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.
  • State of California Green IT Policy To Deliver $40M in Savings

    If there is one common trend over the last couple of years it’s automation. For example “Give me intelligence from my asset data without hundreds of hours of crunching” and “Give me more out of the ...
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  • A Showcase of ITAM Vendors Using ISO/IEC 19770-2 Software Tags

    Steve Klos and I have been reviewing ITAM vendors use of software tags over the last couple of weeks. Three things have stood out for me during the review process.
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  • Software Asset Management (Article Archive)

    One of the core subjects for the ITAM Review is Software Asset Management (SAM). Below is a summary of articles covering Software Asset Management from the archive.
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  • UK Software Management and Licensing Conference

    What. UK Software Management and Licensing Conference Where. Majeski Football Stadium, Reading, UK. When. 21st April 2010 Who. SIRB Further Details. FAST IiS
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  • License Management Trends

    Whilst at IAITAM I had the opportunity for a brief chat with Eliot Arlo Colon, President at Miro Consulting, Inc. With over 400 clients on retainers assisting clients with license management and 10 years negotiating/re-negotiating Oracle ...
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  • Quick Overview: Certero PowerStudio [VIDEO]

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  • GlaxoSmithKline Sheds 6 Tons of E-Waste

    I had the pleasure to meet with Paul Baum and Ed Stukane from PlanITROI at IAITAM last year. Here they share their GSK case study. It is good to see how Armin Jahromi, Service Development Manager ...
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  • ITAM SaaS Trends

    There have been a few discussions on LinkedIn recently regarding ITAM SaaS. That is, ITAM software and services delivered as a service via the internet. Delivering an ITAM tool via the web is not a new ...
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  • Maximise Software Cost Savings By Applying Product Use Rights (Part 5/5)

    This article series has been contributed by John Emmitt at ManageSoft. Software Asset Management (SAM) is a complex process that enables organizations to gain control of their software estate from both a license compliance and financial ...
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