How To Handle The Top Challenges Of SaaS Management
Cloudtech, Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
Software-as-a-service has transformed how businesses operate and innovate. SaaS technologies are game-changers, delivering new functionalities that support innovation for staff throughout an organisation.
But while SaaS is easy to adopt, it's difficult to manage. As usage of SaaS applications grows rapidly, the complexities associated with it can grow greatly. IT staff may have a hard time identifying which applications employees have accessed, what they're using, how they're using them, what information (possibly including sensitive data) is accessible, and what security exposures they may create for an organisation. All of these are risks associated with SaaS sprawl that must be addressed before they grow to be unmanageable.
Today more than a third (37%) of IT professionals and executives report that 'finding ways to optimise software use' is a 'significant challenge,' as detailed in the Flexera 2024 State of ITAM Report. Now is the time to fold SaaS management into overall software asset management (SAM) and IT asset management (ITAM) initiatives.