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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.

ITAM News & Analysis

California Supreme Court ruling could open door to Oracle audit litigation

Predatory? Moi? According to a recent ruling by the California Supreme Court, organisations may be able to sue Oracle for up to treble damages and ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: April 11, 2023

Ofcom investigates AWS and Microsoft

ITAM News & Analysis

AWS and Microsoft under fire for anti-competitive cloud practices

Anti-competitive clouds? The two biggest cloud providers – Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft – have been referred to the UK regulator for anti-competitive practices, ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: April 10, 2023

IaaS ManagementITAM News & Analysis

Flexera launches FinOps solution

Flexera has launched Flexera One FinOps, a new standalone FinOps solution for enterprises. Flexera claims this “industry-first solution” will strengthens an enterprise’s FinOps and cloud ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: March 23, 2023

SaaS ManagementITAM News & Analysis

Snow updates SaaS Management Platform to manage SaaS spend

Snow SaaS Management gives IT leaders control of their SaaS portfolio with market-leading discovery, verified usage data and a complete, consolidated view of SaaS consumption ... Read more

Written by: AJ Witt

Published on: March 22, 2023

ITAM News & AnalysisBest PracticePodcasts

The importance of awards and recognition for ITAM pros (podcast)

We speak to Neil Frodsham, SHI and Rebecca Horton, USU to talk about the ITAM Review Excellence Awards, why they sponsored the Rising Star & ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: March 10, 2023

IaaS ManagementITAM News & Analysis

Cloud investment remains strong despite economic uncertainty: Flexera cloud report 2023

Flexera has just released its twelfth annual Flexera 2023 State of the Cloud Report. The report is based on a survey of 750 cloud decision-makers ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: March 9, 2023

ITAM News & Analysis

Our picks for Wisdom NA 2023

With Wisdom NA 2023 barely a few weeks away, we thought now would be a good time to run through the agenda and pull out ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: March 2, 2023

ITAM news roundup 2023

ITAM News & Analysis

News roundup: February 2023

What happened in and around the ITAM sector in February 2023? Millions wasted as only 45% of IT investments achieve ROI According to a new ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: March 1, 2023

ITAM News & AnalysisSustainability

SustainableIT.org launches Technology Sustainability Standards 

SustainableIT.org has launched the world’s first Technology Sustainability Standards Sustainable IT is a key focus for ITAM Review as we help prepare our audience for ... Read more

Written by: AJ Witt

Published on: February 28, 2023

ITAM ISO/IEC 19770-1 certification scheme launch

ISO/IEC 19770ITAM News & Analysis

ITAM Forum launches the world’s first ISO/IEC 19770-1 certification scheme

It’s official. Nearly three years after the ITAM Forum was first unveiled to the industry, it has today announced the launch of the world’s first ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: February 22, 2023

ITAM Review podcasts 2022

AuditsITAM News & AnalysisBest Practice

Top 5 ITAM Review podcasts of 2022

Did you know we now have two ITAM Review podcasts? The podcast and The articles and they’re both now available on spotify We launched the ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: February 21, 2023

ITAM News & AnalysisSAM

ITAM Review recertifies Snow License Optimizer for SAP

ITAM Review are delighted to recertify Snow Optimizer for SAP Software for SAP License Management. AJ Witt, of ITAM Review said: “Snow Optimizer for SAP ... Read more

Written by: AJ Witt

Published on: February 15, 2023

Best PracticeITAM News & AnalysisSAM

IBM Passport Advantage bombshell

IBM drops a licensing bombshell with major reporting changes coming to IBM Passport Advantage from May 1 2023 Hot on the heels of Oracle’s change ... Read more

Written by: AJ Witt

Published on: February 3, 2023

ITAM practitioners course

Best PracticeITAM News & Analysis

ITAM Forum launches ITAM practitioners’ course

The ITAM Forum has launched a new training course for ITAM practitioners. The course will be taking place immediately after Wisdom North America 2023 in ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: February 3, 2023

Trustmarque acquires Livingstone

ITAM News & AnalysisSAM

Breaking News: Trustmarque acquires Livingstone

Livingstone Group, the SAM managed services provider, has today been acquired by Trustmarque. According to the press release, the transaction “accelerates Trustmarque’s strategic focus on ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: February 2, 2023

ITAM Planning Course ITAD Course

ITAM News & Analysis

Two new LISA courses incoming

ITAM Planning & ITAD Practitioners courses are on their way LISA, the ITAM training service from the ITAM Review, have two exciting new courses launching ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: January 26, 2023

Oracle Java licensing employee count

ITAM News & AnalysisSAM

Ouch! Oracle Java licensing switches to employee count metric

Update added 7 February 2023: In response to this unprecedented move, the ITAM Review has prepared an ITAM Managers’ Guide to removing Oracle Java and ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: January 24, 2023

SaaS ManagementITAM News & Analysis

USU tools receive ITAM Review Certifications 

We are delighted to announce that USU have attained certification status for two of their IT Asset Management products. USU Software Asset Management is certified ... Read more

Written by: AJ Witt

Published on: January 19, 2023

NASA Oracle

ITAM News & Analysis

NASA overspends on Oracle by $15m, SAM practices branded as “basic”

NASA has overspent on Oracle to the tune of $15m. This is among the many findings of NASA’s Office of Inspector General’s scathing report into the ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: January 18, 2023

ITAM News & AnalysisSAMBest Practice

Highlights from the Wisdom NA 2023 agenda

What is there to look out for in the agenda for Wisdom NA 2023? After three years of virtual events, we are excited to be ... Read more

Written by: George Wright

Published on: January 17, 2023

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