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.
  • Citizen Developers & ITAM – a Low Code cautionary tale

    Citizen Developers & ITAM – a Low Code cautionary tale

    At the recent ITAM Review Wisdom EMEA 2023 conference, a question was raised regarding ITAM’s role in managing citizen development / low code – something which was identified as a growing trend. From my perspective gained ...
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  • Influencing ITAM stakeholders: Great examples from the audience at Wisdom EMEA 2023

    Influencing ITAM stakeholders: Great examples from the audience at Wisdom EMEA 2023

    Wisdom EMEA 2023 kicked off with a fascinating talk from Rob Geraghty about influencing ITAM stakeholders. The founder of Presenting Virtually discussed how to create more buy-in for your ITAM programme. He opened with this question. ...
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  • 35% of businesses looking to cut IT costs in 2023: Interview with Hayley Mooney, Crayon

    35% of businesses looking to cut IT costs in 2023: Interview with Hayley Mooney, Crayon

    According to a new report from Crayon, 90% of businesses cite IT cost optimisation as a high priority right now, with 35% either actively assessing their IT spend or looking to cut it. The ITAM Review ...
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  • Disruption comes in threes: ITAM Insights Report 2023

    Disruption comes in threes: ITAM Insights Report 2023

    Double-digit software price rises, “license gouging” and vendor M&A activity creates uncertainty for CIOs and ITAM in 2023 Rich’s keynote at Wisdom EMEA 2023 this morning focused on the “Stories that shook the ITAM world.” To ...
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  • How ISO 19770 certification will help ITAM tackle today’s global challenges

    How ISO 19770 certification will help ITAM tackle today’s global challenges

    Johannes Biesing, director of sales at USU, explores the various challenges faced by ITAM teams today; including a lack of resources, internal support and visibility for their work, and how this could be helped through greater ...
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  • Fireside Chat with Rory Canavan (podcast)

    Fireside Chat with Rory Canavan (podcast)

    In this lengthy and broad-ranging Fireside Chat podcast we speak with Rory Canavan, owner of the ITAM consultancy, SAM Charter. The conversation spans a range of topics, including. “I hate it when organisations think all they ...
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  • The impact of changes to Oracle Java licensing, pricing and OpenJDK

    The impact of changes to Oracle Java licensing, pricing and OpenJDK

    Are you confused / worried by the recent Oracle Java licensing changes? Are you weighing up OpenJDK vs Oracle JDK but don’t know where to start? As a Java Champion and two-time recipient of the JavaOne ...
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  • Training the next generation of ITAM

    Training the next generation of ITAM

    Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Chloe Mackay, a Level 6 Project Management Apprentice at Vodafone, along with her boss, Julia Veall, Asset Management Senior Manager at Vodafone about the challenges of training ...
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  • How ITAD enables Digital Transformation and Remote Work: Podcast

    How ITAD enables Digital Transformation and Remote Work: Podcast

    In this digital transformation and ITAD podcast we speak with Mike Loria, founder of IT Asset Disposition providers Re-Source Partners. We discuss the role of ITAD in facilitating digital transformation and supporting remote work. With costs ...
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