Where SaaS waste hides — and how ITAM teams find it

Where SaaS waste hides — and how ITAM teams find it

Learn why SaaS has become the biggest visibility gap in the licensable estate — and what ITAM teams can do about it.

Overview

SaaS now represents one of the fastest‑growing parts of the software estate — but for many organisations, it is also the least visible.

Licenses are easy to buy, easy to assign, and easy to forget. Usage changes constantly. Ownership is decentralised. As a result, SaaS waste often goes unnoticed until renewal time, when options are limited and costs are already locked in.

In this webinar, we’ll explore where SaaS waste typically hides, why traditional ITAM approaches struggle to uncover it, and how ITAM teams are improving visibility without adding unnecessary complexity.

This session is educational and practical, designed to help teams better understand the SaaS challenge and why visibility is the foundation for effective cost control and governance.

What you’ll learn

In this session, we’ll cover:

• Why SaaS has become the largest and least visible part of the licensable estate
• The most common sources of SaaS waste, including unused licenses and overlapping tools
• Why spreadsheets and point‑in‑time reviews fail to keep pace with SaaS usage
• How improved visibility supports better cost control, renewal readiness, and governance
• What this means for ITAM teams responsible for managing risk and spend

Agenda

• Welcome and context: Why SaaS visibility is now a priority for ITAM teams
• Where SaaS waste hides: Unused licenses, duplicate tools, and decentralised ownership
• Why ITAM alone isn’t enough for SaaS: How SaaS differs from traditional software and why static data falls short
• Visibility as the foundation for control: How better insight changes cost, renewal, and governance decisions
• Customer story: A real‑world example of how an ITAM team uncovered SaaS waste and improved visibility across their environment
• Wrap‑up and next steps: Key takeaways and practical considerations

Who should attend

This webinar is designed for professionals responsible for managing software cost, governance, and risk, including:

• IT Asset Managers and Software Asset Managers
• IT Operations and IT Service Management leaders
• Procurement and Vendor Management professionals
• FinOps and Finance partners involved in software spend
• Anyone responsible for SaaS renewals, governance, or optimisation

Whether you are already using Flexera or are new to the platform, this session will provide practical insight into a challenge most organisations are actively facing.

Why attend

If you are:

• Seeing SaaS spend increase without clear visibility
• Preparing for renewals with limited usage insight
• Concerned about Shadow SaaS and governance gaps
• Looking to apply ITAM discipline to a growing SaaS estate

This session will help you better understand the problem — and what effective next steps look like.