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Official release of Snow Extender 26.2.0

We are pleased to announce the release of Snow Extender 26.2.0

This release delivers security enhancements based on recommendations from Flexera Product Security following penetration testing of Snow Extender.

This release includes:

• Snow Atlas API access: Enhanced authentication controls to ensure that only authenticated requests are forwarded to the configured Snow Atlas API endpoints.
• Snow Atlas API credentials: Improved protection of credentials used to access Snow Atlas API endpoints.

Release information

Product: Snow Extender

Release Tier: Minor Release

Release Version: 26.2.0

Release Date: 2026-09-21

Release Availability: GA

Release Notes: Snow Extender 26.2.0 Release Notes

Product Documentation: Snow Extender Documentation

Distribution method: Installer available for download from the Snow Atlas user interface.

EA Release notification: Edit of multiple licenses (standard fields) in SAM on Snow Atlas

Release summary:

We are excited to introduce Edit of multiple licenses (standard fields) in SAM on Snow Atlas. This enhancement enables you to update multiple licenses in a single operation, directly from the Licenses list, eliminating repetitive manual updates and reducing reliance on APIs, imports, or technical support.

What’s included?

• Multi-editing capability: Select and update up to 10,000 licenses across different license metrics and assignment types, updating only the fields that are applicable to the selected licenses.
• Standard field updates: Modify key license attributes across multiple records simultaneously.
• In-app experience: Perform all updates directly from the Licenses list without APIs, imports, or external tools.
• Permission consistency: Use existing edit permissions with no additional configuration required.
• Audit log support: Multi-edit updates are recorded in the audit log, providing visibility into changes made across licenses.
• For each license value or setting:
  • Only changed values are updated.
  • If the selected licenses share the same value, it appears in the edit view.
  • If the selected licenses have different values before the change, you will see "Values differ" in the edit view.

Why this matters?

• Simplifies organizational changes: Update ownership, cost center, department, or other standard fields across hundreds of licenses after mergers, acquisitions, restructures, or team changes.
• Supports mixed license estates: Apply updates across licenses with different license metrics and assignment types in a single operation, reducing the effort required to maintain diverse software portfolios.
• Accelerates data cleanup initiatives: Correct outdated or inconsistent license information across large numbers of licenses without editing each record individually.
• Improves data consistency: Ensure common attributes remain aligned across the license estate, reducing errors and improving reporting accuracy.
• Reduces technical dependency: Enables users to perform large-scale updates directly in the product without relying on APIs, imports, or technical teams.
• Saves significant time: Activities that previously required numerous manual updates can now be completed in a single operation, freeing teams to focus on compliance, optimization, and vendor management.

What’s next?

• Support for editing of custom fields for licenses is planned for Q4 and is currently in development.

Release info:

• Release date: 08th October 2026
• Product domain: SAM on Snow Atlas
• Release availability: Early Access (EA)

Software Investigations in Snow Atlas: Q&A on 4th November - Reminder to submit your questions

Hello Everyone,

Have a question about investigating software in Snow Atlas? Join us for a forum based Q&A on using the Files per computer report.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: "Files per computer" report Reimagined, Complete, Performant, and Trusted

We are introducing two major enhancements to the Files per Computer report:

Performance and reliability improvements

1. These have been significantly improved through enhancements to data processing and data loading mechanisms.
2. As a result, report data is loaded and displayed much faster, overall processing performance is improved, and additional mechanisms have been introduced to provide better visibility in case data is not processed as expected.

Control over Linux and Unix raw software data inclusion

1. You can now manage the inclusion of Linux/Unix data in the report via a new setting in the UI (SAM Core settings → Asset management → Files per computer report)

When enabled, Linux and Unix raw software data is included in the report. Because this data can significantly increase report volume, we recommend enabling it only when necessary, as it may impact report processing time and overall performance.

After enabling the setting, the data becomes visible once:

1. The relevant computers report new inventory data, and
2. The overnight data maintenance process completes.

If the setting is disabled, the data is removed from the report after the next overnight data maintenance process.

Example

• Inventory reported: June 10
• Overnight processing completes: June 11 (early morning)
• Data visible in report: June 11

If the setting is later disabled on June 12, the Linux/Unix data will no longer appear in the report after the overnight processing completes on June 13.

For more information, please check the following link docs.flexera or feel free to contact me (aleksandar.chubrinoski@flexera.com).

Kind regards,

Aleksandar Chubrinoski.

Release Notification on SAM Core - Snow Atlas: Updated licensing compliance for VMware vSphere

To align with the latest VMware subscription model introduced by Broadcom, Snow Atlas now includes enhanced compliance logic and reporting capabilities:

• Core-based licensing compliance: License compliance is now calculated based on the latest VMware subscription model, which requires a minimum of 16 cores per CPU.
• Updated License compliance summary report: The report now reflects the core-based licensing logic, ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of VMware entitlements.
• VMware bundle categorization: SAM on Snow Atlas now identifies and categorizes VMware bundles in accordance with the latest Broadcom licensing structure.

Why this matters:

Previously SAM core did not account for the minimum requirement of 16 cores per CPU when calculating license requirements for the VMware vSphere family. This could result in incorrect "over assignment" flags for servers that actually met the licensing threshold. With this enhancement, compliance calculations now correctly apply the per-CPU minimum, giving you an accurate license position.

Quality:

This release has been validated through:

• VMware licensing logic: The updated VMware vSphere licensing rules (covering VVF, VVS, VCF, and associated bundles ) have been validated through manual functional testing to ensure that compliance calculations correctly reflect the new per-CPU core-based minimum requirements.
• Compliance reporting: The License compliance summary report has been tested end-to-end to confirm it accurately reflects the updated licensing rules.

Release info:

·       Release date: June 22, 2026

·       Product domain: SAM on Snow Atlas

·       Release availability: GA

·       Product documentation: VMware vSphere 8.0 Enterprise Plus | Snow Atlas Documentation