Oracle customer has licensing meltdown
A letter from an ITAM Review reader: Dear Martin, I wanted to let you know how useful I find your Oracle Licensing Quick Guide when ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 23, 2012
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Microsoft needs to pull its novation socks up!
I was shocked by the recent experiences of an ITAM review reader when trying to novate Microsoft licenses from one company to another. Round 1 ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 23, 2012
Gartner Summit Review: The Emperor’s New Clothes
I was fortunate to attend the EMEA Gartner IT Financial, Procurement & Asset Management Summit in London last week. In short: Great value for money, ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 19, 2012
VMworld TV: Oracle Licensing in Virtual Environments
An interesting video below recorded at VMworld in Barcelona featuring Oracle licensing specialist Daniel Hesselink and IT contracts specialist Judica Krikke. An introduction from Daniel’s blog states: “A brief ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 10, 2012
The ITAM Review Partner Directory
We have just launched a new Partner Directory. PARTNER DIRECTORY Our aim is to build the ultimate directory of worldwide business partners who provide SAM, ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 8, 2012
Review: BMC Footprints Inventory Manager and Compliance Manager
This independent review of BMC Footprints Inventory Manager and Compliance Manager from BMC Software is part of our 2012 SAM Tools Review. See all participants ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 9, 2012
Joint Research Project with Forrester Research – SAM in 2012
I am very pleased to announce a joint research project with Forrester Research. Our research investigates the current maturity and challenges of worldwide organizations with regards ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 7, 2012
500th Article: ITAM Cities of the World
This is the 500th article published on the ITAM Review. To mark this milestone I thought I would take a look at the home cities ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 6, 2012
Dissecting The Microsoft Audit Letter
Software Licensing Advisors, Inc., have contributed an astute dissection and commentary of a recent Microsoft ‘Software Asset Management Review’ letter. For the layman not familiar ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 4, 2012
Mobile Device Management (MDM) Buyers Guide
I have been investigating technology that might enable a company to develop a ‘Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)’ policy or more advanced management of company owned ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 24, 2012
Review: License Dashboard
This independent review of License Dashboard Enterprise Suite from License Dashboard is part of our 2012 SAM Tools Review. See all participants and terms of ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 24, 2012
One Key Ingredient for Enterprise App Stores
There is lots of hoopla in the market at the moment regarding Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), and perhaps rightly so. Increasingly IT savvy users ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 17, 2012
Review: Flexera Software FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises
This independent review of FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises from Flexera Software is part of our 2012 SAM Tools Review. See all participants and terms ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 9, 2012
Review: 1E AppClarity & Shopping
This independent review of AppClarity and Shopping from 1E is part of our 2012 SAM Tools Review. See all participants and terms of the review ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 2, 2012
SAM as Cloud Enabler
I’m attending the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in sunny Toronto this week. The Microsoft SAM partner ecosystem is a large and influential part of ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 11, 2012
Old School Hard Drive Destruction [VIDEO]
I recently stumbled across this unique way of ensuring hard drives are destroyed. You might call it ‘labour intensive’, but at least you get to ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 8, 2012
Event Listing: SAM Strategies Europe 2012
WHAT SAM Strategies Europe 2012. …Within the Software Asset Management Strategies Europe 2012 a number of representatives from considerable companies from different industrial sectors will ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 2, 2012
Gartner IT Financial, Procurement & Asset Management Summit 2012 (EMEA)
WHAT The ITAM Review is very pleased to be an official media partner for the Gartner IT Financial, Procurement & Asset Management Summit 2011 (EMEA). WHERE ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 26, 2012
Gartner IT Financial, Procurement & Asset Management Summit 2012 (USA)
WHAT The ITAM Review is very pleased to be an official media partner for the Gartner IT Financial, Procurement & Asset Management Summit 2012 (USA). WHO Gartner ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 26, 2012
SAM Standards round up from Dave Bicket
‘WG21’, the working group that drives development of the SAM standard, met in Jeju Island, Korea in May. This article is an abridged summary provided ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 18, 2012