Flexera have kicked 2026 off with a bang!
They’ve acquired both ProsperOps and Chaos Genius – further adding to their FinOps portfolio after their recent acquisition of Spot from NetApp…and their 2018 acquisition of RightScale of course.
ProsperOps focuses on automated cloud commitment and resource management while Chaos Genius focuses on automated savings and management of Databricks and Snowflake costs.
The convergence of software spend is here and getting bigger. Whether something is on-prem, SaaS, Cloud, Data Cloud, AI etc. matters less and isn’t always easy to define as more and more services span multiple billing models. For customer organisations being able to see technology spend holistically is more important than ever and these purchases give Flexera some real end to end software spend coverage from on-premises through SaaS and Cloud.
Some orgs will prefer to go with multiple point products, which is a perfectly viable option that can work better for certain types of business. Others prefer a platform – one foundation that gives the info they need across the business – and Flexera are, in my opinion, probably the leader in that space now. Adding Databricks and Snowflake cost management into their portfolio is a great move and puts them at the forefront of conversations around boardrooms…
The Flexera announcement is here – https://www.flexera.com/about-us/press-center/flexera-expands-its-finops-solution-with-agentic-and-ai-enabled-cost-optimization
Cloudy with a chance of Licensing 