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Martin Thompson

Martin Thompson owns ITAM Review, which he launched in 2008. He is also founder of LISA, the training and certification platform for ITAM, SAM, and software licensing professionals. Connect with Martin on LinkedIn.

Best PracticeSAM

State of ITAM survey results, 10 years of ITAM Review

Thank you to everyone that took the time to complete our “State of ITAM” community survey last month. This article shares some of the preliminary ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: November 7, 2018

ITAM News & Analysis

Community Survey: The state of ITAM

The State of ITAM Community Survey Where does your team report into and where will it report into in the future? What will be the ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: October 2, 2018

ITAM News & AnalysisPodcasts

Podcast Episode 56: Live from Gartner’s 2018 London Summit

This podcast was recorded live at the Gartner IT Sourcing, Procurement, Vendor and Asset Management Summit last month. I’m joined by Scott Beasley of License ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: October 1, 2018

ITAM News & Analysis

2018 Australian Conference: Agenda confirmed, last call on early bird offer!

The agenda is confirmed for our 2nd annual ITAM Review Australian conference in Sydney on the 27th and 28th November. The best ITAM education and ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: September 19, 2018

Best PracticeSAMPodcasts

Podcast Episode 55: How you are lured into overspend

In this podcast I’m joined by Adrian Mulligan from ELS in Australia. Podcast Topics Overspend tactics:  Maintenance payments will secure upgrade rights Support calls with ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: September 17, 2018

ITAM News & Analysis

$250BN annual software maintenance market needs more scrutiny, a strategic opportunity for ITAM

The Campaign for Clear Licensing is pleased to present a new report on the software support and maintenance market. Thank you to everyone in the ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: September 11, 2018

ITAM News & Analysis

New Excellence Award Category for 2018: The Rising Star Award

I’m pleased to announce a new award category for our 2018 Excellence Awards: The Rising Star! The rising start is specifically designed to recognise newcomers ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: September 6, 2018

ITAM News & Analysis

Welcoming Henry Lee to the team

We are very pleased to welcome Henry Lee to the ITAM Review team as Commercial Director. Henry is an International Sales Manager with a successful ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: August 23, 2018

Software Publishers

Oracle faces class action lawsuit over cloud FUD

It appears Oracle’s cloud FUD chickens are coming home to roost. The US based specialist securities prosecutor BLB&G has filed a class action lawsuit against ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: August 14, 2018

ITAM Apprenticeship

ITAM News & Analysis

Call for Participants: ITAM Apprenticeship Scheme (Trailblazing Employers Required)

ITAM Skills Shortage ITAM Review research has shown there is a lack of new, young people entering the ITAM world – leading to a lack ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: August 3, 2018

ITAM News & AnalysisPodcasts

Podcast Episode 54: ‘Following the money & the 80/20 rule applied to SaaS’

In this Podcast, I speak with Matthias Vianden, Head of Development (Solutions) at Aspera to talk all things SaaS. Podcast Topics About Matthias & his ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: July 16, 2018

Software Publishers

IBM Licensing Essentials training added to LISA

I’m pleased to announce that our IBM Licensing Essentials training course is now live and available to LISA subscribers. LISA is our on-demand online training ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: July 5, 2018

ITAM News & AnalysisPodcasts

Podcast Episode 53: ‘The Women in Tech Campaign’

In this Podcast, I speak with Sarah Lewis of Ivanti to discuss the recently launched ‘Women in Tech’ campaign formed to empower women and encourage ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: June 21, 2018

Software Publishers

JetBlue halves SAP named users with automated user management

The American airline JetBlue has halved the number of named users required for SAP with proactive user management. I recently met with Mukarram Syed, General ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: June 1, 2018

Software PublishersPodcasts

Podcast Episode 52: ‘SAP has changed everything. Again.’

In this Podcast, I speak with Patrick Dickinson of Aspera (Bronze sponsors of our upcoming UK Conference) to pick his brains on what’s changed in ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: May 30, 2018

ITAM News & Analysis

What do our speakers think of the upcoming 2018 UK conference? (Part 2)

We asked our esteemed speakers a few questions around their sessions at our upcoming 2018 UK conference at Mercedes Benz World on the 5th & ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: May 10, 2018

ITAM News & Analysis

ServiceNow “London” release delivers strategic ITAM

New Broom, New Era According to my Las Vegas taxi driver, an event needs to be over 50,000 people before it makes an impact on ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: May 9, 2018

ITAM News & Analysis

What do our speakers think of the upcoming 2018 UK conference? (Part 1)

We asked our esteemed speakers a few questions around their sessions at our upcoming 2018 UK conference at Mercedes Benz World on the 5th & ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: April 19, 2018

ITAM News & Analysis

Campaign for Clear Licensing investigates support and maintenance

The Campaign for Clear Licensing (CCL) is investigating the software support and maintenance market. Please help the Campaign by sharing your experiences – all information ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: April 18, 2018

Best PracticeSAM

How to onboard with a SAM Managed Service provider and de-risk implementation

This article is the fourth and final part of a four part series by Martin Thompson of The ITAM Review and Hugh Skingley of Livingstone. The series explores Building the Business Case ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: April 18, 2018

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