Running Your SAM Department Like a Business
This is a follow up article to ‘Our Software Licensing is a Mess – Where Do We Start?” It is aimed at SAM beginners. SAM ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 7, 2012
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Flexera Acquires SCCMExpert.com
Enterprise SAM specialists Flexera Software have announced the acquisition of SCCMExpert.com. System Center is a growing, popular platform and many SAM tool vendors are generating ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 2, 2012
What to Include in a Mobile Device Policy?
If you want to develop a policy for the management of mobile devices in your organization – what should be included? What is in scope? ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 30, 2012
Microsoft Aims to Simplify System Center 2012 Licensing
[Thank you to regular reader ‘Niall’ who kindly contributed this article ] Last week Microsoft released details regarding licensing changes for System Center 2012. Companies ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 26, 2012
Keeping Your Asset Data Alive
The ISO SAM Standard refers to the concept of ‘Trustworthy Data’. As the name suggests – it is data that the organization trusts. Whilst no ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 24, 2012
Our Software Licensing Is a Mess – Where Do We Start?
If you’ve been assigned responsibility for sorting out that prickly mess called software, you might be asking yourself – Holy moley! Where do I start? ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 19, 2012
Crowdsourced Favourites – Top 25 Most Read Articles from 2011
Top 25 Most Read Articles Published in 2011 (descending). Market Synopsis: Enterprise SAM Tools Salesforce.com Licensing Quick Guide Symantec Licensing Quick Guide Process Template: Software ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 12, 2012
Data Center Inventory Management Using Passive RFID
I stumbled across Asset Vue within the IAITAM Conference exhibitor hall back in October. Asset Vue, a US based startup, offer a RFID based asset ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 9, 2012
Microsoft Sues Comet Over Windows ‘Piracy’
Microsoft Licensing and Software Piracy made the evening news here in the UK this week. In a nutshell, Comet, a major UK high street retailer, ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 6, 2012
Data Hiding in Disposed Assets – Four Places to Look
This article has been contributed by Jim Kegley of U.S. Micro Corporation. Destroying data before it leaves a customer’s location is the only way to guard ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 3, 2012
What REALLY Happens During an Audit (Part 3 of 3)
This is part three of a three part series. Read the first part here. This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst at ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 14, 2011
IBM Virtualization; Five Hidden Costs
This article has been contributed by Julie Machal‐Fulks, of Scott & Scott, LLP. Many enterprises are exploring virtual technology as a way to reduce both hardware and ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 12, 2011
What REALLY Happens During an Audit (Part 2 of 3)
This is part two of a three part series. Read the first part here. This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 8, 2011
The Twelve ITAM Days of Christmas
Seasons greetings from The ITAM Review. Regular columnist and Analyst Kylie Fowler helps us capture the festive spirit! 🙂 The Twelve ITAM Days of Christmas… On ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 6, 2011
What REALLY Happens During an Audit (Part 1 of 3)
This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst at The ITAM Review. 1. I’ve had a request for an audit… what do ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 2, 2011
Inventory and Discovery Tool Selection Criteria
The recent Inventory and Discovery Tools Group Test featured an independent review of BDNA, FrontRange Solutions, HP, iQuate, NEXThink, Numara Software and ServiceNow. The assessment criteria ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 29, 2011
How Well is ITAM Integrated into ITSM?
Back in August I conducted a survey into how ITAM is integrated into ITSM. Thank you to all those who took the time to participate. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 25, 2011
IT Disposal Best Practice Guide
This best practice guide has been contributed by UK charity Computer Aid International. The research and recommendations in this guide are aimed at UK companies. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 21, 2011
ITAM Review Reader Analytics
This article is for all the vendors I work with throughout the course of the year. Product Managers and Pre-Sales Consultants working at software publishers ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 18, 2011
BSA Offers 2-Year Vendor Audit ‘Forbearance’ in Exchange for Organizational Certification
Last year the Business Software Alliance (BSA) launched an industry training course and certification scheme based on the ISO/IEC 19770-1 SAM Standard (further details here). ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 15, 2011