Various studies have addressed the issue of over-licensing and concluded that significant savings can be achieved:
- According to a study by the association of software manufacturers BSA, average savings of 25% are possible due to over-licensing or unused licenses. (BSA 2016)
- 20% even state that they are “very over-licensed”. (The ITAM Review 2016)
- 76% of companies admit to being deliberately overlicensed for fear of software audits. (The ITAM Review 2016)
- Market research institutes found that 23% of all newly purchased software is not really used. (Matrix42 2020)
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