These two sections call out the root of the problem. Both point to a lack of a holistic approach to managing an organization's software licenses.
"According to research firm IDC, 60% of U.S. technology spending occurs outside companies’ IT department."
...and...
"Many subscriptions, Christopher said, cost $8,000 or so a month—or about $100,000 a year. And it’s not uncommon, he added, for subscriptions costing $10,000 to $50,000 annually “to never be seen by the IT department.”"
It may look like a solution to an individual or to a small group of people within a company. But the following reasons are examples why it may not be.
* paying double (more than one department paying for a SaaS product that would accommodate both under the cost being paid by one of the departments)
* failure to reduce cost via group purchasing (enterprise licensing usually goes down per user as the number of users goes up)
* using products that haven't been reviewed to handle special types of data (data being put into the application that shouldn't: financial, medical, etc)
* using products without hooking them into the single sign-on solution (users who leave the company may still have access to SaaS applications and company data if they aren't being properly administered)
* using products that require a trained administrator without having one actually trained and appointed
"According to research firm IDC, 60% of U.S. technology spending occurs outside companies’ IT department."
...and...
"Many subscriptions, Christopher said, cost $8,000 or so a month—or about $100,000 a year. And it’s not uncommon, he added, for subscriptions costing $10,000 to $50,000 annually “to never be seen by the IT department.”"