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.
  • INTERVIEW: Steve Klos "Revolutionising the Identification and Management of Software"

    Back in December last year Steve Klos provided me with a helicopter view of the international standard for SAM (ISO/IEC 19770) – the full article is here. The second part of the standard, -2, is now ...
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  • ARTICLE: Driving Down Software Costs with Software Asset Optimization – High Level Business Drivers (Part 3/6)

    This article series has been contributed by Colin Bartram of Vector Networks. In this series Colin looks at how organisations can drive down software costs with proactive software management.
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  • 'Assuming' Compliance Can Be Costly

    A short, concise video on the importance of being proactive and conducting your own internal audits before being approached by a software vendor.  The most important point made by GC Hutson from Sadien is that organisations ...
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  • ARTICLE: Cost Cutting Tips; Viewers and Free Alternatives

    One way to reduce software costs is to swap out certain applications for free, cheaper or viewer alternatives. I don’t mean big projects like moving from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice, or swapping out your CRM or ...
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  • ARTICLE: Driving Down Software Costs with Software Asset Optimization – Optimization’s Potential Benefits (Part 4/6)

    This article series has been contributed by Colin Bartram of Vector Networks. In this series Colin looks at how organisations can drive down software costs with proactive software management.
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  • How much HAM do you need in your SAMwich?

    This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Kylie is an experienced IT Asset Manager and writes Practical ITAM. Here she shares her views on the role of Hardware Asset Management within a Software Asset Management ...
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  • ARTICLE: Driving Down Software Costs with Software Asset Optimization – Three Phase Optimization Process (Part 5/6)

    This article series has been contributed by Colin Bartram of Vector Networks. In this series Colin looks at how organisations can drive down software costs with proactive software management.
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  • INTERVIEW: Bill Monk “Time to Make a Stand against Vendor Audits”

    I recently spoke with Bill Monk at LOCS about the current status quo in the software market. We discussed why it is the perfect time for companies to make a stand against compliance audits and licensing ...
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  • Industry Leading ITAM Implementations

    As part of my ongoing work with the IEC I was fortunate enough to participate on a call with an organization that is ahead of the curve in IT Asset Management. The principle behind the IEC ...
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