1 In 4 Organisations Spend Over Half A Billion Dollars Yearly Fixing Software License Non-Compliance
FutureCIO, Thursday, July 10th, 2025
A joint global survey by Azul and the ITAM Forum, conducted among 500 IT Asset Management (ITAM) and software asset management (SAM) professionals, has revealed that 27% of enterprises now spend more than $500,000 each year to resolve software license non-compliance.
The report also found that compliance is the top issue faced by a significant 37% of organisations, while 25% report that complex software configurations make tracking application usage more difficult.
Handling audits
While most (74%) respondents manage license discovery and software audits primarily or entirely in-house, they face significant challenges. These include maintaining accurate software usage records (26%), understanding complex licensing terms and conditions (23%), and providing precise licensing compliance metrics (23%).