2 years later: Software takes a starring role

Companies are asking more from their software — it’s now a coworker, an assistant and a morale booster. For workers, it’s a trusted hub for their daily workflow. For employers, it keeps business running through disruption and competition. Enterprise software is the highest-growth area in IT, according to Gartner projections. Globally, businesses are expected to dole…

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Culture, technical barriers hinder IT asset management

IT asset management has bedeviled CIOs and CFOs for years. The infamous “black box” of IT spending has kept most CFOs and CIOs from truly understanding what their technology budgets buy. From a technology perspective, tracking IT assets should not be that difficult. Network monitoring and cybersecurity tools can tell when a device connects or…

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CIOs tout guardrails as prevention for shadow IT woes

SaaS democratized technology procurement for business leaders and, in some cases, circumvented the need for IT involvement. Line of business technology adoption liberates CIOs from technology minutiae, creating more bandwidth for strategy, yet compliance gaps and security concerns persist. Every SaaS app the business purchases — so-called “credit card applications” — can have implications for…

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The Top 25 Data Software Companies of 2022

The Top 25 Data Software Companies of 2022 By The Software Report February 21, 2022 The Software Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Data Software Companies of 2022. This year’s awardees cover a wide range of solutions spanning data governance, cloud analytics, database management, AI/machine learning, and many other solutions. Through unique products…

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Enterprise app sprawl swells, with most apps outside of IT control

Dive Brief: Lines of business are managing more enterprise applications than IT, accounting for 56% of all company app ownership and management, up from 4% year over year, according to a report from Productiv. The company compiled and analyzed data on 30,000 applications used by 190 companies. Most departments use between 40 and 60 different applications, the…

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4 Practical Ways to Tackle SaaS Sprawl Effectively

As SaaS apps like Zoom and Slack have made it easier for companies to collaborate and communicate online, SaaS sprawl has become a huge headache for IT executives. But companies can get their SaaS tools under control if they follow these four practical tips, shares Jody Shapiro, CEO and co-founder, Productiv. How many SaaS applications…

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Jody Shapiro Builds Productiv To Better Manage SaaS Applications

Companies of all sizes deploy multiple SaaS applications, with each part of the organisation utilising their own specialised tools. The average employee works with 8 different applications, with companies on average using 137. Gartner is projecting that by 2022, global SaaS spending will reach nearly $140 billion — up from just over $100 billion in…

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Productiv Raises $45M in Series C

Productiv, a leading SaaS management platform, has closed a $45M Series C funding round led by IVP with additional participation from existing investors Accel, Norwest Venture Partners, Okta Ventures, and new strategic investor Atlassian Ventures. Productiv provides application engagement analytics for IT leaders who are rethinking SaaS management. Productiv goes beyond login data by looking…

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