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LICENSEWARE Is Joining Lanzadera
We have some exciting news to share. LICENSEWARE has been accepted into Lanzadera, the startup accelerator founded by Juan Roig and part of Marina de Empresas in Valencia, Spain. We join this edition alongside 120 other startups selected for their readiness to scale and internationalize. This cohort stands out for a reason: 80% of the…
Read MoreWelcome Adrian Perescu, Senior Frontend Engineer
We’re growing, and we’re doing it with intention. Today, we’re excited to welcome Adrian Perescu to the LICENSEWARE team as our new Senior Frontend Engineer. A Builder With a Track Record Adrian brings 8 years of full-stack engineering experience, with a focus on Vue.js, React, Node.js, and Laravel. He’s a T-shaped engineer who’s worked across…
Read MoreLICENSEWARE Featured in the Gartner Market Guide for SAM Tools — Two Years Running
We have some exciting news to share: Licenseware has been named a Representative Vendor in the 2026 Gartner Market Guide for Software Asset Management Tools (January 2026), marking our second consecutive inclusion in this prestigious report. Being recognized once is a milestone. Being recognized twice, and with a meaningfully expanded profile, is a reflection of…
Read MoreLICENSEWARE Welcomes Robert Price as VP of Partnerships and Alliances
We’re excited to announce that Robert Price has joined Licenseware as VP of Partnerships and Alliances. Rob brings over 25 years of experience spanning enterprise pre-sales, product ownership, and global practice leadership. Most recently at Snow Software (acquired by Flexera), he served as Field CTO for Partners and Ecosystems, where he rebuilt MSP partner relationships…
Read MoreNew Integration: Microsoft Graph API is Now Live in LICENSEWARE
We just shipped a new data connector: Microsoft Graph API. This one’s been on the roadmap for a while, and it unlocks a meaningful step forward in how deeply LICENSEWARE can analyze Microsoft 365 environments and more. What it does The Microsoft Graph API integration pulls data directly from Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID (formerly…
Read MoreAlex Cojocaru to Presenting Real-World Use Cases for AI in ITAM at BCS Conference
🇬🇧 LONDON, UK – March 3, 2026 – Alex Cojocaru, CEO and Co-founder of LICENSEWARE, is set to take the stage at the BCS Service Management and IT Asset Management (SM-ITAM) specialist group conference, “Decisions by Design: Making intentional and well-informed decisions in the era of agentic AI.” The event, held at the BCS headquarters…
Read MoreNEO Insights became a lot faster
We’ve always been obsessed with quality. When we first launched NEO Insights, we made a deliberate choice: deliver the most reliable, in-depth analysis possible. We spared no expense on token cost, processing time, and analysis to ensure every report provided genuinely valuable, actionable intelligence. Quality was king, and we nailed it. But it came with…
Read MoreSoftware Price Increases 2025 – 2026
The enterprise software landscape in 2025 and 2026 continues to experience aggressive price increases that fundamentally challenge IT budget planning and procurement strategies. This comprehensive analysis reveals an industry-wide escalation driven by AI monetization, subscription model enforcement, the removal of legacy volume discounts, and continued post-acquisition restructuring. From Microsoft’s sweeping M365 increases to VMware’s ongoing…
Read MoreWhy Traditional SAM Tools Make You Wait Weeks for Answers
Your CIO wants answers about Oracle compliance by Friday. Your SAM tool says it needs three weeks to generate the report. This isn’t a data problem, it’s an architecture problem that treats urgency as an edge case rather than the default operating mode. The tools marketed as enterprise solutions have trained organizations to accept operational…
Read MoreWhat Executives Actually Need From SAM During Renewal Negotiations
Renewal negotiations tend to expose uncomfortable truths about how software asset management actually works inside an enterprise. On paper, the organization may have a mature SAM program. Tools are deployed. Data is collected. Reports exist. Yet when a renewal accelerates or a vendor challenges assumptions, executives often discover that the answers they need are not…
Read MoreThe Hidden Cost of Waiting for SAM Reports During Renewals
When the Clock Runs Out Before the Data Arrives Your enterprise renewal deadline is three weeks away. You own a comprehensive SAM platform, licenses for every major publisher, and a compliance framework that passed last year’s audit. Yet here you sit, unable to answer the most basic negotiation question: what are we actually using? This…
Read MoreHow Audit Pressure Exposes What Dashboards Hide
Audits don’t introduce new risk. They surface risk that already exists. What changes is the timing. When timelines compress, ambiguity becomes expensive, and every assumption is tested in front of executives, legal, and procurement at once. The boardroom goes quiet when legal forwards the audit letter. Suddenly, every software license, every deployed instance, every entitled…
Read MoreThe Modern Guide to AI-Powered Software Rationalization
In the digital-first economy of 2026, software isn’t just a tool; it’s the engine of business. But for many organizations, that engine is cluttered, inefficient, and burning cash. Unused licenses, redundant applications, and sprawling cloud subscriptions create a significant financial drain and a growing security risk. This is the high cost of software sprawl, and…
Read MoreHow 🔵 NEO Automates Vendor Consolidation (The ‘Rule of One’)
In the world of enterprise software, complexity is the enemy of efficiency. When your teams are using three different project management tools, four different business intelligence platforms, and a half-dozen collaboration apps, you’re not just wasting money on redundant licenses. You’re creating data silos, fragmenting workflows, and frustrating your employees. The solution is a simple…
Read MoreHow to Choose a SAM Tool in 2026: A Buyer’s Guide
In 2026, selecting a Software Asset Management (SAM) tool is one of the most critical technology decisions an organization can make. The right tool can save you millions in software spend, eliminate compliance risks, and provide the strategic intelligence needed to navigate complex digital transformations. The wrong tool can lock you into an expensive, inflexible…
Read MoreDigital Sovereignty: A Guide for European Enterprises
In an era defined by data, the question of who controls that data has become one of the most critical strategic issues for European enterprises. Digital sovereignty, the ability for a nation or entity to have control over its own digital destiny, is no longer an abstract political concept. It is a fundamental business imperative,…
Read MoreHow to Build a Winning Business Case for a New SAM Tool
You know you have a problem. Your software costs are spiraling, you have no real visibility into your license compliance, and your team is drowning in spreadsheets trying to manage it all. You know that a modern, AI-powered Software Asset Management (SAM) tool is the answer, but to get the funding, you need to convince…
Read MoreHow to Pass Your Next Software Audit: A 90-Day Preparation Plan
For most IT and procurement leaders, the letter from a major software vendor announcing an impending license audit is a moment of pure dread. A software audit is a disruptive, time-consuming, and often incredibly expensive process that can divert your team from strategic projects for months and result in unbudgeted true-up fees running into the…
Read MoreA Deep Dive into NEO’s Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optimization Report
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is the backbone of modern enterprise IT, prized for its stability, security, and performance. However, managing a large RHEL estate is a complex undertaking fraught with hidden risks and costs. Organizations often struggle with lifecycle management, OS standardization, infrastructure inefficiency, and the constant threat of backdating penalties from subscription gaps.…
Read MoreA Deep Dive into NEO’s Oracle DB Optimization Report
Oracle databases are the powerful, reliable workhorses of the enterprise, but they are also a source of immense complexity and cost. Managing an Oracle estate is a high-stakes balancing act between ensuring compliance, controlling spend, and planning for the future. The central challenge is a lack of clarity. Without a clear, data-driven picture of your…
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