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.
  • How to set up the optimal negotiating team

    How to set up the optimal negotiating team

    This article has been contributed by Daryl Ullman from Emerset. The article is an extract from Daryl’s recently updated book ‘Negotiating with Microsoft‘. How to set up the optimal negotiating team Preparing for a volume licensing agreement with a ...
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  • IT Asset End-of-life: Granular stealth for endpoint visibility

    IT Asset End-of-life: Granular stealth for endpoint visibility

    The ITAM Review seeks to analyse and evaluate ‘real world use case scenario’ products and the firms that work to bring them to market at all times. When it comes to that most sensitive subject of ...
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  • How to Build Your ITAM Roadmap

    How to Build Your ITAM Roadmap

    This article has been contributed by Mara Zeldin of Alsbridge. REGISTER FOR THE ITAM REVIEW NEWSLETTER TO DOWNLOAD THIS GUIDE AS A PDF. Introduction  If you are like most IT professionals today you are under constant ...
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  • SAM as Cloud Enabler

    SAM as Cloud Enabler

    I’m attending the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in sunny Toronto this week. The Microsoft SAM partner ecosystem is a large and influential part of the overall industry and it is great to be here discovering ...
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  • Old School Hard Drive Destruction [VIDEO]

    Old School Hard Drive Destruction [VIDEO]

    I recently stumbled across this unique way of ensuring hard drives are destroyed. You might call it ‘labour intensive’,  but at least you get to see the job done onsite and ensure no data leaks. Perhaps ...
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  • Is SAM a $2 Billion Market?

    Is SAM a $2 Billion Market?

    This article has been contributed by Kacey Weinberg of Aspera. The focus was education for the recent IBSMA SAM Summit in Chicago. The content was strictly software asset management, in a relatively intimate setting (the number of attendees ...
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  • The Software Asset Management £5 Rule

    The Software Asset Management £5 Rule

    Andy Fisher new business development director for Software Asset Management (SAM) specialist BCS Ltd analyses the “state of the nation” in software compliance control today. It is generally accepted that the global financial crisis is affecting the revenues ...
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  • Keeping The ITAM Superhero Alive

    Keeping The ITAM Superhero Alive

    Dr. Barbara (Barb) Rembiesa is the founder and CEO of the International Association of IT Asset Managers, Inc, (IAITAM), a global organisation focused on bringing education and best practice standards to IT asset management. As a ...
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  • Quick Guide to Second-Hand Software (Part 3 of 3)

    Quick Guide to Second-Hand Software (Part 3 of 3)

    This article has been contributed by Noel Unwin of Discount-Licensing.com Part One – Industry Dynamics Part Two -Demystifying the Mist Part Three – The Legalities Part 3 of 3. The Legalities Whilst all secondary suppliers (in any marketplace) should ...
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