On the 18th November 2014 the ITAM Review hosted our first event. The ITAM Tools Day was hosted at the BCS Office in London, by the picturesque Covent Garden. To watch our YouTube video of the day please see below:
The event was a sell-out, which is an amazing feat for our first ever event. We had delegates from all around Europe, including Germany, France, The Netherlands and Ireland. A miserable and wet Tuesday morning turned into a glorious sunny day as our keynote speakers delivered their presentations to a packed room.
You can view all of the slides from the presentations here.
Martin Thompson & David Foxen – Key differentiators and features between SAM Tools
4 types of SAM: Datacentre SAM, desktop/campus SAM and Cloud/virtualisation SAM @SAMBeastDavid #ITAMRToolsDay
— Mark Flynn (@margorfly) November 18, 2014
Most important takeaway for today: Do not be bullied into purchasing a solution that is not the right fit – @SAMBeastDavid #itamrtoolsday
— The ITAM Review (@itamreview) November 18, 2014
Concorde – SAM in a Virtual/Cloud Environment
“Core Control is built by SAM Managers for SAM Managers” @ConcordeSoltns #ITAMRToolsDay
— David Foxen (@SAMBeastDavid) November 18, 2014
Flexera – Examining the Business Case for SAM Tools
@flexerasoftware state simulation is one of the biggest innovations in the Datacentre #ITAMRToolsDay @itamreview
— Mark Flynn (@margorfly) November 18, 2014
Brainware Group – Tools Selection and shortlisting advice
Lot of nervous laughter when audience asked by @brainwaregroup if they had bad inventory data #ITAMRToolsDay @itamreview
— Mark Flynn (@margorfly) November 18, 2014
Snow Software – Day-to-day management of SAM Tools
Leigh Martin @SnowSoftware states SAM is not a today purchase but a 3 year journey #ITAMRToolsDay @itamreview
— Mark Flynn (@margorfly) November 18, 2014
Aspera – Implementation techniques and common pitfalls
“You need multiple data sources for your SAM Solution. That’s a fact” – @AsperaTech #ITAMRToolsDay
— The ITAM Review (@itamreview) November 18, 2014
Certero – Ensuring accuracy from SAM Tools
“The SAM market is changing rapidly. Technology is evolving” @CerteroUK #ITAMRToolsDay
— David Foxen (@SAMBeastDavid) November 18, 2014
Finally, our event would not have been possible without the support of the of the SAM community. The turn out was amazing and everyone provided valuable feedback and really got involved. The feedback provided is extremely valuable to use in improving our events for the future, as our aim is to provide the community with informative, worthwhile events that help attendee’s progress with ITAM.
Also massive thanks to our sponsors and vendors for their support and attendance, and also giving us the ability to host the event free of charge to attendees.
Our next events are three ITAM focussed events in New York, USA.