			<p style="margin-bottom:4px;"><a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/finops/" class="link u-mb-0">See All</a></p>
1378		</div>
1379	</div>		
1380	
1381	<div class="grid d-grid--columns3 t-grid--columns2">
1382	
1383		
1384<div class="card" id="post-36839" role="article">
1385		<div class="card__hero">
1386		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/featured-04-536x281.jpg" alt="Cloud cost management isn’t just about cutting waste: What 5 years of Flexera’s State of the Cloud data reveals" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1387      		</div>
1388		<div class="card__content">
1389				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">FinOps</p>
1390				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1391					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/finops/cloud-cost-management-trends/" rel="bookmark" title="Cloud cost management isn’t just about cutting waste: What 5 years of Flexera’s State of the Cloud data reveals">
1392    								
1393		  				Cloud cost management isn’t just about cutting waste: What 5 years of Flexera’s State of the Cloud data reveals    								
1394					</a>
1395				</h2>
1396									<p class="card__content__date">September 2, 2026</p>
1397								
1398						</div>
1399</div>
1400
1401
1402<div class="card" id="post-37115" role="article">
1403		<div class="card__hero">
1404		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Deeper-blue-blog-header-banner-536x281.png" alt="Cloud sustainability starts where optimization decisions happen " loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1405      		</div>
1406		<div class="card__content">
1407				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">FinOps</p>
1408				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1409					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/finops/cloud-sustainability-starts-where-optimization-decisions-happen/" rel="bookmark" title="Cloud sustainability starts where optimization decisions happen ">
1410    								
1411		  				Cloud sustainability starts where optimization decisions happen     								
1412					</a>
1413				</h2>
1414									<p class="card__content__date">August 12, 2026</p>
1415								
1416						</div>
1417</div>
1418
1419
1420<div class="card" id="post-36829" role="article">
1421		<div class="card__hero">
1422		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/featured-03-536x281.jpg" alt="IT chargeback and showback: Why data center cost allocation is now a board-level issue" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1423      		</div>
1424		<div class="card__content">
1425				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">FinOps</p>
1426				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1427					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/finops/data-center-cost-allocation/" rel="bookmark" title="IT chargeback and showback: Why data center cost allocation is now a board-level issue">
1428    								
1429		  				IT chargeback and showback: Why data center cost allocation is now a board-level issue    								
1430					</a>
1431				</h2>
1432									<p class="card__content__date">August 5, 2026</p>
1433								
1434						</div>
1435</div>
1436
1437
1438	</div>
1439</div>
1440		
1441<div class="block-homepage-category-listing wrapper grid-wrapper u-mb-5">
1442	<div class="cardgroup-heading u-mb-3">
1443		<div>
1444			<h2 class="t-h3"><a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/ai/">AI</a></h2>
1445			<p class="t-p0 u-mt-1 u-mb-0">Tips and advice for managing AI spend, risk, and governance</p>
1446		</div>
1447		<div>
1448			<p style="margin-bottom:4px;"><a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/ai/" class="link u-mb-0">See All</a></p>
1449		</div>
1450	</div>		
1451	
1452	<div class="grid d-grid--columns3 t-grid--columns2">
1453	
1454		
1455<div class="card" id="post-37680" role="article">
1456		<div class="card__hero">
1457		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/featured-01-536x281.jpg" alt="How enterprises can govern employee use of AI tools and SaaS apps" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1458      		</div>
1459		<div class="card__content">
1460				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">AI</p>
1461				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1462					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/ai/enterprise-ai-governance-guide/" rel="bookmark" title="How enterprises can govern employee use of AI tools and SaaS apps">
1463    								
1464		  				How enterprises can govern employee use of AI tools and SaaS apps    								
1465					</a>
1466				</h2>
1467									<p class="card__content__date">September 28, 2026</p>
1468								
1469						</div>
1470</div>
1471
1472
1473<div class="card" id="post-37618" role="article">
1474		<div class="card__hero">
1475		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/featured-03-536x281.jpg" alt="FinOps for AI: a practical guide to managing AI cloud costs" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1476      		</div>
1477		<div class="card__content">
1478				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">AI</p>
1479				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1480					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/ai/finops-for-ai-cloud-costs/" rel="bookmark" title="FinOps for AI: a practical guide to managing AI cloud costs">
1481    								
1482		  				FinOps for AI: a practical guide to managing AI cloud costs    								
1483					</a>
1484				</h2>
1485									<p class="card__content__date">September 25, 2026</p>
1486								
1487						</div>
1488</div>
1489
1490
1491<div class="card" id="post-37549" role="article">
1492		<div class="card__hero">
1493		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/featured-01-536x281.jpg" alt="AI cost management: How to build a business case for executives" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1494      		</div>
1495		<div class="card__content">
1496				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">AI</p>
1497				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1498					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/ai/ai-cost-management-business-case/" rel="bookmark" title="AI cost management: How to build a business case for executives">
1499    								
1500		  				AI cost management: How to build a business case for executives    								
1501					</a>
1502				</h2>
1503									<p class="card__content__date">September 24, 2026</p>
1504								
1505						</div>
1506</div>
1507
1508
1509	</div>
1510</div>
1511		
1512<div class="block-homepage-category-listing wrapper grid-wrapper u-mb-5">
1513	<div class="cardgroup-heading u-mb-3">
1514		<div>
1515			<h2 class="t-h3"><a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/saas-management/">SaaS Management</a></h2>
1516			<p class="t-p0 u-mt-1 u-mb-0">Strategies to monitor license utilization, rein in SaaS spend and free up resources</p>
1517		</div>
1518		<div>
1519			<p style="margin-bottom:4px;"><a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/saas-management/" class="link u-mb-0">See All</a></p>
1520		</div>
1521	</div>		
1522	
1523	<div class="grid d-grid--columns3 t-grid--columns2">
1524	
1525		
1526<div class="card" id="post-35222" role="article">
1527		<div class="card__hero">
1528		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Deeper
1528-blue-blog-header-banner-536x281.png" alt="How healthcare organisations can reduce SaaS sprawl and cloud waste" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1529      		</div>
1530		<div class="card__content">
1531				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">SaaS Management</p>
1532				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1533					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/saas-management/healthcare-saas-sprawl/" rel="bookmark" title="How healthcare organisations can reduce SaaS sprawl and cloud waste">
1534    								
1535		  				How healthcare organisations can reduce SaaS sprawl and cloud waste    								
1536					</a>
1537				</h2>
1538									<p class="card__content__date">June 9, 2026</p>
1539								
1540						</div>
1541</div>
1542
1543
1544<div class="card" id="post-34237" role="article">
1545		<div class="card__hero">
1546		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/featured-01-536x281.jpg" alt="The real SaaS gap: What enterprises battle that SMBs never see" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1547      		</div>
1548		<div class="card__content">
1549				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">SaaS Management</p>
1550				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1551					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/saas-management/the-real-saas-gap-what-enterprises-battle-that-smbs-never-see/" rel="bookmark" title="The real SaaS gap: What enterprises battle that SMBs never see">
1552    								
1553		  				The real SaaS gap: What enterprises battle that SMBs never see    								
1554					</a>
1555				</h2>
1556									<p class="card__content__date">March 12, 2026</p>
1557								
1558						</div>
1559</div>
1560
1561
1562<div class="card" id="post-33894" role="article">
1563		<div class="card__hero">
1564		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/featured-09-536x281.jpg" alt="From seats to consumption: Why SaaS pricing has entered its hybrid era" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1565      		</div>
1566		<div class="card__content">
1567				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">SaaS Management</p>
1568				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1569					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/saas-management/from-seats-to-consumption-why-saas-pricing-has-entered-its-hybrid-era/" rel="bookmark" title="From seats to consumption: Why SaaS pricing has entered its hybrid era">
1570    								
1571		  				From seats to consumption: Why SaaS pricing has entered its hybrid era    								
1572					</a>
1573				</h2>
1574									<p class="card__content__date">February 17, 2026</p>
1575								
1576						</div>
1577</div>
1578
1579
1580	</div>
1581</div>
1582		
1583<div class="block-homepage-category-listing wrapper grid-wrapper u-mb-5">
1584	<div class="cardgroup-heading u-mb-3">
1585		<div>
1586			<h2 class="t-h3"><a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/it-visibility/">IT Visibility</a></h2>
1587			<p class="t-p0 u-mt-1 u-mb-0">Comprehensive IT visibility across on-premises, SaaS and cloud</p>
1588		</div>
1589		<div>
1590			<p style="margin-bottom:4px;"><a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/it-visibility/" class="link u-mb-0">See All</a></p>
1591		</div>
1592	</div>		
1593	
1594	<div class="grid d-grid--columns3 t-grid--columns2">
1595	
1596		
1597<div class="card" id="post-36498" role="article">
1598		<div class="card__hero">
1599		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/featured-10-536x281.jpg" alt="Introducing Flexera One Compliance Standards Intelligence: Compliance without the complexity" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1600      		</div>
1601		<div class="card__content">
1602				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">IT Visibility</p>
1603				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1604					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/it-visibility/introducing-flexera-one-compliance-standards-intelligence-compliance-without-the-complexity/" rel="bookmark" title="Introducing Flexera One Compliance Standards Intelligence: Compliance without the complexity">
1605    								
1606		  				Introducing Flexera One Compliance Standards Intelligence: Compliance without the complexity    								
1607					</a>
1608				</h2>
1609									<p class="card__content__date">July 17, 2026</p>
1610								
1611						</div>
1612</div>
1613
1614
1615<div class="card" id="post-36261" role="article">
1616		<div class="card__hero">
1617		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/featured-08-536x281.jpg" alt="N-1 is the new patch Tuesday: Rethinking upgrade policy for the AI era" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1618      		</div>
1619		<div class="card__content">
1620				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">IT Visibility</p>
1621				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1622					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/it-visibility/n-1-is-the-new-patch-tuesday-rethinking-upgrade-policy-for-the-ai-era/" rel="bookmark" title="N-1 is the new patch Tuesday: Rethinking upgrade policy for the AI era">
1623    								
1624		  				N-1 is the new patch Tuesday: Rethinking upgrade policy for the AI era    								
1625					</a>
1626				</h2>
1627									<p class="card__content__date">June 26, 2026</p>
1628								
1629						</div>
1630</div>
1631
1632
1633<div class="card" id="post-33903" role="article">
1634		<div class="card__hero">
1635		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/featured-01-536x281.jpg" alt="Building trusted data foundations: Best practices for success" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1636      		</div>
1637		<div class="card__content">
1638				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">IT Visibility</p>
1639				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1640					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/it-visibility/building-trusted-data-foundations-best-practices-for-success/" rel="bookmark" title="Building trusted data foundations: Best practices for success">
1641    								
1642		  				Building trusted data foundations: Best practices for success    								
1643					</a>
1644				</h2>
1645									<p class="card__content__date">February 17, 2026</p>
1646								
1647						</div>
1648</div>
1649
1650
1651	</div>
1652</div>
1653		
1654<div class="block-homepage-category-listing wrapper grid-wrapper u-mb-5">
1655	<div class="cardgroup-heading u-mb-3">
1656		<div>
1657			<h2 class="t-h3"><a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/it-asset-management/">IT Asset Management</a></h2>
1658			<p class="t-p0 u-mt-1 u-mb-0">IT asset management that makes the exponential manageable</p>
1659		</div>
1660		<div>
1661			<p style="margin-bottom:4px;"><a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/it-asset-management/" class="link u-mb-0">See All</a></p>
1662		</div>
1663	</div>		
1664	
1665	<div class="grid d-grid--columns3 t-grid--columns2">
1666	
1667		
1668<div class="card" id="post-35380" role="article">
1669		<div class="card__hero">
1670		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Blog_915x480-536x281.png" alt="Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report: Why SaaS sprawl is no longer just an IT problem" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1671      		</div>
1672		<div class="card__content">
1673				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">IT Asset Management</p>
1674				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1675					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/it-asset-management/state-of-itam-2026-saas-sprawl/" rel="bookmark" title="Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report: Why SaaS sprawl is no longer just an IT problem">
1676    								
1677		  				Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report: Why SaaS sprawl is no longer just an IT problem    								
1678					</a>
1679				</h2>
1680									<p class="card__content__date">June 24, 2026</p>
1681								
1682						</div>
1683</div>
1684
1685
1686<div class="card" id="post-35374" role="article">
1687		<div class="card__hero">
1688		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Blog_915x480-536x281.png" alt="Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report: How leaders are balancing AI cost optimization and governance" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1689      		</div>
1690		<div class="card__content">
1691				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">IT Asset Management</p>
1692				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1693					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/it-asset-management/state-of-itam-2026-ai-cost-optimization/" rel="bookmark" title="Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report: How leaders are balancing AI cost optimization and governance">
1694    								
1695		  				Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report: How leaders are balancing AI cost optimization and governance    								
1696					</a>
1697				</h2>
1698									<p class="card__content__date"></p>
1699								
1700						</div>
1701</div>
1702
1703
1704<div class="card" id="post-35372" role="article">
1705		<div class="card__hero">
1706		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Blog_915x480-536x281.png" alt="Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report: How teams are regaining control of cloud, SaaS and AI" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1707      		</div>
1708		<div class="card__content">
1709				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">IT Asset Management</p>
1710				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1711					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/it-asset-management/state-of-itam-2026/" rel="bookmark" title="Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report: How teams are regaining control of cloud, SaaS and AI">
1712    								
1713		  				Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report: How teams are regaining control of cloud, SaaS and AI    								
1714					</a>
1715				</h2>
1716									<p class="card__content__date"></p>
1717								
1718						</div>
1719</div>
1720
1721
1722	</div>
1723</div>
1724		
1725<div class="block-homepage-category-listing wrapper grid-wrapper u-mb-5">
1726	<div class="cardgroup-heading u-mb-3">
1727		<div>
1728			<h2 class="t-h3"><a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/product/">Product News</a></h2>
1729			<p class="t-p0 u-mt-1 u-mb-0">Get the latest tips and updates about Flexera’s solutions</p>
1730		</div>
1731		<div>
1732			<p style="margin-bottom:4px;"><a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/product/" class="link u-mb-0">See All</a></p>
1733		</div>
1734	</div>		
1735	
1736	<div class="grid d-grid--columns3 t-grid--columns2">
1737	
1738		
1739<div class="card" id="post-35780" role="article">
1740		<div class="card__hero">
1741		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bright-blue-blog-header-banner-536x281.png" alt="Best practices for building trusted data foundations: Flexera webinar recap" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1742      		</div>
1743		<div class="card__content">
1744				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">Product News</p>
1745				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1746					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/product/building-trusted-data-foundations/" rel="bookmark" title="Best practices for building trusted data foundations: Flexera webinar recap">
1747    								
1748		  				Best practices for building trusted data foundations: Flexera webinar recap    								
1749					</a>
1750				</h2>
1751									<p class="card__content__date">August 18, 2026</p>
1752								
1753						</div>
1754</div>
1755
1756
1757<div class="card" id="post-37109" role="article">
1758		<div class="card__hero">
1759		        				<img src="https://www.flexera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Bright-blue-blog-header-banner-536x281.png" alt="What’s New at Flexera: July 2026" loading="lazy" width="357.34" height="187" />
1760      		</div>
1761		<div class="card__content">
1762				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">Product News</p>
1763				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1764					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/product/whats-new-at-flexera-july-2026/" rel="bookmark" title="What’s New at Flexera: July 2026">
1765    								
1766		  				What’s New at Flexera: July 2026    								
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1768				</h2>
1769									<p class="card__content__date">August 12, 2026</p>
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1783    								
1784		  				What’s New at Flexera: June 2026    								
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1787									<p class="card__content__date">July 13, 2026</p>
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1813      		</div>
1814		<div class="card__content">
1815				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">Application Readiness</p>
1816				<h2 class="card__content__title">
1817					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/application-readiness/anthropic-mythos-and-adminstudio/" rel="bookmark" title="Anthropic Mythos and AdminStudio: Accelerating the journey from vulnerability discovery to remediation">
1818    								
1819		  				Anthropic Mythos and AdminStudio: Accelerating the journey from vulnerability discovery to remediation    								
1820					</a>
1821				</h2>
1822									<p class="card__content__date">September 10, 2026</p>
1823								
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1833				<p class="eyebrow card__content__topic">Application Readiness</p>
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1835					<a href="https://www.flexera.com/blog/application-readiness/adminstudio-recognized-again-as-a-componentsource-top-50-publisher-and-top-100-product/" rel="bookmark" title="AdminStudio recognized again as a ComponentSource Top 50 Publisher and Top 100 Product">
1836    								
1837		  				AdminStudio recognized again as a ComponentSource Top 50 Publisher and Top 100 Product    								
1838					</a>
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1840									<p class="card__content__date">August 24, 2026</p>
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1854    								
1855		  				Unlocking the power of AI in AdminStudio    								
1856					</a>
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1858									<p class="card__content__date">May 29, 2026</p>
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1889    								
1890		  				Decoding likely exploited vulnerabilities (LEV): A new metric from NIST    								
1891					</a>
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1893									<p class="card__content__date">July 18, 2025</p>
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1908		  				4 lessons on software vulnerabilities from Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report    								
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1911									<p class="card__content__date">May 19, 2025</p>
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1926		  				Cybersecurity on the brink: MITRE’s urgent appeal for continuous CVE coverage    								
1927					</a>
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1929									<p class="card__content__date">April 16, 2025</p>
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1964									<p class="card__content__date">July 16, 2026</p>
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1978    								
1979		  				Databricks Data + AI Summit 2026 recap: Genie One, LTAP, Lakehouse//RT and every major launches    								
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1982									<p class="card__content__date">June 30, 2026</p>
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1997		  				FinOps X 2026 recap: AI spend, tokenomics and the 20+ announcements you missed     								
1998					</a>
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2000									<p class="card__content__date">June 22, 2026</p>
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2164							<li class="flexera-item"><a class="flexera-link" href="/solutions/it-asset-lifecycle">IT asset lifecycle management</a></li>
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2228              <li class="flexera-item"><a class="flexera-link" href="/about-us/contact-us">Contact us</a></li>
2229              <li class="flexera-item"><a class="flexera-link" href="https://community.flexera.com/s/support-hub">Get support</a></li>
2230              <li class="flexera-item"><a class="flexera-link" href="/about-us/leadership">Leadership</a></li>
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2232              <li class="flexera-item"><a class="flexera-link" href="/about-us/partners">Partners</a></li>
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2239        <div class="flexera-footer-phone">
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