Software Price Increases 2025 – 2026

By Alex Cojocaru | February 17, 2026

The enterprise software landscape in 2025 and 2026 continues to experience aggressive price increases that…

Why Traditional SAM Tools Make You Wait Weeks for Answers

By Alex Cojocaru | February 15, 2026

Your CIO wants answers about Oracle compliance by Friday. Your SAM tool says it needs…

What Executives Actually Need From SAM During Renewal Negotiations

By Alex Cojocaru | February 14, 2026

Renewal negotiations tend to expose uncomfortable truths about how software asset management actually works inside…

The Hidden Cost of Waiting for SAM Reports During Renewals

By Alex Cojocaru | February 13, 2026

When the Clock Runs Out Before the Data Arrives Your enterprise renewal deadline is three…

How Audit Pressure Exposes What Dashboards Hide

By Alex Cojocaru | February 12, 2026

Audits don’t introduce new risk. They surface risk that already exists. What changes is the…

The Modern Guide to AI-Powered Software Rationalization

By Alex Cojocaru | February 11, 2026

In the digital-first economy of 2026, software isn’t just a tool; it’s the engine of…

How 🔵 NEO Automates Vendor Consolidation (The ‘Rule of One’)

By Alex Cojocaru | February 10, 2026

In the world of enterprise software, complexity is the enemy of efficiency. When your teams…

How to Choose a SAM Tool in 2026: A Buyer’s Guide

By Alex Cojocaru | February 8, 2026

In 2026, selecting a Software Asset Management (SAM) tool is one of the most critical…

Digital Sovereignty: A Guide for European Enterprises

By Alex Cojocaru | February 7, 2026

In an era defined by data, the question of who controls that data has become…

How to Build a Winning Business Case for a New SAM Tool

By Alex Cojocaru | February 6, 2026

You know you have a problem. Your software costs are spiraling, you have no real…

How to Pass Your Next Software Audit: A 90-Day Preparation Plan

By Alex Cojocaru | February 5, 2026

For most IT and procurement leaders, the letter from a major software vendor announcing an…

A Deep Dive into NEO’s Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optimization Report

By Alex Cojocaru | February 4, 2026

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is the backbone of modern enterprise IT, prized for its…

A Deep Dive into NEO’s Oracle DB Optimization Report

By Alex Cojocaru | February 3, 2026

Oracle databases are the powerful, reliable workhorses of the enterprise, but they are also a…

W3 SAM & ITAM Jobs | #ITAMjobs

By Shaun Ashbury | January 19, 2026

Happy New Year everyone, Here are this week’s Software Asset Management & IT Asset Management…

ITAM & SAM Job Market Insights

By Alex Cojocaru | January 13, 2026

2025 Software Asset Management Job Market Report Executive Summary 547 Job Postings Analyzed 40+ Countries…

LICENSEWARE @ CES Las Vegas 🇺🇸

By Alex Cojocaru | January 1, 2026

🎉 Exciting news! Licenseware is heading to CES 2026 in Las Vegas as part of the…

Software Rationalization Playbook

By Shaun Ashbury | December 22, 2025

Why Software Rationalization Breaks Down at Enterprise Scale Software rationalization does not fail due to…

From Copilot to Coworker: Licensing the New Digital Workforce

By Alex Cojocaru | December 17, 2025

For the past thirty years, the “seat” has been the atomic unit of the software…

Robots.txt is Now a License Agreement: The New Rules of Data Licensing

By Alex Cojocaru | December 17, 2025

The era of “Fair Use” scraping is officially closing. A new extension to the web’s…

From Noise to Narrative: Turning IT Inventory into Strategic Intelligence with 🔵 NEO

By Alex Cojocaru | December 16, 2025

We often talk about the importance of data collection. With tools like LICENSEWARE Collector, gathering…