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.
  • Review: Raynet RayVentory (Inventory and Discovery)

    Review: Raynet RayVentory (Inventory and Discovery)

    This review provides an overview of the Raynet RayVentory Tool, its competitive strengths and weaknesses and a short analysis. At a Glance RayVentory is a versatile inventory and discovery solution for comprehensive visibility of complex networks, via ...
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  • SAM Managed Services Provider Standard V1.0

    SAM Managed Services Provider Standard V1.0

    In 2013 and 2015 we’ve conducted group tests based on competitive comparisons of SAM Managed Services providers. You can see the previous research here. 2013. https.//itassetmanagement.net/2014/01/27/sam-msp-group-test-results/ 2015. https.//itassetmanagement.net/2015/10/15/sam-msp-group-test-2015-results/ For 2017 we are developing this into a ...
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  • SAP user and indirect access reconciliation process

    SAP user and indirect access reconciliation process

    This article suggests a four-step process for managing SAP users and indirect access. It is a mixture of feedback from our SIG calls on SAP Indirect Access and ITAM Best Practice using the ITAM Review’s 12 ...
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  • Office 365 cost optimisation - is it worth it?

    Office 365 cost optimisation - is it worth it?

    Squeezing best value from Office365 requires a change of thinking from the old world of perpetual device based office. Old School Perpetual device based office. Have we purchased enough copies? (compliance) Are we using it correctly ...
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  • WannaCry? Time to dry your tears and act!

    WannaCry? Time to dry your tears and act!

    This article has been contributed by Gilles Auchere, Business Development at Econocom and Board Director at Free ICT Europe. The unprecedented ransomware attack that started on 12th May was wholly predictable and a wakeup up call of ...
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  • ITAM in the Cloud Era

    ITAM in the Cloud Era

    In the lead up to our global Conferences, owner and founder of The ITAM Review – Martin Thompson posed the following discussion points to our Conference Sponsor experts. ‘What will the world of ITAM look like ...
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  • License compliance a headache? Cloud could make it worse.

    License compliance a headache? Cloud could make it worse.

    As IT and procurement communities are being surrounded by an army of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS sales teams, a potentially dangerous sentiment has grown that by shifting apps elsewhere and/or by paying subscription instead of owning ...
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  • How to Prepare for the Future of IT Asset Management

    How to Prepare for the Future of IT Asset Management

    The Internet of Things revolution is fundamentally transforming businesses. The massive influx of IoT devices (all of which are basically computers) will save time and money and provide better value to customers, employees and other stakeholders. ...
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  • Everything you need to save money on your next maintenance renewal

    Everything you need to save money on your next maintenance renewal

    This resource provides some pointers on how to save money on your next maintenance renewal, support contract or subscription. It is a guide to the webinar recorded on the 30th March 2017, available on demand here. ...
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