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.
You might know 1E for their NightWatchman brand, famous for switching off PCs at night when they are not in use and saving energy. 1E ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 14, 2011
I am pleased to announce that Kylie Fowler will be a contributing a regular column to the ITAM review, offering insights from her extensive experience ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 5, 2011
This is an interesting alliance between iQuate and Aspera. Irish tool vendor iQuate are making good inroads with their agentless discovery technology. German tool vendor ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 5, 2011
If organizations are to escape the painful cycle of firefighting against software audits and progress towards fully-fledged software asset management the focus needs to be ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: March 31, 2011
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: March 29, 2011
I have written recently about inventory becoming a commoditized item. One of the limitations of inventory is that there is only so much detail you ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: March 24, 2011
BDNA has sold PS’Soft to the Allen Systems Group (ASG) for an undisclosed sum. The PR blurb says: “The PS’Soft ITSM suite includes a Service ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: March 15, 2011
Hat tip to Kacey.
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 25, 2011
This article was originally posted in 2011. We’d love your feedback on what’s changed, is this article even relevant any more? Let us know in ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 22, 2011
The chart below represents a high level summary of how vendors are currently scored within the ‘TOOLS INTELLIGENCE’ service from The ITAM Review. Vendors have ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 15, 2011
WHAT TagVault Software Identification Summit – Agenda The summit is designed to bring the various software ecosystems members together to develop solutions to the persistent ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 10, 2011
I recently received the following spammy comment on The ITAM Review: “…We are a graphic design company and use software like Photoshop. We’ve found that ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 17, 2011
It is with great pleasure that I welcome Martin Chalkley to The ITAM Review. There is a real thirst for knowledge and guidance in the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 6, 2011
Three ‘finger-in-the-air’ predictions for 2011: Demand for experienced ITAM professionals and specialist skills will push up salaries Microsoft’s new SAM Gold competency will force Microsoft ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 4, 2011
WHAT 6th Annual Pan-European Conference – Strategic Software Asset and License Management 2011 ‘Avoiding under and over licensed software to save costs, continuous improvement of ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 4, 2011
Seasons Greetings to all readers of The ITAM Review. Thank you for your continued support, feedback and contributions throughout 2010. The image to the right ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 23, 2010
Audit Wizard V8 Estate Size: 1,438 (72% Desktops, 23% Laptops, 4% Servers, 1% Other) Reviewer: Tim Heywood, Engineering Systems Manager, SELEX Communications (Defence & Aerospace) ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 21, 2010
The group behind www.topuniversities.com and www.topmba.com landed itself in the UK IT press for all the wrong reasons last week. It was reported that Quacquarelli ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 16, 2010
The chart below represents a high level summary of how vendors are currently scored within the ‘TOOLS INTELLIGENCE’ service from The ITAM Review. Vendors have ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 9, 2010
Here are a few insights from reviewing 17 market leading SAM tools over the last few months: 1. GREAT TECHNOLOGY First of all there is ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 7, 2010