Flexera stories
Rising AI use is making cloud bills harder to predict, with 85% of organisations saying cost control is now their main cloud challenge.
Companies racing to adopt AI risk eroding margins unless they build mature, deliberately designed operations to control cost and complexity.
UK IT leaders prioritise AI integration despite tight budgets and security risks, with 37% naming it their top focus amid rising government interest.
UK firms lose nearly one in five SaaS pounds to wasted or duplicate licences, with 63% facing uncontrolled adoption risking security and overspending.
Verified users backed Flexera's software asset management tool as businesses grapple with rising software costs, cloud sprawl and AI governance.
Flexera's new chief executive takes over as customers face mounting pressure to rein in cloud and AI spending across sprawling technology estates.
The appointment comes as employers demand more trusted proof of AI and digital skills, and CompTIA seeks broader reach beyond IT roles.
Growing AI use is making bills harder to predict, pushing firms to track costs across models, agents, data and compute.
The hire bolsters CoreView's push into Microsoft Cloud defence as large organisations face growing pressure over identity, permissions and tenant risk.
Rising AI bills are pushing enterprises to seek neutral benchmarks, as token costs are now a CEO-level concern and newer model prices climb.
Most businesses are now using generative AI in the cloud, but three-quarters say they lack the skills to control rising costs and complexity.
Wasted cloud spend jumps to 29% as AI workloads surge, outpacing gains in FinOps maturity and sharpening focus on governance and risk.
Women tech leaders say firms must move beyond mentoring to sponsorship, trust and reciprocity to keep women in the industry and drive growth.
Flexera snaps up ProsperOps and Chaos Genius to fuse AI-driven automation into a single FinOps suite for cloud and data platform spend.
Amid economic uncertainty, 82% of organisations prioritise managing cloud costs, as unchecked spending has led to staggering bills like Datadog's USD $65 million.
Flexera's latest survey reveals that 42% of IT leaders view AI as crucial for transformation, despite concerns over overspending in tech budgets.
The global cloud governance platform market is set to hit USD $3.87 billion by 2034, driven by AI integration, hybrid cloud adoption, and compliance needs.
Amid complexities in cloud adoption, comprehensive observability emerges as a key tool for businesses to manage cloud waste, optimise costs, and streamline their IT spending.
CloudBees appoints Marc Gemassmer as Chief Revenue Officer to lead global go-to-market and customer success efforts, partner and channel groups.
Cloud adoption is on the rise, but a lack of continuity in management, security, and reporting poses challenges, new research reveals.
