Martin Thompson 
In preparation for the first module of our 12 Box Training Program this week I spoke with Tony Crawley, Managing Director of Synyega and winner ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 26, 2016
SAM tool vendor Snow Software reports that Adobe has lost a case of reselling secondary software in the USA that has good implications for the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 22, 2016
The $33BN food giant Mars Inc. took Oracle to court in October. There is a good coverage and analysis by Dave Welch of House of ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 19, 2016
This Group Test explores the relationship between the IT management disciplines of IT Asset Management (ITAM) and IT Service Management (ITSM). Our remit was to ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 11, 2016
This independent review is part of our ITAM vs. ITSM Integration group test. Also participating: InvGate ManageEngine Matrix42 [Best in Class] Miradore Virima Technologies To read ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 11, 2016
I recently reviewed Matrix42 for the ITAM vs. ITSM Integration group test. Below is a summary, read the full review on Tools Advisor here. Also Participating: ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 11, 2016
I recently reviewed InvGate for the ITAM vs. ITSM Integration group test. Below is a summary, read the full review on Tools Advisor here. Also Participating: ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 11, 2016
This independent review is part of our ITAM vs. ITSM Integration group test. Also participating: InvGate Matrix42 [Best in Class] Miradore SupaTOOLS Virima Technologies To read ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 11, 2016
I am very pleased to announce a brand new FREE training course from the ITAM Review. View the video below for a quick overview: 12 ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 9, 2016
A third version of the ISO standard for SAM is being developed. This article provides an overview of updates and how you can review the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 8, 2016
At The ITAM Review, we come across a wide range of IT Asset Management professionals, covering the full spectrum of experience. Within our community of ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 5, 2016
This independent review is part of our ITAM vs. ITSM Integration group test. Also participating: InvGate ManageEngine Matrix42 [Best in Class] SupaTOOLS Virima Technologies To read ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 17, 2015
I reviewed Nexthink earlier in the year, worthy winners of our ITAM Excellence awards for Innovation. Check out a summary of Nexthink below or read ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 16, 2015
The Campaign for Clear Licensing (CCL) has today published a white paper that suggests that Microsoft stunts its own growth through licensing complexity. The paper ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 16, 2015
TmaxSoft’s Tibero RDBMS licensing model is the first software publisher to be verified by the Campaign for Clear Licensing (CCL). In summary: TmaxSoft’s licensing program ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 7, 2015
I recently reviewed Ecosystem Manager from Virima Technologies for the ITAM vs. ITSM Integration group test. Below is a summary, read the full review on ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 6, 2015
How readily are organisations adopting cloud-computing platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS? What are the blockers to adopting this kind of elastic computing ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 2, 2015
Back in April last year we published a comparison of five SAM tools with Oracle License Management capabilities (See: Oracle License Management Group Test – ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 17, 2015
In this podcast I discuss ITAM tool selection best practice with a number of leading tool providers. This is a preview in the run ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 9, 2015
One striking trend we see in modern audit activity is that software audits are NOT about reducing non-compliance. It is right and proper that a ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 27, 2015