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It's About Time It Was Easier to Manage SaaS Applications
We’re now over a decade on from Adobe’s controversial switch to subscription (SaaS) licensing for its key products. Salesforce, the pioneers of SaaS, is in its 25th year of operation. SaaS expenditure continues to grow by ... -
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Flexera Investor Announces Intent to Acquire USU Products
Private Equity firm Thoma Bravo, owner of Flexera, just announced its intent to acquire a new corporate entity USU Product, ... -
Can We Optimise the Hidden Costs of ITAM?
(This article is by Kelly Yip, ITAM Thought Leader and Advisor, the ITAM Forum) The ITAM world has changed significantly ... -
Employee Monitoring Software: Essential Tool or Invasion of Privacy
(This article is by Kelly Yip, ITAM Thought Leader and Advisor, the ITAM Forum) The UK government recently announced a ...
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ITAM Insights 2023 report
Disruption comes in threes: Double-digit software price rises, “license gouging” and vendor M&A activity creates uncertainty for CIOs and ITAM in 2023. Read our analysis of the "stories that shook the ITAM world," - a collation of the most notable ITAM events from the last 12 months and analysis of their impact going forward.
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It's About Time It Was Easier to Manage SaaS Applications
We’re now over a decade on from Adobe’s controversial switch to subscription (SaaS) licensing for its key products. Salesforce, the pioneers of SaaS, is in its 25th year of operation. SaaS expenditure continues to grow by ... -
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Digital document solutions - why every ITAM professional should be managing one
In the face of growing environmental concerns and the urgent need for sustainable practices, the role of ITAM is expanding. ... -
ITAM is an investment in cybersecurity, not a cost
In the following article, Rishi Simbudyal from Teqtivity explains why ITAM is so critical to cyber security, and why cybersecurity ... -
The Dutch Police Achieves ISO 19770-1 Certification
The Dutch Police recently became the 4th organisation (ever!) to achieve ISO 19770-1 certification for its ITAM management system. This ...
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FinOps Guide for ITAM Managers: Free download
Successfully bridging the gap between ITAM & FinOps will be a huge boost to ITAM within any organisation, and bring demonstrable business benefits too. To help ITAM managers better understand and navigate FinOps, we have created this short, FREE guide for our readers.
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It's About Time It Was Easier to Manage SaaS Applications
We’re now over a decade on from Adobe’s controversial switch to subscription (SaaS) licensing for its key products. Salesforce, the pioneers of SaaS, is in its 25th year of operation. SaaS expenditure continues to grow by ... -
Can We Optimise the Hidden Costs of ITAM?
(This article is by Kelly Yip, ITAM Thought Leader and Advisor, the ITAM Forum) The ITAM world has changed significantly in recent years, with cloud and AI transforming the industry. With that change, people working in ... -
Flexera Investor Announces Intent to Acquire USU Products
Private Equity firm Thoma Bravo, owner of Flexera, just announced its intent to acquire a new corporate entity USU Product, subject to regulatory approvals. The new USU Product company brings together USU’s ITSM, ITAM, ITOM, and Knowledge ... -
Employee Monitoring Software: Essential Tool or Invasion of Privacy
(This article is by Kelly Yip, ITAM Thought Leader and Advisor, the ITAM Forum) The UK government recently announced a proposal to give more flexibility to workers by offering a compressed four day working week. Considering ... -
Digital Employee Experience (DEX): What it is and why you should care
(This article is by Ryan Stefani, Chief Product Officer, LISA.) I know, I know—I’ve recently written quite a bit about Magic Quadrants. But it would be a huge oversight not to mention the inaugural Digital Employee ... -
Does increased regulation benefit software buyers?
One of the less prominent battlegrounds in the upcoming US presidential election will be regulatory oversight of so-called “Big Tech” companies – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft, amongst others – by the FTC. Similarly, the ... -
Our Analysis: Gartner Magic Quadrant SAM Managed Services
(This article is by Ryan Stefani, Chief Product Officer, LISA.) Executive Summary Gartner has released the 5th edition of its SAM Managed Services Magic Quadrant. This edition highlights nine key capabilities delivered consistently across major markets ... -
Licenseware Earns 'Microsoft License Management' Certification
We’re thrilled to announce Licenseware as the first recipient of our certification for Microsoft License Management! Licenseware was evaluated for its ability to manage Microsoft licenses across four dimensions. Entitlement, Consumption, Optimisation, and Reporting. To read ... -
Microsoft: June 2024 Q4 and FY24 Results
Microsoft Corp recently announced its June 2024 Q4 and FY24 end-of-year results. Looking at the overall results across all sectors, the total revenue for Microsoft increased by 16% to a total of $245.1 billion with a ... -
Our Analysis: Gartner Magic Quadrant for SaaS Management Platforms
Executive Summary Gartner has released its inaugural Magic Quadrant and Critical Capabilities for SaaS Management Platforms, highlighting a critical demand for centralised management of SaaS applications. With per-employee SaaS spend averaging $1,370—a 55% increase since 2021—and ...
This section combines news with our analysis of issues affecting the ITAM industry, including software publisher stories, ITAM/SAM tools developments and launches, mergers & acquisitions and any other IT news which is pertinent for the ITAM professional to know about.
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It's About Time It Was Easier to Manage SaaS Applications
We’re now over a decade on from Adobe’s controversial switch to subscription (SaaS) licensing for its key products. Salesforce, the pioneers of SaaS, is in its 25th year of operation. SaaS expenditure continues to grow by ... -
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Flexera Investor Announces Intent to Acquire USU Products
Private Equity firm Thoma Bravo, owner of Flexera, just announced its intent to acquire a new corporate entity USU Product, ... -
Can We Optimise the Hidden Costs of ITAM?
(This article is by Kelly Yip, ITAM Thought Leader and Advisor, the ITAM Forum) The ITAM world has changed significantly ... -
Employee Monitoring Software: Essential Tool or Invasion of Privacy
(This article is by Kelly Yip, ITAM Thought Leader and Advisor, the ITAM Forum) The UK government recently announced a ...
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Have you tried the ITAM Review podcast?
All the latest and greatest ITAM conversations, interviews and insights for you to listen to on the move.
This section combines news with our analysis of issues affecting the ITAM industry, including software publisher stories, ITAM/SAM tools developments and launches, mergers & acquisitions and any other news pertinent for ITAM professionals.
Below you will find all of our articles in chronological order, then filtered into four main categories: News & Analysis, Best Practice, Audits and Software Publishers.
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It's About Time It Was Easier to Manage SaaS Applications
We’re now over a decade on from Adobe’s controversial switch to subscription (SaaS) licensing for its key products. Salesforce, the pioneers of SaaS, is in its 25th year of operation. SaaS expenditure continues to grow by ... -
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Flexera Investor Announces Intent to Acquire USU Products
Private Equity firm Thoma Bravo, owner of Flexera, just announced its intent to acquire a new corporate entity USU Product, ... -
Can We Optimise the Hidden Costs of ITAM?
(This article is by Kelly Yip, ITAM Thought Leader and Advisor, the ITAM Forum) The ITAM world has changed significantly ... -
Employee Monitoring Software: Essential Tool or Invasion of Privacy
(This article is by Kelly Yip, ITAM Thought Leader and Advisor, the ITAM Forum) The UK government recently announced a ...
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As IT spending shifts to the cloud, ITAM must evolve
As IT spending shifts to the cloud, ITAM must evolve. In this article we explore the implications for ITAM of the main findings from Flexera’s 2022 Tech Spend Pulse, where the top priorities for technology initiatives continue to focus on digital transformation, cybersecurity and cloud/cloud migration.
ITAM, SAM and software license management are continually-evolving disciplines. At the same time, the remit for ITAM 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 practices here.
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It's About Time It Was Easier to Manage SaaS Applications
We’re now over a decade on from Adobe’s controversial switch to subscription (SaaS) licensing for its key products. Salesforce, the pioneers of SaaS, is in its 25th year of operation. SaaS expenditure continues to grow by ... -
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Digital document solutions - why every ITAM professional should be managing one
In the face of growing environmental concerns and the urgent need for sustainable practices, the role of ITAM is expanding. ... -
ITAM is an investment in cybersecurity, not a cost
In the following article, Rishi Simbudyal from Teqtivity explains why ITAM is so critical to cyber security, and why cybersecurity ... -
The Dutch Police Achieves ISO 19770-1 Certification
The Dutch Police recently became the 4th organisation (ever!) to achieve ISO 19770-1 certification for its ITAM management system. This ...
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How to reduce e-waste – ITAM’s role in meeting sustainability goals
A recent report & survey by the UK’s Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has highlighted the growing problem of how to reduce e-waste and how we can do more to reduce consumption of rare earth metals and shore up overstretched supply chains.
Forewarned is forearmed. Get the latest news and advice on the ever-present challenge of software publisher audits here. Who is auditing right now? How and when should you respond to an audit? Stick here to stay informed on the latest audit trends, patterns and behaviours.
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ITAMantics - April 2024
Welcome to the April 2024 edition of ITAMantics, our monthly news podcast where we discuss the biggest ITAM stories from the last month. George is joined this month by AJ Witt and Ryan Stefani. Stories tackled ... -
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ITAM & AI, FinOps, Containers, ESG, security: The many ways in which ITAM has matured beyond its roots
ITAM, AI, FinOps, Containers, ESG, security… Back in January I wrote about my picks from the agenda for Wisdom NA ... -
Another Quest audit ends up in court
A Quest Software audit is in court (again). Here I am, back with another story of a software vendor treating ... -
As some VMware products come to an end some customers face 1200% price rises
As you may have seen, following the completion of the Broadcom acquisition, “VMware by Broadcom” are no longer offering perpetual ...
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Podcast Episode 117: Protect against stealth software audits
In this latest podcast I sit down once again with four great guests to discuss the prospect of "stealth audits". In this action-packed discussion we cover Oracle, audit tactics, court cases, recent acquisitions, contract terms and much more. We also talk about new terms to best describe modern software audits (stealth software audits?).
Licence management is the mainstay of many ITAM roles, so it is important to stay informed on the latest software publisher news. We aim to keep our readers informed on the latest developments at tier 1, 2 and 3 software publishers, combined with analysis of how it will affect ITAM professionals.
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Microsoft: June 2024 Q4 and FY24 Results
Microsoft Corp recently announced its June 2024 Q4 and FY24 end-of-year results. Looking at the overall results across all sectors, the total revenue for Microsoft increased by 16% to a total of $245.1 billion with a ... -
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Adobe Sued by FTC for Unfair Selling Practices
The Federal Trade Commission has announced legal proceedings against Adobe and two of its senior executives for what it claims ... -
Software Vendor Insights: What do the numbers tell us about the opportunities for ITAM negotiations?
What software vendor insights can be gained from the latest financial results from Amazon, Google, Broadcom, Salesforce, IBM and SAP? ... -
Flexera is first SAM tool vendor verified for Oracle E-Business Suite applications
Flexera has announced that it has been verified as the first software asset management (SAM) tool vendor for Oracle E-Business ...
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Opentext acquires Micro Focus: Audits ahead?
You’ll be pleased to know that a company known for their aggressive audit tactics have bought another company known for their aggressive audit tactics…OpenText will acquire Micro Focus for $6 billion USD. The acquisition is expected to close in Q1 2023, subject to approvals.
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