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Flexera released the Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report, which reveals a growing disconnect between rapid AI adoption and organizations ability to manage it effectively. While nearly half of organizations are already tracking AI as part of their software spend, only one third (31%) reported having accurate visibility into AI software.
At the same time, 59% of respondents say wasted AI spend has increased year over year, highlighting rising cost pressures as enterprises adopt AI at scale and it becomes a core spending category.
“AI is changing the economics of IT faster than most organizations can adapt,” said Becky Trevino, chief product officer, Flexera. “What we’re seeing is a familiar pattern of rapid adoption followed by a scramble for visibility and control, as spend surges. The organizations that succeed in AI transformation will modernize the governance and optimization frameworks they’ve built for on-premises, SaaS and cloud for AI technologies. You see this happening with the FinOps and Tokenomics Foundations and with Flexera’s AI Cost Management platform.”
Key findings from the latest Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report include:
This year’s data reflects a broader shift, as AI spans existing technology categories across cloud, SaaS, data centers and devices while introducing entirely new layers including models, agents, data and platforms, governed by new economics. Layered onto already complex environments, this expansion is accelerating existing cost and visibility challenges. As organizations scale AI initiatives, they increasingly need unified visibility across software, cloud and AI to control spend and reduce risk.
The full survey results are available in the Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report, which explores the perspective of 512 technology professionals worldwide across industries and context areas.
To download the full report, please visit: http://www.flexera.com/stateofitam
David Marshall has been involved in the technology industry for over 30 years, and he’s been working with virtualization software since 1999. He became a pioneer in the virtualization and cloud computing field – one of the few people in the industry allowed to work with Alpha stage server virtualization software from industry leaders: VMware (ESX Server), Connectix and Microsoft (Virtual Server).Through the years, he has invented, marketed and helped launch a number of successful software companies and products. David holds a BS degree in Finance, an Information Technology Certification, and a number of vendor certifications. He’s also co-authored two published books: “VMware ESX Essentials in the Virtual Data Center” and “Advanced Server Virtualization: VMware and Microsoft Platforms in the Virtual Data Center” and was the technical editor for two popular Virtualization “For Dummies” books. With his remaining spare time, David founded and operates one of the oldest independent modern data center publications, VMblog.com. And co-founded CloudCow.com, a publication dedicated to Cloud Computing. Since 2009, and each year thereafter, David has been honored with the vExpert distinction by VMware by Broadcom for his evangelism.Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmarshall/
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