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SaaS Budget Planning Guide for IT Professionals

SaaS Budget Planning Guide for IT Professionals

Dec 12, 2024 SaaS Management / Shadow IT
SaaS services are one of the biggest drivers of OpEx (operating expenses) for modern businesses. With Gartner projecting $247.2 billion in global SaaS spending this year , it's no wonder SaaS budgets are a big deal in the world of finance and IT. Efficient SaaS utilization can significantly affect both the bottom line and employee productivity.  In this article, we'll break down this topic that sits at the intersection of finance and IT and walk through what SaaS budget planning is, why it matters, and how you can avoid common SaaS budgeting mistakes. Are you planning Your 2025 Budget? You're likely wasting 25% of your SaaS spend—ready to reclaim it? Start a FREE 14-Day SaaS Management Trial and Save 25% of Your 2025 SaaS Spend. What is SaaS budget planning? SaaS budget planning is the process of creating budget plans for SaaS expenses within an organization. The process typically involves collaboration between finance, IT, and SaaS application owners.  On the surface, ...
Think You’re Secure? 49% of Enterprises Underestimate SaaS Risks

Think You're Secure? 49% of Enterprises Underestimate SaaS Risks

Oct 23, 2024 SaaS Security / Cloud Security
It may come as a surprise to learn that 34% of security practitioners are in the dark about how many SaaS applications are deployed in their organizations. And it's no wonder—the recent AppOmni 2024 State of SaaS Security Report reveals that only 15% of organizations centralize SaaS security within their cybersecurity teams. These statistics not only highlight a critical security blind spot, they also point to the fact that organizational culture is often overlooked as a driving factor behind these risks. As SaaS environments become more decentralized, the lack of clarity around roles and responsibilities is leaving companies exposed.  Most security teams focus solely on technical matters, often overlooking how their company's culture—its everyday practices, attitudes, and default policy enforcement processes—shapes their organization's security posture. Overconfidence, unclear responsibilities, and a lack of continuous monitoring can lead to SaaS security breaches. Let's exami...
4 Ways to Keep MFA From Becoming too Much of a Good Thing

4 Ways to Keep MFA From Becoming too Much of a Good Thing

Feb 11, 2025IT Security / Threat Protection
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has quickly become the standard for securing business accounts. Once a niche security measure, adoption is on the rise across industries. But while it's undeniably effective at keeping bad actors out, the implementation of MFA solutions can be a tangled mess of competing designs and ideas. For businesses and employees, the reality is that MFA sometimes feels like too much of a good thing. Here are a few reasons why MFA isn't implemented more universally. 1. Businesses see MFA as a cost center MFA for businesses isn't free, and the costs of MFA can add up over time. Third-party MFA solutions come with subscription costs, typically charged per user. Even built-in options like Microsoft 365's MFA features can cost extra depending on your Microsoft Entra license. Plus, there's the cost of training employees to use MFA and the time IT takes to enroll them. If MFA increases help desk calls, support costs go up too. While these expenses are far less t...
How to Reduce SaaS Spend and Risk Without Impacting Productivity

How to Reduce SaaS Spend and Risk Without Impacting Productivity

Jul 24, 2024 SaaS Management / IT Governance
There is one simple driver behind the modern explosion in SaaS adoption: productivity. We have reached an era where purpose-built tools exist for almost every aspect of modern business and it's incredibly easy (and tempting) for your workforce to adopt these tools without going through the formal IT approval and procurement process. But this trend has also increased the attack surface—and with it, the security and governance headaches that are still viewed as 100% the responsibility of IT and security teams. IT security leaders need scalable solutions for SaaS discovery and managing this ever-expanding attack surface. At the same time, their finance counterparts are seeking to cut technology spend (rather than salaries or headcount)—especially the low-hanging fruit of underutilized or over-deployed SaaS licenses, which Gartner estimates to be about  25% of all SaaS subscriptions . But, the key question is - where can you reduce your SaaS attack surface (and spend) without impa...
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