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.
  • Microsoft free server 2008 support – at a cost?

    Microsoft free server 2008 support – at a cost?

    SQL Server 2008/R2 and Windows Server 2008/R2 will go out of support in July 2019 and January 2020 respectively. Many organisations across the globe are still running these server editions within their infrastructure and have, at ...
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  • Ticketmaster data breach -

    Ticketmaster data breach - "it wasn't me"

    The recent Ticketmaster breach is perhaps the first large-scale breach in our brave new GDPR-regulated world, and it warrants further analysis. As the dust has settled each party has spun the story in a different way, ...
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  • Single Sign On - why it's important for SaaS Subscription Management

    Single Sign On - why it's important for SaaS Subscription Management

    Single Sign On (SSO) provides a quick and secure way to log in to multiple services using a single username and password. Perhaps surprisingly, it can also help you manage your SaaS Subscriptions. What is SSO? ...
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  • Get Me In – to your personal information

    Get Me In – to your personal information

    Ticketmaster UK recently announced that customer credit card and personal data had been compromised. This was due to a security breach at their third-party customer service technology provider, Inbenta. In accordance with GDPR requirements Ticketmaster have ...
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  • Nike hit back at Quest

    Nike hit back at Quest

    We saw a few weeks ago that Quest Software have taken Nike to court over their refusal to settle up for license non-compliance discovered during an audit (article here). Nike have submitted a counter claim and ...
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  • SaaS Applications – solving the Inventory & Discovery challenge

    SaaS Applications – solving the Inventory & Discovery challenge

    Baseline SAM is about reconciling what you own against what you’re using. ITAM tool vendors have mastered this for software installed on devices ranging from IoT sensors to mainframe computers. However, as Software-as-a-Service use grows, they ...
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  • Call for participants – ITAM Review researches the growing SaaS Management Market

    Call for participants – ITAM Review researches the growing SaaS Management Market

    SaaS Management is the process by which ITAM techniques are used to discover, track, control, and optimise subscriptions made to Software-as-a-Service applications. Most ITAM tool providers have included some functionality to do this for a number ...
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  • Just Do It – not a good SAM strategy

    Just Do It – not a good SAM strategy

    Quest Software are suing Nike, according to court documents filed on April 24, 2018. This is another case of an audit shortfall dispute making its way to the courtroom. Who are Quest Software? Quest Software are ...
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  • How to reduce software maintenance costs in line with reduced consumption

    How to reduce software maintenance costs in line with reduced consumption

    In the lead up to our 2018 UK Conference, owner and founder of The ITAM Review – Martin Thompson posed the following question to our Conference Sponsor experts. ‘Software vendors commonly increase pricing when customers remove SKUS in ...
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