HCLSoftware has announced a strategic partnership with CloudEagle.ai to streamline software governance across both on-premise and cloud-based environments. This collaboration merges HCL BigFix’s robust endpoint and software asset management capabilities with CloudEagle’s AI-powered SaaS governance platform, enabling enterprises to manage and optimize their entire software landscape from a single source. As hybrid IT environments become more complex, this joint solution addresses the growing demand for unified visibility, risk reduction, and spend optimization across software deployments.
Simplifying Software Governance with a Unified Approach
1. End-to-End Coverage Across Devices and SaaS
- The partnership combines HCL BigFix’s comprehensive endpoint and on-premise software management with CloudEagle’s cloud-native SaaS management capabilities.
- This enables organizations to govern all software applications—desktop, data center, and SaaS—from a single platform.
2. Addressing Fragmentation in IT Asset Management
- Organizations today often rely on multiple vendors and tools to manage device-based and SaaS applications, leading to inefficiencies and blind spots.
- The unified solution eliminates the need for separate systems and integrations, reducing operational complexity and vendor sprawl.
3. Enhanced Visibility for CIOs and CISOs
- With real-time insights into both endpoint and SaaS assets, IT leaders gain a comprehensive understanding of software usage, entitlements, and vulnerabilities.
- This supports better decisions around compliance, security, and spend control in hybrid IT environments.
Market Validation and Opportunity
According to Gartner, approximately 25% of SaaS spend is wasted, due to poor visibility, unused licenses, and redundant tools. Combined with the challenges of endpoint software oversight, there’s a clear market need for unified governance.
Chirag Mehta, VP and Principal Analyst at Constellation Research, emphasized the importance of this move:
“The partnership between HCL BigFix and CloudEagle is a timely move—converging software asset management and SaaS governance to simplify operations, strengthen security, and reduce costs across the entire IT landscape.”
Strategic Alignment and Shared Vision
Kristin Hazlewood, SVP at HCLSoftware, noted the expanded scope of BigFix:
“Our strategic partnership with CloudEagle.ai elevates our goal to deliver end-to-end governance for all software—SaaS, desktop, or data center.”
Nidhi Jain, CEO of CloudEagle.ai, highlighted the platform synergies:
“BigFix’s real-time remediation and our AI-driven SaaS discovery perfectly align. Together, we’re offering enterprises full visibility and control across both devices and SaaS.”
The partnership between HCLSoftware and CloudEagle.ai represents a major step toward simplifying and unifying software governance across hybrid IT environments. With a single solution for managing both device-based and SaaS applications, organizations can enhance compliance, reduce unnecessary spend, and strengthen overall security. As cloud adoption accelerates and endpoint complexity grows, this joint solution meets the enterprise need for integrated, intelligent software oversight.
