Martin Thompson 
Grant Brierly, who ran the EMEA business for Express Metrix for a decade, has started a new venture which promises to be the ‘Corporate eBay’ ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 25, 2013
It was great to attend the Gartner ITAM conference in London last week (thanks to our friends at the big G for inviting us). Sentiment ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 16, 2013
Introduction Peer Reviews – ITAM Review readers sharing their opinions on ITAM tools, technology and services. This review of ATEA Cloud SAM has been written ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 14, 2013
“The IAITAM 2013 Fall ACE kicks off Monday evening, October 14th, at 6:00pm with an opening beach-front networking reception. This Pre-Conference Event is the perfect ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 8, 2013
This is a chapter from a book entitled “Software Asset Management (SAM) ~ the first ninety days“. I plan to publish each chapter online before ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 23, 2013
There was an interesting thread on IAITAM’s ‘IT Asset Management – Global’ LinkedIn Group a couple of months back. “I’m interested to hear others views ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 19, 2013
This is a chapter from a book entitled “Software Asset Management (SAM) ~ the first ninety days“. I plan to publish each chapter online before ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 9, 2013
I am looking forward to attending the EMEA version of the Gartner ITAM summit next month. “Great value for money, great networking, recommended event.” – ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 7, 2013
This independent review of HP Asset Manager from HP is part of our 2012 SAM Tools Review. See all participants and terms of the review here. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 31, 2013
Aspera, Concorde, eTelligent, Flexera Software, ITAMS, Computacenter, SHI and Softline Group are confirmed participants for our upcoming SAM Managed Service Providers review. Our review will ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 25, 2013
The technology landscape is shifting all the time with changes being brought about by virtualization, mobility and cloud. With this dynamism and force for change ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 10, 2013
We have the following technology reviews scheduled for publication before the end of 2013 on The ITAM Review: Adobe License Management (in progress now) SAM ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 24, 2013
This independent review of Core Control from Concorde Solutions is part of our 2012 SAM Tools Review. See all participants and terms of the review here. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 21, 2013
Gartner analyst Patricia Adams published a new ‘MarketScope’ for IT Asset Management Repositories last month. View a reprint here. In case my link sets off ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 23, 2013
The GPS in the satnav of your car is able to tell you your location by listening to signals of satellites orbiting the earth. Your ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 21, 2013
The ‘Barium Manifesto’ back in December stated the need to ‘Shake things up’ in the software licensing industry and create an industry regulator. We’ve been ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 15, 2013
What do people mean when they refer to a ‘SKU Catalogue’ for license management? In this article I hope to demonstrate why organizations utilise SKU ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 1, 2013
Norwegian licensing reseller and SAM specialist Inmeta Crayon has acquired FAST Limited. InMeta Crayon, with headquarters in Oslo, has presence in Northern Europe, Germany, France ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 24, 2013
The BSA and other trade bodies such as FAST and SIIA have traditionally used a ‘Stick’ approach to raise license compliance up the corporate agenda. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 16, 2013
Gutsy talk from Snow Software this week who are aiming to be the number one SAM tool in the world by 2015 following 44% growth ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 9, 2013