The True Cost of Unused Software in Business

%24 THE TRUE COST OF UNUSED SOFTWARE IN BUSINESS %24 Businesses invest heavily in software every year, but the latest research has discovered these resources could be put to better use. Below are some key facts from a recent 1E report revealing the spiralling costs of unused software. BUSINESSES, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 24,000 PC'S, HAVE SOME VISIBILITY OF THE SOFTWARE THAT HAS BEEN DEPLOYED ACROSS THEIR ORGANIZATION 54% 47% 33% BELIEVE THEY CAN IDENTIFY BELIEVE THEY CAN IDENTIFY THE HAVE A SOFTWARE ALL UNUSED SOFTWARE COST OF ALL UNUSED SOFTWARE LICENSING POLICY IN PLACE THE COST IS HIGH FOR DEPLOYED SOFTWARE THAT IS LEFT UNUSED UK £3.5M per average company US $5.4M per average company PERCENTAGE OF DEPLOYED SOFTWARE LEFT UNUSED IN EACH INDUSTRY PHARMACEUTICAL 56% FEDERAL 50% EDUCATION 47% MANUFACTURING 46% COMMUNICATIONS 41% TECHNOLOGY 40% ENGINEERING 38% PERCENTAGE OF WIDELY DEPLOYED SOFTWARE TITLES THAT ARE UNUSED 52% 44% 42% 38% 32% 23% CRYSTAL REPORTS VISUAL VISUAL STUDIO .NET AUTOCAD PROJECT VISIO STUDIO 1E Based on a survey of 300 IT decision makers in the US and UK and analysis of 1.8m desktops in 74 companies.