An Independent View of The Worldwide SAM Tools Market

28 September 2010
1 minute read
ITAM News & Analysis

An Independent View of The Worldwide SAM Tools Market

28 September 2010
1 minute read

I am in the process of writing an updated version of the SAM Software Tools Review.

Last year the report was a deep dive competitive comparison of Express Metrix vs FrontRange Solutions vs Snow Software.

This year the scope of the review has expanded to include Enterprise SAM Tools and those tools which do not have their own inventory solution.

Participating SAM Tool Vendors (Tentative)

  1. Aspera
  2. AssetLabs
  3. BDNA
  4. Certero
  5. Express Metrix
  6. FAST Limited
  7. Flexera Software
  8. FrontRange Solutions
  9. LicenseWatch
  10. Matrix42
  11. Provance
  12. Sassafras Software
  13. Scalable Software
  14. Snow Software
  15. Spider / Brainware
  16. Vector Networks

Product Classes

Technology will be grouped, scored and assessed in four classes:

  1. Inventory & SAM
  2. SAM only (no inventory)
  3. Enterprise SAM (SAM for larger environments)
  4. Best Overall Technology

The review criteria are grouped into six categories as detailed below:

The aim of the report is to showcase SAM technology and innovation so that worldwide SAM professionals can see the strengths and competitive differences between different vendors and make informed purchasing decisions.

I aim to publish at the end of October / Start of November – please subscribe to The ITAM Review newsletter to be notified when it is published.

About Martin Thompson

Martin is the founder of ITAM Forum, a not-for-profit trade body for the advancement of IT Asset Management.

He is also the author of the book "Practical ITAM - The essential guide for IT Asset Managers", a book that describes how to get started and make a difference in the field of IT Asset Management. In addition, Martin developed the PITAM training course and certification.

Connect with Martin on LinkedIn.

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