Martin Thompson 
We’ve completed a number of SAM maturity assessments for end user organisations over the last few years. Companies typically want an external and independent perspective ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 26, 2015
I am pleased to be supporting our first SAM event in France in conjunction with the telco giant Orange and ELEE. On June 16th I’ll provide ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 21, 2015
The IT Management discipline of IT Asset Management (ITAM) is today more critical than ever as organisations seek to maximize returns and minimize risks on ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 7, 2015
In this video: What I learnt at the IBM & SAP Seminar in London last week The state of audits in the software industry An ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 5, 2015
I am pleased to publish an updated list of customer satisfaction scores. This follows our previous table back in January. Please Note: This is not ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 27, 2015
In this episode I speak with Christiaan Murphy of SoftwareSpend.com on a view from IT Procurement. Topics covered in this podcast: SoftwareSpend.com IT Procurement Cycles ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 24, 2015
Eric Chiu of HW Fisher tells us how IBM customers get caught out with IBM licensing and audits, the recent changes to IBM’s passport ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 13, 2015
As SAM pros we all hear about the value of identifying unused software. A recent study from 1E has examined the applications most likely to ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 7, 2015
Spare us six minutes and we’ll put you in a Empire State of Mind – and also give you a great earworm to start your ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 7, 2015
It has been suggested that Oracle derives 50% of Oracle database revenue in the UK from audit activity and the Campaign for Clear Licensing has ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: March 20, 2015
This SAM Tool Buyers Guide highlights some of the key requirements and competitive differentiators to consider when selecting and buying Software Asset Management (SAM) tools. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 28, 2015
IBM is to accept sub-capacity reporting from Flexera Software’s FlexNet Manager in place of ILMT, TADd and SUA. Whilst we’ve heard of this being acceptable ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 26, 2015
I am pleased to share our events calendar for Spring 2015. Unfortunately our week of events planned for New York were cancelled due to the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 5, 2015
Dear ITAM Review Comrades, A Happy New Year to you and all the best for 2015. This is a quick progress report from the Campaign ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 8, 2015
In December we asked ITAM Review readers to rate their SAM tools for customer satisfaction. In order to qualify for a rating on the table ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 7, 2015
At our Oracle Seminar in London on the 21st November we included a session for delegates to provide their feedback on recent CCL research. Readers ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 6, 2015
Write a review of your SAM tool and receive a £25 (~$40) Amazon Voucher. Conditions apply. https://itamreview.wufoo.com/forms/sam-tool-satisfaction-survey/ Introduction We already review quite a few tools ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 10, 2014
Friday 12th December is Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. Now in it’s third year, the children’s charity has raised over £1.6M to date. It’s ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 8, 2014
Following the unfortunate timing of Juno, the storm that hit New York in January we are pleased to announce that we have rescheduled our Oracle Seminar to ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 2, 2014
Following the unfortunate timing of Juno, the storm that hit New York in January we are pleased to announce that we have rescheduled our SAM Tools ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 2, 2014