software waste benchmark report
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Software is deemed unused if not invoked within 90 days, rarely used within 30 days.
How do we define software waste?
WASTE Rarely Used + Unused
Investigating the Effect of Manual ITAM
14 Industries4 YEAR BENCHMARK STUDYThis report is the result of a 4 year global software waste study conducted by 1E which monitored and analyzed actual software usage across:
3.6 Million Users
129 Companies
14 Industries
1.8KSoftware Titles
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The High Cost of Unused Software
The total value of waste represents the amount of money already spent on software that was deployed and
then unused. Monetary waste calculations include only the top 35 applications
(out of 1,800) to maintain a conservative evaluation.
UK £5.7 B£159 per desktop US $30 B
$259/desktop
26% Waste
37% Waste
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Unused Rarely Used
37%Total Waste
29%
8%
Analysis of a typical customer’s full database reveals there is significant license waste across the whole environment.
Software Waste Benchmark Findings
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Software Waste by Industry
AVERAGE PERCENT OF UNUSED SOFTWARE ACROSS 14 INDUSTRIES
47%
46%
41%
39%
39%
38%
38%
37%
35%
35%
33%
29%
28%
18%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Education
Energy
Technology
Communication
Retail
Engineering
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Finance
Oil and Gas
Services
Insurance
Government
Pharmaceutical
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% unused software
Software Waste by Company Size
Companies with over 20,000 users are more diligent about software management. However, with unused software standing at 30-33% for large enterprises, there is clearly room for significant improvement.
Average Software Waste by Number of Employees
37%
33%
32%
38%
36%
36%
41%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
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30 Most Commonly Deployed Software Titles
• Office
• Visio (P&S)
• Project (P&S)
• Visual Studio
Microsoft
• Acrobat (P&S)
• Captivate
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• Photoshop
Adobe
• SQL Opt. for Oracle
• Toad for Data Analysis
• Toad for Oracle
• Toad Data Modeler
Quest
• Extra! Extreme
• Reflection X
Attachmate
• Lotus Notes
• Lotus Sametime
• Rational Doors
IBM
• AutoCAD LT
• Inventor
Autodesk
• Mathlab
• Tableau
• Dragon Naturally Speaking
• Red Gate SQL Compare
• SAP Crystal Reports
More
• WinZip
• Minitab
• Roxio Creator DE
• Open Text Exceed
• HP QuicktestProfessional
More
These 30 titles represent some of the most commonlydeployed applicationsacross 3.6 million desktopsanalyzed by 1E.
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RARELY USED AND UNUSED SOFTWARE BY TITLE
Vendor Software Title % Deployed % Waste
AttachmateExtra! Extreme 7% 49%
Reflection X 1% 52%
Microsoft
Visio Standard 7% 52%
Project Professional 5% 45%
Office Professional + 66% 7%
AdobeAcrobat Professional 11% 22%
Photoshop 2% 43%
AutodeskAutoCAD LT 1% 58%
Inventor 1% 61%
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The Cost Continues to be High
USA – Leading the World in Software Waste
HOW MUCH MONEY IS THAT?(Considering ONLY top 35 titles)
$ 259 per employee (US)
£ 159 per employee (UK)EMEA
North America
37% 23%
Total Waste
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