This section combines news with our analysis of issues affecting the ITAM industry, including software publisher stories, ITAM/SAM tools developments and launches, and mergers & acquisitions.
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.
ITAM Review readers kindly helped with a survey last year compiled by Victoria Barber from Gartner. The survey results were discussed at the EMEA Gartner ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 12, 2012
Security vendor Absolute Software has used this week’s InfoSec IT exhibition as a platform to spin out a news story claiming that London has been ... Read more
Written by: Adrian Bridgwater
Published on: April 27, 2012
The reseller market has felt a few shockwaves recently after Bytes Software and Nettitude were jointly linked to a fraudulent conspiracy worth £123,000 perpetrated by ... Read more
Written by: Adrian Bridgwater
Published on: March 30, 2012
We are in the process of compiling our third annual SAM Tools Review. The tentative list of vendors participating in alphabetical order is as follows: 1E BMC ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: March 26, 2012
What? Directions on Microsoft Licensing Boot Camp “Two days of graduate-level training to develop your own Microsoft licensing expertise and equip you with the critical knowledge ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: March 22, 2012
Computer Aid International held an event this week to celebrate an impressive milestone – 200,000 PCs being supplied to developing countries to reduce poverty. The ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: March 14, 2012
I am very pleased to announce that respected IT journalist Adrian Bridgwater will be joining The ITAM Review as Editor. Adrian is a regular writer ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: March 13, 2012
Scalable Software has announced the release of a free ‘community’ version of their cloud based inventory tool, Asset Vision. You might know Scalable for their ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 22, 2012
This article has been contributed by Matt Fisher, Sales & Marketing Director at License Dashboard. It’s often all-too easy to take what your Discovery tool ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 21, 2012
The results of the SCCM ITAM Plug-ins Group Test are now live. Microsoft System Center is a popular platform, the aim of the research is ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 19, 2012
Enterprise SAM specialists Flexera Software have announced the acquisition of SCCMExpert.com. System Center is a growing, popular platform and many SAM tool vendors are generating ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 2, 2012
I am very pleased to announce that Paul DeGroot, in conjunction with The ITAM Review, will be bringing his Microsoft Licensing Workshops to Europe in ... Read more
Written by: Paul DeGroot
Published on: January 20, 2012
Top 25 Most Read Articles Published in 2011 (descending). Market Synopsis: Enterprise SAM Tools Salesforce.com Licensing Quick Guide Symantec Licensing Quick Guide Process Template: Software ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 12, 2012
Seasons greetings from The ITAM Review. Regular columnist and Analyst Kylie Fowler helps us capture the festive spirit! 🙂 The Twelve ITAM Days of Christmas… On ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 6, 2011
This article is for all the vendors I work with throughout the course of the year. Product Managers and Pre-Sales Consultants working at software publishers ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 18, 2011
Gartner have released a new Market Scope for ITAM repositories. As with the Gartner 2010 MarketScope, I found the industry snapshot more useful than the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 8, 2011
Introduction Reader Reviews – ITAM Review readers sharing their opinions on ITAM tools, technology and services. This review has been written by three ITAM Review ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 4, 2011
The results of the Inventory and Discovery Tools Group Test are now live. The vendors featured in this review are BDNA, FrontRange Solutions, HP, iQuate, ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 2, 2011
This blog is now 3 years old. Those loyal readers who have put up with my tedious emails from the beginning will know what The ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 28, 2011
I am in the process of reviewing five seven eight market leading SCCM ITAM plug-ins. The tentative list of vendors participating in alphabetical order is as ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 24, 2011