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)
Flexera has announced their intention to acquire Spot by NetApp. In a nutshell. This puts Flexera on a path towards a billion dollar ARR company. Flexera says it is focussing its efforts where spend is growing ...
We’re excited to share an initiative that could change how we approach careers in IT Asset Management. Certifications have been a cornerstone of professional development, but they tend to stop at the basics. Whether you’ve been ...
On January 1, 2025, significant amendments to the Basel Convention concerning electronic waste (e-waste) came into force, marking a further evolution in global environmental governance. The changes aim to enhance the regulation of international movements of ...
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Flexera has announced their intention to acquire Spot by NetApp. In a nutshell. This puts Flexera on a path towards a billion dollar ARR company. Flexera says it is focussing its efforts where spend is growing ...
We’re excited to share an initiative that could change how we approach careers in IT Asset Management. Certifications have been a cornerstone of professional development, but they tend to stop at the basics. Whether you’ve been ...
On January 1, 2025, significant amendments to the Basel Convention concerning electronic waste (e-waste) came into force, marking a further evolution in global environmental governance. The changes aim to enhance the regulation of international movements of ...
Effective data management is crucial for successful IT asset management. Leveraging a structured approach like the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle can help structure your efforts. This approach should be easy to integrate into the existing processes and/or ...