Welcome to the February 2024 edition of the ITAMantics podcast.
In this month’s edition of ITAMantics George and Rich discuss another Quest audit ending up in court, a Slack customer falling foul of Slack’s broken data migration tool (and facing the threat of their data being deleted), Flexera completing its acquisition of Snow Software, and “Chatbot Turbulence” – Air Canada’s misguided AI which gave a customer incorrect advice.
The following articles were also mentioned [i.e. shamelessly plugged by George] but not directly discussed on the podcast. Check them out below:
ITAM Predictions 2024: Views from the industry: ITAM and FinOps continue to merge, SaaS sprawl continues to be a challenge, software vendor consolidation could cause issues as resellers get squeezed out as they look to transact with their customers directly (which could reduce SAM oversight on software purchases)
New and interesting research from WanAware hits at the nub of the disconnect many IT Asset Managers might feel about the value they deliver. The ‘Closing the ITAM Confidence Gap. 2025 Survey Insights for IT Leaders’ ...
On 30th July 2025, Microsoft released its much-anticipated FY25 Q4 earnings report. The results follow a surprisingly strong Q3, which exceeded the expectations of some of the most optimistic investors. The latest Q4 results continue with ...
The ITAM Forum’s 2025 global ITAM research report in partnership with Azul reveals some fascinating insights into the financial, operational, and compliance risks involved in software licensing and audits. This article provides a high-level overview of ...
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New and interesting research from WanAware hits at the nub of the disconnect many IT Asset Managers might feel about the value they deliver. The ‘Closing the ITAM Confidence Gap. 2025 Survey Insights for IT Leaders’ ...
On 30th July 2025, Microsoft released its much-anticipated FY25 Q4 earnings report. The results follow a surprisingly strong Q3, which exceeded the expectations of some of the most optimistic investors. The latest Q4 results continue with ...
