As IT leaders face mounting pressure to optimize spend while maintaining compliance, Block 64 has released a major platform update, introducing comprehensive Software Asset Management (SAM) and licensing capabilities that provide complete visibility into both on-premise software and SaaS entitlements.
"Software licensing has become exponentially more complex, and mid-market IT teams shouldn't need enterprise-grade budgets to get enterprise-grade visibility," said James Corless, CEO of Block 64. "Block 64 delivers what's historically been locked behind six-figure platforms—intelligent licensing reconciliation across your entire software estate, with the speed and simplicity our customers expect."
The Market Challenge
The financial and compliance stakes around software licensing continue to escalate. Organizations overspend 25-30% annually on unused IT assets, with 56% of IT budgets tied to assets with limited or no visibility. For a company spending $2M on software annually, that represents $500K-$600K in unrecovered value.
Software licensing has become increasingly complex. Frequent vendor changes, evolving pricing models, and bundled products make it difficult for IT leaders to know what’s in use — or what’s being wasted.
Traditional solutions require either enterprise asset management platforms with six-figure licenses and multi-month deployments, or manual spreadsheet reconciliation that scales poorly and remains perpetually out of date.
New Block 64 Platform Capabilities
Unified Licensing Intelligence
Block 64 R2 introduces SAM & Licensing capabilities built on an Enhanced Software Library that handles publisher normalization, product bundling, licensing models (per-user/per-device), pricing models (monthly/annual), MSRP data, and end-of-life tracking. Customers enter entitlements once; Block 64 reconciles them against discovered software installations and usage data automatically.
The platform delivers immediate compliance positioning across both deployment models:
- On-premise software: Entitlement data is compared against discovered installations and usage patterns. Organizations receive clear visibility into under-licensed applications requiring procurement action and over-licensed applications representing recovery opportunities.
- SaaS licensing: Automated integrations surface entitlement-to-assignment ratios. Block 64 now includes expanded SaaS integrations, including Slack, alongside existing Microsoft 365 and other enterprise SaaS platforms.
- Single compliance view: Both on-premise and SaaS licensing insights accessible within a unified platform, eliminating the need to reconcile disparate tools.
Enhanced Software Library
The platform's underlying Software Library addresses the normalization complexity that has historically required significant customer configuration. When multiple related components are discovered—such as the various modules that comprise an endpoint security suite—Block 64 applies correct bundling logic and licensing rules automatically. The company is implementing AI-driven processes to maintain and expand this library continuously.
Hardware Warranty Tracking
With the update, Block 64 now also introduces hardware warranty visibility, providing complete asset lifecycle intelligence alongside software and SaaS investments.
Availability
The new release is available immediately to all Block 64 customers. Organizations seeking to evaluate the platform's licensing capabilities can schedule a demonstration at block64.com/demo.
About Block 64
Block 64 is a unified IT visibility platform built for lean organizations. The platform delivers complete insight across software, SaaS, cloud, hardware, and entitlements, enabling IT leaders to reduce waste, manage compliance risk, and make data-driven decisions without enterprise complexity.