Best practice

ITAM, SAM and Software Licensing continually evolve. And, at the same time, ITAM's remit 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 best practices.
  • CASE STUDY: Student Loans Company Increases Visibility of IT Assets

    This case study has been contributed by IT Asset Management partner CRC. STUDENT LOANS COMPANY CLARIFIES VIEW OF IT ASSETS WITH CRC The Student Loans Company (SLC) is wholly owned by the Department for Innovation, Universities ...
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  • INTERVIEW: Bjorn Westerlund, "Building the Business Case for Software Asset Management"

    Bjorn Westerlund can be credited as one of the driving forces behind the development of the International Standard for Software Asset Management, ISO19770. Now semi-retired, he has kindly shared his views with The ITAM Review and, ...
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  • ARTICLE: Why SAM Projects Fail - Conflict with Decentralisation Culture (Part 1/8)

    Why do Software Asset Management projects fail? This article has been kindly contributed by Phara McLachlan of Animus Solutions. The ITIL Guide to SAM highlights several possible problems that may arise when implementing Software Asset Management ...
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  • INTERVIEW: Ben McCullom, 'How IT Managers Can Reduce Carbon Emissions and Energy Costs"

    Few companies have an accurate view of IT Assets – so what hope is there for reducing the carbon footprint and energy consumption within IT – a large consumer of business energy? I spoke with Ben ...
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  • ARTICLE: 3 Steps to Negotiating Software Agreements

    Daryl Ullman is a Software Licensing Consultant at Emerset, a company he founded in 2004. Daryl has eleven years experience in IT including seven years at Microsoft in Israel. Here he shares his unique three step ...
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  • ARTICLE: Profit Motives in Software Asset Management

    Business partners within the software licensing and software asset management market make their profits in different ways. An organisation engaging with a partner needs to be mindful of this before making a purchasing decision. The Software ...
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  • INTERVIEW: John Koops, “Getting senior management buy-In and funding are critical to successful SAM”

    John Koops, Independent IT Asset Management contractor, shares his real life experience of delivering tangible business value from Software Asset Management projects in the Netherlands. John has spent over 20 years in IT Management roles at ...
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  • INTERVIEW: Sandi Conrad, "A Free Tactic To Save Thousands in Licensing"

    Sandi recently contributed the article “15 Steps To Completing A Software Audit“. I asked Sandi about her experiences in the Software Asset Management market and her advice with regards to auditing and inventory tools.
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  • Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager SAM Add-Ons

    Retrofit your SMS/SCCM installation to add Software Asset Management functionality with the following add-ons. If there are any other tools, tips or tricks you know of to enhance SMS/SCCM please let me know and I’ll add ...
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