David Foxen 
This article has been contributed by David Foxen Founder & Principal Consultant at SAM Beast Consulting DISCLAIMER, this focuses primarily on the cost savings element of ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: January 8, 2019
Emotion. It’s a strong word with even stronger consequences. It’s something that organisations do not focus enough time and efforts on managing or listening to, ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: August 14, 2018
This may come as a surprise to you, but there are some people that find Software Asset Management and Software Licensing a tedious, dull subject. ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: March 15, 2017
A number of organisations who have already gone through this process may have already experienced this, but for those of you who are thinking about ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: January 6, 2017
This licensing quick guide aims to give you a basic understanding of Citrix products, their license types and how to manage Citrix licenses. Citrix have ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: December 10, 2015
The whole world is now aware that the majority of software vendors are moving towards a cloud based subscription model; and we have published a ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: November 20, 2015
One of the best pieces of advice that I received from a SAM professional was to treat everyday as if your organisation was being audited. ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: November 13, 2015
To have an effective and successful ITAM project an organisation needs to centralise and standardize their ITAM estate. This helps the ITAM team have a ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: November 6, 2015
CIO’s, IT heads, finance leaders and ITAM professionals are always looking to reduce or consolidate the amount of money being spent on software and software ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: November 4, 2015
Audits are one of the biggest challenges facing SAM professionals and licensing professionals in the current era. Gone are the days when only the likes ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: October 30, 2015
I remember when I first started in the SAM industry and was looking to implement a SAM tool that at the time a number of ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: October 6, 2015
As we are all aware, the software licensing market is shifting towards a new model, a new way of doing things. This means a number ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: September 25, 2015
Anyone within the ITAM or software licensing space are aware that SAM Tools provide a system for the management of software licenses throughout their lifecycle. ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: September 22, 2015
We often refer to the concept of being ‘audit ready’ within the ITAM industry, and it is something that any organisation with an ITAM function ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: September 18, 2015
In-case you have been in hiding or without any internet connection over the past six months, you may be aware that Microsoft have released their ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: September 16, 2015
Virtualization is a great thing and is a massive help to most organisations. However, it also raises a number of complexities around software, software licensing ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: September 8, 2015
The ITAM Review invites you to take part in our short research survey around Microsoft Licensing and the patterns of behaviour organisations follow with ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: September 3, 2015
Software asset management constantly has to prove its worth to organisations. Due to the fact that it is a relatively immature and emerging business function, ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: August 28, 2015
The term ‘Cloud’ has been a buzzword within ITAM for a few years now. We are constantly hearing about ‘cloud based storage’, ‘cloud based ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: August 25, 2015
Welcome to the second in our series for our new feature – The End User Review. We have had a number of entries for this ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: August 20, 2015