Best practice

TAM, SAM and software license management are continually-evolving disciplines. At the same time, the remit for ITAM continues to expand as the industry matures. What was cutting edge just a few years ago is ITAM bread-and-butter today. Keep you and your team up-to-date on the latest ITAM practices here.
  • Why You Should Consider a Software Webshop

    One of the current competitive differentiators in market-leading SAM tools is the ability to offer a software request platform or web-shop for users within an organization. This is whereby the Software Asset Manager can present his ...
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  • The ISO/IEC 19770 SAM Standard Needs Your Input (Action Required)

    The SAM standard ISO/IEC 19770 is pivotal to the ongoing development of the SAM industry. The standard enables the industry to benefit from a commercially neutral benchmark and frame of reference on which to build SAM ...
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  • Public Sector IT: What role will ITAM play in an age of cuts?

    This article has been contributed by Larry Stein at Dell Kace. Public sector organisations are facing up to real pressure around cuts in spending. In the UK, the Comprehensive Spending Review announced big reductions in budgets ...
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  • Six Strategies for Sustainable IT

    This article has been contributed by Tanya Kristiansen from Open iT, inc. Everyone knows it isn’t just business as usual. The climate is warming up, and species are dying out at an alarming rate. We are ...
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  • Mutual of Omaha Case Study - Controlling Maintenance and Enhancement Spend

    Thanks to the Infrastructure Executive Board for sharing this great case study. It details how Nebraska based Mutual of Omaha took a proactive approach to their ongoing maintenance and enhancement spend using usage monitoring. SAM specialists ...
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  • Cloud Control

    With the hoopla around cloud computing the question “How do cloud and SaaS affect our industry?” is often asked. In my view cloud computing and other pay as you go models may make inroads into software ...
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  • IT Asset Disposal is a Corporate Social Responsibility, Not Just an Obligatory Act

    This article has been contributed by Barbara Rembiesa, President, International Association IT Asset Managers (IAITAM). As companies deploy new technologies, they are faced with the issue of what do with their older IT assets. As the ...
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  • Energy Savings Utility Predicts $36 Saving Per PC

    A quick overview of NightWatchman PC Power Management from 1e.com.
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  • Ongoing Software Compliance: What License Managers Can Learn From the Railways

    I have been travelling the length and breadth of the UK over the last couple of weeks meeting with clients and attending events. Idle time on trains during this period got me thinking about what the ...
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