Martin Thompson 
2018 Theme and Call for Speakers The theme for the ITAM Review in 2018 is enabling the next generation of ITAM departments. We’ve witnessed the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 27, 2017
We’ve just had our 200th organization go through our online 12 Box Maturity Assessment – so I thought I’d share the average scores across the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 21, 2017
Please help with a quick survey on Hard Drive Disposal. I’m conducting a quick survey on how ITAM Review readers dispose of hard drives, the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 17, 2017
Ahead of our Australian conference in a couple of weeks time I spoke with Eric Chiu of HW Fisher and Glynn Thomas of Software Sense ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 9, 2017
I’ve just returned from an EPIC trip trekking along the great wall of China! The trek in and around Beijing was one of three events ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 9, 2017
In this Podcast, I speak with Barry Pilling from Cortex Consulting to have a chat about contracting including the contracting market in general, how to get ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 2, 2017
The credit rating firm Equifax suffered a security breach resulting in the loss of 140m+ personal financial records. The CEO and CIO stepped down, the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 19, 2017
Dear ITAM Review readers, A couple of updates on new initiatives at The ITAM Review: Continuing to Listen We pride ourselves on continually listening to ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 19, 2017
In this Podcast, I speak with Kris Wong, Principal Consultant at Beaconize in Ottawa, Canada to discuss quantifying cost savings. Podcast Topics About Kris The Canadian ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 13, 2017
The ITAM Review Excellence Awards returns! This year we have a strong line up of international ITAM professionals, projects, partners and innovation. Building on the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 10, 2017
Update: This standard has been superseded by V2.0 available here. The criteria published below are an open standard for SAP License Management. i.e. If I ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 5, 2017
In this video, Colin Simmons, IT Asset Manager of Kingfisher IT Services speaks about the ITAM Teams and Stakeholders and describes the relationship between the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 4, 2017
Bytes UK have acquired Phoenix Software and License Dashboard. Bytes have bought “the Blenheim group”; a holding company for the SAM technology and services provider ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 4, 2017
I am very pleased to announced that our online training subscription, LISA, is now online. We’ve kicked off the service with a great bundle and ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 26, 2017
I spoke with Christoph Harvey, CEO of Deskcenter AG at Microsoft’s Inspire Conference in the summer. In this article Christoph shares his views on Microsoft’s ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 26, 2017
License Demand Management Have you invested in SAM infrastructure, spent time persuading processes to stick and hired an awesome team; only for compliance issues to ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 24, 2017
In this Podcast I am joined by Mats Ajnesjo, SVP at A&B Groep to discuss the telecom industry and how to take control of your ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 15, 2017
Networking has seen a dramatic shift from hardware to software defined networking. I asked Tom Nallen, President of Network Licensing Strategies, to give us the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 12, 2017
A salary survey conducted back in March this year reveals that salaries for ITAM Review readers across the globe have risen 13.34% since 2014. Thanks ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 4, 2017
SAP customers want clarity not a conversation – 76% in straw poll have concerns or fear the consequences of raising indirect access concerns with SAP ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 24, 2017