Martin Thompson 
A reader writes: “What is the industry standard way of calculating ITAM accuracy?” I’m not sure about the ‘industry standard’ way, but I’ll share techniques ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 24, 2014
We are very pleased to announce our first events in the USA. Please reserve these dates in your diary; further details will follow over the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 13, 2014
In the run up to our Oracle Seminar on the 21st November, we discuss the current activity around Oracle Licensing and audits, trends in services ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 4, 2014
If you need help managing your Oracle Licensing and the associated risks why not attend one of our Oracle Seminars in Berlin or New York ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 3, 2014
This article introduces a new type of review for The ITAM Review in 2015; Lab Tests. Our first lab test will focus on Software Recognition. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 30, 2014
This article provides a summary of the visitor analytics for the ITAM Review over the last twelve months (see also ITSM Review reader analytics). First ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 29, 2014
This is abridged version of a whitepaper by Richard Spithoven of b.lay. You can download the full version (without registration) on the b.lay website here. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 22, 2014
This is an independent review of HP Asset Manager for managing Oracle Licensing. This review is part of our Oracle License Management Group Test. HP ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 15, 2014
This is an independent review of Snow Software for managing Oracle Licensing. This review is part of our Oracle License Management Group Test. Snow License ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 15, 2014
If you are in the process of renewing contracts with Oracle, or have a renewal event on the horizon. Here are seven things to consider ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 5, 2014
The ITAM Review Podcast Episode 4: Getting started with IBM Licensing In this podcast guests Eric Chiu and Koen Dingjan provide an introduction to the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 3, 2014
Overview – Microsoft License Management Group Test It is sometimes said by Software Asset Management (SAM) experts that Microsoft is an ideal software publisher to ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 2, 2014
This is an independent review of technology for managing Microsoft licensing and agreements. Also participating in this review: IE Aspera Brainware / Spider A full ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 2, 2014
This is an independent review of technology for managing Microsoft licensing and agreements. Also participating in this review: IE Aspera Snow Software A full comparison ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 2, 2014
This is an independent review of technology for managing Microsoft licensing and agreements. Also participating in this review: Aspera Brainware / Spider Snow Software A ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 2, 2014
This is an independent review of technology for managing Microsoft licensing and agreements. Also participating in this review: IE Brainware / Spider Snow Software A ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 2, 2014
The ITAM Review team attended the European version of Gartner’s ITAM Summit in London last week for great networking and ITAM and IT procurement led ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 26, 2014
I am very pleased to welcome Karen Smith to the Enterprise Opinions team. Meeting our readers Karen joins us as our Events Manager. Karen’s first ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 12, 2014
Research with Campaign for Clear Licensing members earlier in the year suggested that chargeable features such as options and packs being switched on during upgrades ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 12, 2014
Cloud based ITSM vendor Cherwell Software has acquired ITAM vendor Express Metrix. We’ve seen continued convergence between ITAM and ITSM over the last few years ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 11, 2014