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ITAM and the career path to CIO
Back in March of last year I wrote of the Skills and Experience required for the ITAM profession. I talked about the key qualities of ITAM professionals such as analytics, licensing and contract smarts, industrious work ... -
Quick Guide to Mobile Device Management (MDM) Part 1 of 2
Mobile devices are increasing in popularity within organisations. With so many mobile device types and options currently on the market, organisations are spoilt for choice when choosing what tablet their employees can use, or what mobile ... -
A handy SAM utility: Magical JellyBean Keyfinder
This article has been contributed by Richard Thompson, founder member of Central Technology, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner who frequently manage SAM reviews for customers. We all know that Microsoft ‘SAM Review’ can be translated to licensing ... -
Podcast: Vinci Construction and Life without SAM tools
The ITAM Review Podcast Episode 3 Hosted by Martin Thompson Guests. Mark Sales, Software Asset Manager at Vinci Construction Rory Canavan, Independent Consultant, SAM Charter In this podcast I interviewed Mark Sales, Software Asset Manager at ... -
The convergence of SAM and HAM
This is part two of a two-part series on environment recognition. See part one here. ‘Modern SAM requires ‘Environment Recognition’ as much as ‘Software Recognition’. In my last article I explored the concept of ‘environment recognition’. ... -
Why IT Asset Management and IT Service Management Belong Together
In the long (or not so long, if you look at it historically) transition of IT from an inscrutable, arcane new force in corporate America to a routine extension of just about everyone’s experience now from ... -
Secret Diary of an IT Manager: Getting started with ITAM
I started my previous article trying to paint a rough picture of what our ITAM estate was like without giving too much away and blowing my secret identity. I was very grateful for the number of ... -
The Pros and Cons of Subscription Licensing
Over the last few years software licensing has shifted from predominately perpetual device-based licensing to user-based subscription licensing. Subscription licensing has also introduced us to the world of ‘token’- or ‘credit’ based licensing, a model that ... -
Process of the Month – Platform Identity Process
We are not yet at that stage with inventory systems where they can tell us what classification or type of server a particular machine is. Development, Test, Academic, Training or Evaluation installations of software should be ...