An interesting new concept from Paglo who are turning conventional IT Asset Management Reporting on it’s head by offering a “Search Engine for IT”. The California based startup is offering “inventory management, network management and software audits of IT environments” on a SaaS basis. This level of flexibility in reporting could be useful in other ITAM tool sets, but I am uncertain how many IT Managers will want to install a “crawler” onto their network for indexing (However we might have said the same of the SaaS model as few years ago!). See also Splunk – who have a similar offering but with more of a networking and security focus.
About Martin Thompson
Martin is the Executive Director of ITAM Forum, a not-for-profit trade body dedicated to advancing IT Asset Management. He is also the founder of LISA, a training platform for ITAM, SAM and software licensing professionals.
He is the author of Practical ITAM: The Essential Guide for IT Asset Managers, a practical book for those looking to get started and make a measurable difference in the field. Martin also developed the PITAM training course and certification.
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