Real-World Case Studies and Customer Success Stories with Snow Atlas

Flexera helped KCB Bank Kenya avoid $23. 3 million in IT costs and achieve 98% asset visibility. The bank faced...audit risk and low technology visibility, with less than 40% insight into its IT estate. By implementing Flexera’s IT asset management solutions, KCB unified asset data, improved compliance, and reduced audit preparation time by 75%. The bank eliminated redundant software, improved cybersecurity, and gained a 48% ROI with a seven-month payback period.
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Flexera One helped a financial services organization modernize license compliance. The company replaced outdated tools and spreadsheets with Flexera FlexNet... Manager Suite, then upgraded to Flexera One. This move improved audit defense and gave better visibility into license data. The team used Flexera to avoid a major audit fee and now tracks all licenses in one place. Flexera One also makes it easier to link IT asset management and SaaS management modules.
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Flexera One helped Northern Trust, a leading financial institution, align IT with business goals. The company used Flexera's IT asset... management and FinOps solutions to improve software license compliance and gain better IT visibility. Northern Trust created a collaborative data model, the Collaborative Quartet, to connect IT asset management, service management, financial management, and procurement. With Flexera SaaS Manager, they found cost savings, reduced risks, and improved license management. Flexera's support enabled a smooth cloud transition and ongoing business alignment.
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Ocean by Flexera helped ZestMoney cut EC2 costs by 60-70% using spot instances. The DevOps team gained full cloud visibility... and automated cost optimization. Ocean enabled container-driven autoscaling, keeping cluster utilization near 80%. Manual infrastructure management dropped, freeing up the team. ZestMoney now runs both ECS and EKS workloads efficiently with Ocean.
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Flexera One Virtual Machine Optimization helped Finova cut Azure cloud spend by 70%. Finova used Spot Elastigroup to optimize their... development and test environments. The solution gave Finova full visibility into cloud costs and enabled cost accountability by team. Developers gained more compute power for less money, speeding up testing and innovation. Finova now plans to expand this cloud optimization model to larger environments.
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Flexera's Spot Elastigroup helped Finova cut Azure compute costs by nearly 70% for their development and testing environment. Finova used the... solution to move stateful workloads to Azure spot VMs, keeping performance and reliability high. The platform gave Finova clear visibility into cloud spend by team and enabled cost accountability. These savings allowed Finova to invest more in product innovation and plan to expand the optimization model to larger environments. Finova's engineering teams now enjoy more compute power at lower cost, speeding up development.
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Spot Ocean helped ZestMoney cut AWS EC2 costs by 60-70%. The DevOps team gained full cloud visibility and automated optimization.... Manual processes were replaced with container-driven autoscaling. ZestMoney now runs all production workloads on spot instances. The solution improved efficiency and reduced management effort. Flexera’s support gave the team confidence to migrate quickly.
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Northern Trust used Flexera One to improve IT visibility and align IT with business goals. They needed better software asset... management and cloud cost optimization. Flexera One delivered enriched SAM data, helping Northern Trust manage software licenses, reduce risks, and find cost savings. The solution enabled collaboration across IT, finance, and procurement. Northern Trust now actively manages licenses and advances their cloud strategy with Flexera's support.
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Flexera helped a major financial services organization modernize its software asset management. The company struggled with outdated tools and spreadsheets... for license compliance. Flexera FlexNet Manager Suite and Flexera One provided mature compliance metrics for IBM, Oracle, and Microsoft. The team used Flexera data to defend against a major vendor audit and avoided a large fee. Now, the organization tracks all licenses in one place and feels more confident during audits.
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A global financial institution needed help with IT asset management. They worked with Flexera's customer success manager for support at... every step. The CSM team explained processes and next steps clearly. The institution felt supported during implementation. They valued the ongoing guidance from Flexera.
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Flexera’s IT asset management solution helped a global insurance company save time and money. The company had used Flexera’s ITAM... tool only for inventory, relying on manual spreadsheets for licensing. This caused wasted hours and risk of errors. Flexera worked with the company to audit usage and train teams. Automation replaced manual data allocation, cutting the process from an hour to minutes. The company improved license management, increased reporting, and optimized software spend.
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Flexera One helped a leading European insurance agency move from on-premises FlexNet Manager Suite to a SaaS solution in under a week. The agency gained... clear visibility into software licenses, compliance, and vendor usage. Flexera One improved management reporting and compliance security. The SaaS platform revealed optimization opportunities and supported collaboration with Flexera consultants. The agency now plans to expand vendor integrations for even better IT asset management.
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Snow Spend Optimizer helped Max Life Insurance cut software costs by 10% across its top five enterprise vendors. The company moved... from manual tracking to automated software asset management, gaining near real-time visibility. Max Life switched from annual to quarterly audits without extra resources. The managed service improved compliance and enabled license reuse, driving significant savings. Max Life now reinvests these savings to grow its insurance business in India.
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Flexera One helped a global insurance company cut technical debt by 30%. The company moved from FlexNet Manager Suite to... Flexera One IT Visibility and IT Asset Management. This shift gave them real-time license compliance and better control over software assets. They now track 18,000 endpoints and 2,200 servers. Flexera's cloud solution made reporting easier and improved business unit engagement.
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Flexera helped Suva, Switzerland’s largest accident insurance provider, migrate 5,000 endpoints and optimize over 350 software solutions. Suva needed a... new IT asset management tool after support for their previous system ended. Flexera’s tailored project plan and SoftwareONE’s implementation enabled a fast, smooth migration. The solution improved transparency, reduced compliance risk, and revealed new cost-saving opportunities. Suva gained better control over software allocation and compliance checks.
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Flexera helped Suva, Switzerland's largest accident insurance provider, migrate from their legacy software management tool to a new IT asset and software lifecycle management solution. Suva managed over... 350 software solutions across 5,000 endpoints and needed to replace their previous system after support ended. Flexera and SoftwareONE delivered a tailored migration plan, ensuring a smooth transition and continuous compliance checks. The project improved transparency, reduced compliance risk, and enabled cost-effective software allocation. Suva gained better control over software usage and opened new opportunities for strategic IT decisions.
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Flexera’s IT asset management solution helped a global insurance company save time and money. The company had been using manual... processes for software licensing, which led to wasted resources and risk of errors. Flexera worked with the company’s SAM team to audit and improve their use of the ITAM tool. Automation reduced inventory data allocation from an hour to just minutes. The company increased efficiency, improved license management, and maximized its investment in Flexera’s solution.
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Max Life Insurance used Snow Spend Optimizer to cut software costs by 10% across its top five enterprise vendors. The company moved... from manual tracking to automated software asset management, gaining real-time visibility into license usage. This shift enabled quarterly audits without extra resources and ensured 100% compliance with managed software publishers. Max Life reused existing licenses, saving money and reducing risk. The savings will help fund new insurance policies and business growth.
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Flexera One helped a global insurance company cut technical debt by 30%. The company moved from on-premises FlexNet Manager Suite... to Flexera One IT Visibility and IT Asset Management. This shift gave them real-time insight into software licenses and compliance. They now track 18,000 endpoints and 2,200 servers. Business units and IT teams use Flexera data for better decision-making. The company reports high satisfaction with Flexera's support and cloud-based solution.
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Flexera One helped a leading European insurance agency uncover shadow IT and improve compliance. The company moved from FlexNet Manager... Suite on-premises to Flexera One in less than a week. Flexera One gave them clear visibility into software licenses and compliance needs. The SaaS solution revealed areas for vendor optimization and improved management reporting. Flexera's support and consulting ensured a smooth transition and ongoing success.
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GovCon, a U. S. government contractor, needed to move Flexera on-premises solutions to the cloud. They used FlexNet Manager Suite...and App Portal, saving $467,000 in service desk costs in two years. Flexera worked closely with GovCon to plan and execute the migration to Azure private cloud. The migration fulfilled GovCon’s cloud-first initiative and ensured continued use of Flexera apps in a compliant environment. This success enables other government entities to run Flexera in secure private clouds.
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Flexera’s AdminStudio and Package Feed Module helped a global public library automate software packaging and updates. With only two IT... staff, the library faced risks from outdated applications and manual processes. Flexera enabled automation, saving at least one hour per package and $73,604 annually. Over three years, the library saved more than $220,000. The team now automates 25% of applications, freeing time for strategic work and reducing security risks.
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FlexNet Manager and App Portal helped a U. S. government contractor migrate from on-premises to Azure private cloud. GovCon saved...$467,000 in service desk costs within two years using App Portal. The company worked with Flexera to ensure a smooth migration and meet strict compliance needs. The move supported their cloud-first initiative and enabled continued use of Flexera solutions in a secure cloud environment.
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Flexera AdminStudio and Package Feed Module helped a global public library automate IT tasks. The library's two-person IT team saved... over $220,000 in three years by streamlining application packaging and patching. Automation reduced manual work by at least one hour per package, saving $73,604 annually. The team now automates 25% of applications, improving security and efficiency. Flexera enabled easy distribution to Microsoft ConfigMan and Intune.
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Christchurch City Council used Snow Spend Optimizer and Snow Optimizer for SAP to modernize IT asset management. The council avoided... NZ$250,000 in costs in the first year and saved NZ$150,000 on Microsoft licenses. They deleted 400 surplus user seats and discovered 236 unknown SaaS applications. Real-time data improved compliance, security, and decision-making. The council now matches IT costs to actual usage and supports better public service delivery.
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Flexera ITAM helped the Dutch Police manage software licenses across ten regional units and a central services center. After consolidating from... 27 to seven IT environments, they faced confusion and tight deadlines for software asset management. Flexera provided a mature solution, enabling trustworthy data and audit readiness. The Dutch Police now centrally manage software budgets and procurement, reducing audits from five or six per year to almost none. They have saved multi-millions of euros and avoided extra costs.
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Flexera helped the U. S. Department of Energy automate IT asset management. The DOE used Technopedia and Normalize to find...and update outdated software and hardware. This reduced the time spent on data research and validation by 60%. The agency gained real-time, accurate IT asset data, improving cybersecurity and risk mitigation. Flexera’s solution enabled better communication and accountability across the organization.
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Christchurch City Council had outdated systems that made it hard to see and manage IT assets. They collected data manually,... which took six months and limited their ability to make good decisions. The Council needed better tools to track IT use and costs. They chose Snow Spend Optimizer and Snow Optimizer for SAP to get accurate, up-to-date data and automate their processes. In the first year, they avoided spending NZ$250,000, saved NZ$150,000 on Microsoft licenses, deleted 400 surplus user seats, and found 236 unknown SaaS apps.
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The U. S. Department of Energy needed to replace outdated software and hardware to reduce cyberattack risks. Their IT team...wanted an automated way to find old, vulnerable software. They used Flexera’s Technopedia and Normalize to gather and clean IT asset data across the agency. This gave them a single, accurate view of all IT assets. As a result, they reduced the time spent researching and validating data by 60%.
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The Dutch Police had trouble managing IT assets after consolidating their technology environments. They needed a way to track software... licenses and avoid extra costs. They chose Flexera ITAM for better data and easier management. Flexera helped them install and use the system on time. Since using Flexera, the Dutch Police have had no audit issues and paid zero true-up costs. They have saved multi-millions of euros through better IT asset management and cost avoidance.
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Flexera's Ocean helps RealCloud cut customer AWS costs by up to 90%. RealCloud uses Flexera to offer high-availability cloud cost... optimization with no risk to uptime. Customers collectively save over $15 million each year. RealCloud doubled its revenue year-over-year since 2018. Flexera enables RealCloud to deliver strong FinOps and CloudOps services in Latin America.
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CloudCheckr and Flexera One Cloud Commitment Management helped Pivotree automate cloud usage billing and optimize reserved commitments for EC2 and RDS. Pivotree replaced their... old cost management tool to gain better visibility and control over cloud costs. The solution enabled accurate, automated billing and reduced time spent managing reserved instances. Pivotree now saves more on cloud costs and delivers improved cost reporting to customers. Flexera's customer success model and integrated platform stood out for Pivotree.
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Flexera’s Spot Ocean helped RealCloud cut cloud costs for its customers by up to 90%. RealCloud used Flexera to offer... high-availability workloads on AWS spot instances, reducing risk and saving over $15 million annually for clients. The solution enabled RealCloud to double its revenue year-over-year. Customers benefited from improved cloud cost management, automation, and security. Flexera’s pricing and automation made it easy for RealCloud to attract and retain clients.
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Pivotree used Flexera's CloudCheckr and Cloud Commitment Management to improve cloud cost visibility and automate billing for its customers. The company replaced... its old cost management tool to better optimize reserved commitments across EC2 and RDS workloads. With Flexera, Pivotree automated cloud usage billing, reduced time spent managing reserved instances, and gained more accurate cost reporting. These changes helped Pivotree pass savings to customers and manage complex billing data more easily.
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Snow Software SAM helped Panasonic Information Systems Company Europe save $100,000 on Microsoft licenses and recover 450 unused licenses. The company faced... high audit fees and complex software management due to autonomous business units. Snow SAM provided transparency, centralized license management, and improved compliance. Panasonic now negotiates better vendor agreements and reduces operational costs with streamlined software asset management.
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Flexera helped Accruent, a workplace management software provider, manage over 85 cloud accounts after multiple acquisitions. Accruent struggled to see... all cloud costs in one place, making budgeting and decision-making hard. Flexera gave them a single view of all cloud spend and let them export filtered data for analysis. This solution enabled better decisions and saved Accruent $200,000 per year across three cloud vendors.
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Flexera helped a global food manufacturing conglomerate save 12. 22% on cloud spend in just five months. The company had...struggled with managing a fast-growing, multi-cloud environment and lacked centralized cloud cost controls. Flexera's Cloud Cost Optimization provided automated policies, a customized reserved instance plan, and ongoing reporting. The solution reduced waste and delivered 15% savings on Amazon EC2. The food manufacturer now has better control and visibility over cloud costs.
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Flexera Cloud Cost Optimization helped a global food manufacturing conglomerate control cloud costs. The company had over 30,000 employees and... $13 billion in sales. They needed better management for their growing multi-cloud environment. Flexera provided a roadmap and automated policies to reduce waste. In five months, the company saved 12.22% on total cloud spend and 15.21% on Amazon EC2.
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Flexera Cloud Cost Optimization helped a global food manufacturing conglomerate save 12. 22% on cloud spend in just five months....The company, with over 30,000 employees and $13 billion in annual sales, needed better control over its growing multi-cloud environment. Flexera provided a roadmap for managing and optimizing cloud costs, focusing on AWS and eliminating storage waste. Automated policies and expert guidance enabled ongoing savings and prevented future waste. The company achieved 15% savings on Amazon EC2 services.
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Carlsberg Group had trouble seeing all its IT assets. Their old system missed data from many regions and made work... slow and manual. They switched to Flexera’s IT Asset Management solution and worked with SoftwareONE to run it. Now, Carlsberg can see its whole IT environment and process requests faster. In the first year, they saved over $400,000 in costs. They also cut down on outside help and made their budget process easier.
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EDEKA DIGITAL used Snow Optimizer for SAP Software to manage SAP licenses across 11,000 stores. They saved over €6.2 million... in software license costs. Audit preparation time dropped from up to a year to less than six months. The solution made it easy to spot and deactivate inactive user accounts. EDEKA DIGITAL now spends more time on value-adding tasks and less on license management. The company reinvests savings into innovation and service.
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Flexera One IT Asset Management helped DEICHMANN cut manual data collection by 70%. The company improved inventory accuracy to over... 99%. Centralized license tracking reduced compliance risks and supported regulatory alignment. DEICHMANN found new cost-saving opportunities and now manages software assets with real-time insights. The solution supports future growth and operational efficiency for this global retailer.
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Flexera One IT Asset Management helped DEICHMANN, Europe's largest shoe retailer, cut manual data collection by 70%. The company improved... inventory accuracy to over 99% and centralized software license tracking. Compliance risks dropped and cost-saving opportunities were found. Flexera enabled DEICHMANN to align software management with strategic growth goals. The solution was implemented in just four months with minimal disruption.
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Snow Optimizer for SAP Software helped EDEKA DIGITAL save over €6. 2 million in SAP license costs. The team reduced...SAP audit preparation time from up to a year to less than six months. They gained fast, enterprise-wide visibility into license usage and asset management. User and IT asset management became much simpler and faster. EDEKA DIGITAL now reinvests savings into innovation and better service.
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Snow Optimizer for SAP Software helped Maynilad save several hundred thousand US dollars in SAP license costs. The company used... the tool to track and manage over 2,700 licenses with 100% accuracy. Manual tracking was slow and hard, but Snow Optimizer made it fast and clear. Maynilad defended a SAP audit and avoided big fees. Now, they use Snow Optimizer to keep their SAP licenses cost-effective and up to date.
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Flexera helped Hitachi Energy implement and improve their software asset management tool. Markus Zehnder, global software asset manager, praised Flexera... for being flexible and helpful during the process. The support from Flexera made the implementation smoother. Hitachi Energy benefited from better visibility and value realization in their technology landscape. Flexera's services focused on customer success and accelerating outcomes.
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Maynilad Water Services used Snow Optimizer for SAP Software to manage SAP licenses for 2,200 staff. Manual tracking was slow... and hard. The tool gave a clear view of license use and helped defend a SAP audit. Maynilad saved several hundred thousand US dollars in license costs. Monthly reports now help them keep the right number of licenses and avoid extra fees.
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Flexera helped Hitachi Energy implement and improve their software asset management tool. Markus Zehnder, global software asset manager, praised Flexera... for being flexible and helpful during the process. The support from Flexera made the implementation smoother. Hitachi Energy benefited from better visibility and value realization in their technology landscape. Flexera's services focused on customer success and delivering real impact quickly.
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FlexNet Manager helped a global packaged goods company save over $36 million in 18 months. The company faced high costs... from software vendor audits and lacked software asset management tools. Flexera implemented a managed service and SLO solution to control software licenses and ensure compliance. Audits from Oracle and SAP stopped, and the company now avoids unbudgeted expenses. Flexera’s consulting services continue to deliver cost savings and license optimization.
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Flexera helped a global toy company manage frequent software audits. The company had over 7,000 Microsoft endpoints and 1,500 Apple... Mac systems. Flexera consolidated asset data from multiple sources into one system. This made it easy to create reports and answer audit questions. IT staff saved time and could focus on strategic projects. Stakeholders could now self-serve data and communicate better across regions.
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Flexera’s IT Asset Management solution helped Carlsberg Group gain full visibility into its global IT assets. The company faced challenges... with manual processes, incomplete inventory data, and lack of financial transparency. By switching to Flexera and integrating with ServiceNow, Carlsberg saved over $400,000 in the first year. The solution streamlined contract management, reduced external resource needs, and improved audit readiness. Carlsberg also optimized AWS cloud spend using Flexera One Cloud Cost Optimization.
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Flexera helped a global packaged goods company with over 100,000 employees save $36 million in 18 months. The company faced... large unbudgeted expenses from frequent software vendor audits and lacked software asset management (SAM) and license optimization (SLO) tools. Flexera implemented a managed service using FlexNet Manager to control SAP, Oracle, and desktop software licenses. The solution stopped audits by Oracle and SAP, ensured license compliance, and allowed the company to reallocate funds to critical projects.
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Flexera helped Danfoss manage software vulnerabilities as third-party app use grew. Danfoss needed better security than their Microsoft suite alone... could provide. Flexera integrated with Microsoft SCCM, making patch management easier and faster. Danfoss could now map vulnerabilities and monitor insecure software with one solution. The company improved efficiency and cost effectiveness while meeting strict industry regulations.
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Snow Spend Optimizer helped Syntegon save a 6-digit euro amount on software license costs in 2020. Syntegon, a global leader... in processing and packaging technology, faced complex software license management across thousands of devices. By consolidating asset management and improving application monitoring, they achieved rapid deployment and strong compliance. The solution simplified deactivation of unused licenses and freed IT resources for innovation.
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Snow Spend Optimizer helped Syntegon save a six-digit euro amount on software license costs in 2020. The company faced complex... license management due to many unique agreements and applications. By consolidating asset management and improving monitoring, Syntegon simplified deactivation of unused licenses and improved compliance. The solution freed IT staff for other tasks and enabled more investment in new IT services.
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Flexera helped Danfoss manage software vulnerabilities as third-party app use grew. Danfoss integrated Flexera with their Microsoft security suite for... better patch management and rapid vulnerability response. Flexera enabled mapping of software end-of-life and provided real-time security snapshots. Danfoss improved efficiency and cost effectiveness, gaining control over non-Microsoft app vulnerabilities with one solution.
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Snow Commander helped Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) manage over 1,400 VMware virtual machines for student labs. HAMK faced high... IT overhead and complex VM management. With Snow Commander, students now use a self-service portal to deploy and manage VMs anytime. This reduced IT workload and improved efficiency. HAMK can now plan capacity and provisioning more cost-effectively.
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HAMK used Snow Commander to manage over 1,400 VMware virtual machines for student labs. Before, IT staff struggled with high... overhead and manual VM provisioning. With Snow Commander, students now self-serve VM creation and deletion, reducing IT workload. The platform provides a single interface for managing VMs across multiple environments. HAMK can now plan capacity and provisioning more efficiently, supporting both online and in-person learning.
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Flexera's IT asset management solutions helped Wesleyan University automate and speed up IT asset data entry. Before Flexera, inputting a... new hardware model took up to 60 minutes; now it takes less than 10. Preparing asset inventory reports dropped from 45 minutes to under 2. The university's IT team now spends less time on manual tasks and enjoys more accurate data. Flexera's Normalize and Technopedia tools integrate with ServiceNow to streamline both hardware and software asset management.
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Flexera helped a global mining company gain better software visibility and control shadow IT. The company upgraded from Snow License... Manager to Snow Atlas, increasing SaaS detection from 7,000 to 25,000 titles. This improved license management and reduced unauthorized access. The company is on track to achieve eight-figure cost savings through software rationalization and optimized SaaS management.
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Flexera services helped Hitachi Energy with software asset management. The Flexera team was flexible and helpful during the tool implementation.... They also supported improvements to the tool. Markus Zehnder from Hitachi Energy praised the collaboration. Flexera focused on delivering value and real impact quickly.
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Flexera helped a global mining company gain better visibility into their software and SaaS usage. The company faced high costs... from shadow IT and too many user licenses. By upgrading to Snow Atlas, they increased SaaS detection from 7,000 to 25,000 titles. This allowed them to spot unauthorized users and take action. The company is now on track to reduce software costs by an eight-figure amount.
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