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ITAM News & Analysis

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.

Best PracticeITAM News & Analysis

Can you sue your software vendor? Interview with Pam Fulmer, Technology Litigator at Tactical Law Group LLP

When confronted with a software audit and the pain and stress that goes with it, I’m sure many of you have wished the shoe was ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: July 25, 2023

Best PracticeIaaS ManagementSaaS ManagementITAM News & Analysis

Zluri Raises $20 Million

The SaaS management company Zluri has announced a $20 million Series B funding raise. Zluri tools enable IT managers to keep track of their organisation’s ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: July 18, 2023

Best PracticeIaaS ManagementITAM News & AnalysisAudits

Wanna win big in Vegas? Upcoming ITAM + FinOps event

We are pleased to announce a brand new FinOps event from the ITAM Review. “ITAM + FinOps: How to win big,” is a new, one-day ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: July 17, 2023

ITAMantics podcast ITAM Review

Best PracticeITAM News & AnalysisAuditsPodcasts

ITAMantics: New monthly podcast

Welcome to ITAMantics – the first of a new monthly podcast where we review the biggest news stories of the last month. This month Rich, ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: July 11, 2023

ITAM News & Analysis

Would you get a SAM tattoo?

A few weeks ago Rich stumbled upon this LinkedIn post and video by Jitendra Desale, Software Asset Manager at RealPage Inc.. Click here to read ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: July 7, 2023

IaaS ManagementSaaS ManagementITAM News & AnalysisSAMBest Practice

Europeans paying 20%+ “cloud tax” according to CISPE report 

A new report by CISPE has sought to quantify the additional cost or “tax” of running enterprise software outside of the vendor’s own cloud infrastructure. ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: July 5, 2023

IBM acquire Apptio

ITAM News & Analysis

IBM acquire Apptio for $4.6 billion

IBM have confirmed their intention to acquire Apptio for $4.6 billion, a sum which represents a 150% return for current owners, Vista Equity Partners (you ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: June 27, 2023

ITAM News & Analysis

Influencing ITAM stakeholders: Great examples from the audience at Wisdom EMEA 2023

Wisdom EMEA 2023 kicked off with a fascinating talk from Rob Geraghty about influencing ITAM stakeholders. The founder of Presenting Virtually discussed how to create ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: June 22, 2023

Best PracticeITAM News & Analysis

35% of businesses looking to cut IT costs in 2023: Interview with Hayley Mooney, Crayon

According to a new report from Crayon, 90% of businesses cite IT cost optimisation as a high priority right now, with 35% either actively assessing ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: June 21, 2023

Double-digit software price rises, “license gouging” and vendor M&A activity creates uncertainty for CIOs and ITAM in 2023

Best PracticeITAM News & Analysis

Disruption comes in threes: ITAM Insights Report 2023

Double-digit software price rises, “license gouging” and vendor M&A activity creates uncertainty for CIOs and ITAM in 2023 Rich’s keynote at Wisdom EMEA 2023 this ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: June 15, 2023

Oracle, SAP, Google Cloud, Microsoft

ITAM News & Analysis

Software vendor financials analysis – April-June 2023

This quarter we give you our software vendor financials analysis for Q2 2023. This time we look at the financial results from IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: June 13, 2023

ITAM News & Analysis

Flexera launches solution for measuring IBM Passport Advantage usage

Flexera One Select for IBM to the rescue! Hot on the heels of the IBM Passport Advantage bombshell, Flexera have come to the rescue of ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: June 8, 2023

Best PracticeITAM News & Analysis

Training the next generation of ITAM

Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Chloe Mackay, a Level 6 Project Management Apprentice at Vodafone, along with her boss, Julia Veall, ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: May 30, 2023

Crayon AWS cloud agreement

ITAM News & AnalysisSoftware Publishers

Crayon signs four-year Agreement with AWS to accelerate cloud

“The collaboration between Crayon and Amazon Web Services (AWS) helps strengthen and accelerate cloud adoption and cloud migration for Crayon customers” Crayon has announced a ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: May 22, 2023

ITAM News & Analysis

Software vendor results & ITAM insights: Q1 2023 – including VMware, IBM and Salesforce annual reports

What are the most pertinent software vendor results from Q1 2023? Each quarter we are going to give you an overview of the financial results ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: May 4, 2023

ITAM News & Analysis

ITAM Review Excellence Awards 2023 – call for nominations

Send us your nominations for the ITAM Review Excellence Awards 2023 The categories have been announced for the ITAM Review Excellence Awards 2023. It is ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: May 2, 2023

SaaS ManagementITAM News & Analysis

Soooo much satisfaction – IT Job fulfilment reaches epic levels according to Torii State of IT Mind report

According to Torii‘s new “State of IT Mind Report,” 99% of IT professionals say they’re fulfilled in their jobs, and 94% feel appreciated by their ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: April 28, 2023

ITAM News & Analysis

Marking International Girls in ICT Day 2023 #GirlsinICT

Today , 27th April 2023, marks International Girls in ICT Day, drawing attention to the critical need for more girls and women in the ICT ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: April 27, 2023

ITAM News & Analysis

Wisdom EMEA 2023: The agenda is live!

With Wisdom EMEA 2023 coming up in June, and the agenda already in good shape, I thought now would be a good time to go ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: April 21, 2023

SAMITAM News & Analysis

ITAM Review certifies Licenseware for Oracle Database License Management

ITAM Review has certified Licenseware for Oracle Database License Management against our community-sourced standard. ITAM Review certifies Licenseware Licenseware take a unique SaaS-based approach to ... Read more

Written by: AJ Witt

Published on: April 18, 2023

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