In December 2025 I published an AI Innovation Watch List , a snapshot of tools using AI to tackle ITAM, SAM, licensing and FinOps workloads, ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 14, 2026
Flexera have acquired FinOps automation technology provider ProsperOps. This strengthens Flexera’s position in cloud cost optimisation and FinOps. It also reinforces a trend we’ve been ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 7, 2026
This article provides a quick introduction to the concepts of inventory and discovery, two fundamentals that sit at the heart of effective IT Asset Management ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 26, 2025
Forrester, the US based research firm, recently released its latest SAM Solutions Wave report for Q1 2025. The report reflects its research and analysis of ... Read more
Written by: Kelly Yip
Published on: March 7, 2025
Flexera has announced its intention to acquire Spot by NetApp. In a nutshell: This puts Flexera on a path towards a billion dollar ARR company. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 5, 2025
Flexera Software (formerly Acresso) has strengthened their technology portfolio in the Enterprise level SAM software space with the acquisition of ManageSoft. Flexera Software has a ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 11, 2010
Silicon.com reports on Leeds City Council’s XP migration using Centennial Discovery from ITAM Vendor Centennial Software. “The mammoth task of migrating the council’s staff of ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: March 31, 2008