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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.
This article explores three companies innovating in the ITAM market using AI. Before we look at AI for ITAM, let’s recap recent developments on how ITAM can help with AI. ITAM for AI I’ve been exploring ...
We’re excited to share an initiative that could change how we approach careers in IT Asset Management. Certifications have been ...
ITAM Evolution: Embracing Necessary Change for a Prosperous Future
The value of ITAM is under great scrutiny. This is driven by siloed and conflicting stakeholder demands and the growing influence of cloud computing. ITAM must be reimagined and modernised. It must take on a holistic, flexible approach with a focus on collaborative management and distributed decision making. This white paper serves to highlight the need for ITAM to evolve.
Effective data management is crucial for successful IT asset management. Leveraging a structured approach like the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle can help structure your efforts. This approach should be easy to integrate into the existing processes and/or ...
In the face of growing environmental concerns and the urgent need for sustainable practices, the role of ITAM is expanding. ...
FinOps Guide for ITAM Managers
Successfully bridging the gap between ITAM & FinOps will be a huge boost to ITAM teams within any organisation, and it will also bring demonstrable business benefits. To help ITAM Managers better understand and navigate FinOps, we've created this short, yet informative, guide.
WHAT TagVault Software Identification Summit – Agenda The summit is designed to bring the various software ecosystems members together to develop solutions to the persistent and expensive problem of software identification. Fundamental changes to existing processes ...
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 Licence Dashboard means we never forget to renew our licences! We ...
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 IT Asset Management market and we have seen increased demand for ...
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 Large Account Resellers to partner and acquire SAM boutiques and specialist ...
Pan-European Conference: Strategic Software Asset and License Management
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 SAM, global and enterprise-wide SAM’ The Conference Will Present Case Studies ...
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 is courtesy of an up and coming local artist (My daughter ...
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 Symonds Consulting Limited had to pay the Business Software Alliance (BSA) ...
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 been assessed against our ‘Mid-Market SAM’ criteria. The Enterprise SAM summary ...
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 some great technology out there. As someone who is looking at ...
This article explores three companies innovating in the ITAM market using AI. Before we look at AI for ITAM, let’s recap recent developments on how ITAM can help with AI. ITAM for AI I’ve been exploring ...
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.
This article explores three companies innovating in the ITAM market using AI. Before we look at AI for ITAM, let’s recap recent developments on how ITAM can help with AI. ITAM for AI I’ve been exploring ...
We’re excited to share an initiative that could change how we approach careers in IT Asset Management. Certifications have been ...
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.
Effective data management is crucial for successful IT asset management. Leveraging a structured approach like the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle can help structure your efforts. This approach should be easy to integrate into the existing processes and/or ...
In the face of growing environmental concerns and the urgent need for sustainable practices, the role of ITAM is expanding. ...
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.
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 ...
As you may have seen, following the completion of the Broadcom acquisition, “VMware by Broadcom” are no longer offering perpetual ...
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.
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 ...
Flexera has announced that it has been verified as the first software asset management (SAM) tool vendor for Oracle E-Business ...
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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