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.
  • Interview: Jenny Schuchert “Building the Business Case for ITAM”

    Failing to win senior executive buy-in is cited as one of the most common reasons for failure of an ITAM program. I recently asked Jenny Schuchert of IAITAM what advice she could share for organisations looking ...
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  • Maximise Software Cost Savings By Applying Product Use Rights (Part 4/5)

    This article series has been contributed by John Emmitt at ManageSoft.
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  • Maximise Software Cost Savings By Applying Product Use Rights (Part 3/5)

    This article series has been contributed by John Emmitt at ManageSoft. Software Asset Management (SAM) is a complex process that enables organizations to
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  • Maximise Software Cost Savings By Applying Product Use Rights (Part 2/5)

    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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  • Maximise Software Cost Savings By Applying Product Use Rights (Part 1/5)

    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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  • ITAM: A Prerequisite for Building a CMDB (Part 6/6) – “Back to the Apollo 13 Story"

    This article series has been contributed by Peter Salfi at Provance. In this series Peter explains why an Asset Registry, created within an IT Asset Management program, comprised of the appropriate mix of people, process and ...
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  • Raising The Bar for Auditing Virtual Applications

    Most ITAM vendors are still playing catch-up when it comes to managing and auditing virtual environments and ‘cloud’ based applications. Applications delivered via a virtual platform of some form still represent a minority in comparison to ...
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  • ITAM Metrics

    This article has been contributed by Sherry Irwin. Sherry is president of Technology Asset Management Inc and Founder and Chair of the Canadian IT Asset Management Users’ Group (CITAMUG).
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  • ITAM: A Prerequisite for Building a CMDB (Part 5/6) – “Summary of Comparisons – ITSM vs. ITAM"

    This article series has been contributed by Peter Salfi at Provance. In this series Peter explains why an Asset Registry, created within an IT Asset Management program, comprised of the appropriate mix of people, process and ...
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