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.
An audit clause within a software agreement is the mechanism used by software publishers to instigate a software audit. Software is not “owned” but instead ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 12, 2021
The Financial Times reports that big four audit firms license audit work into their own audit client’s environments maybe a potential breach of UK industry ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 26, 2018
I was speaking to Jochen Hagenlocher on The ITAM Review podcast recently (My recording with Jochen will go live in the New Year). Jochen shared ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 12, 2017
The credit rating firm Equifax suffered a security breach resulting in the loss of 140m+ personal financial records. The CEO and CIO stepped down, the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 19, 2017
A small victory for basic consumer rights this week as the Supreme Court in the USA voted in favour of Impressions Products regarding use of ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 6, 2017
Our organisation has recently gone through a lot of change – we have been bought out by a much larger organisation and are now a ... Read more
Written by: The Secret IT Manager
Published on: February 15, 2017
How can ITAM professionals create more harmonious and mutually beneficial relationships with software publishers and their auditors? Ahead of the audit defence panel sessions being ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 15, 2016
One of my first blog posts on The ITAM Review back in 2008 referred to inventory accuracy and total number of assets. An accurate, up-to-date ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 19, 2016
By Walker White, President, BDNA Today’s enterprises are balancing a dynamic IT portfolio, from cloud infrastructure and BYOD to a network of apps and even ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: September 10, 2015
In this video: What I learnt at the IBM & SAP Seminar in London last week The state of audits in the software industry An ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 5, 2015
In today’s IT world, software publishers are constantly looking at alternative streams of income and protecting their intellectual property. There are a handful of methods ... Read more
Written by: Stephen Becker
Published on: October 27, 2014
We’ve received a tip off that the software publisher Attachmate is suing Mobistar, a Belgian telecommunications company. It is alleged that Attachmate is claiming 4.5 ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 7, 2014
This is part three of a three part series. Read the first part here. This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst at ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 14, 2011
This is part two of a three part series. Read the first part here. This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 8, 2011
This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst at The ITAM Review. 1. I’ve had a request for an audit… what do ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 2, 2011
Autodesk products are used by more than 10 million architects, designers, engineers, manufacturers, and digital artists across multiple industries, including architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, automotive, ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 13, 2011
This article has been contributed by Jim Docherty, EMEA Managing Director at KACE. Managing desktop assets: time to stop being stuck in the middle? Managing ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 6, 2009
A refreshing change – the BSA is actually naming companies in their recent press release. TruStile Doors and Sentage have settled with the Business Software ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 13, 2008