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.
I’m pleased to share a SAM Tool Selection Tool Kit for ITAM Review readers facing the challenge of the SAM tool selection process. The RFI ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 13, 2016
1E have published some interesting research into the volume of unused software in large organizations. Their analysis is based on reviewing the actual usage data ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 3, 2016
I am pleased to announce the publication of our ‘2016 SAM Tools Universe‘ report, an independent assessment of leading SAM tools for large enterprises. It ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 27, 2016
In preparation for our next training webinar on the 29th September I spoke with Colin Simmons, Group IT Asset Manager at Kingfisher IT Services about ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 27, 2016
In this video Filipa Preston, CEO of Software Optimization Services (SOS), shares why she believes user management is a growing priority for Software Asset Managers. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 8, 2016
I’ve heard from ITAM Review readers that ServiceNow is approaching them with a full SAM offering in partnership with another software company. This is in ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 1, 2016
UPDATE: Event cancelled due to insufficient interest. A public event to discuss ISO/IEC ITAM Standards Working Group 21 (WG21), the group that develops ITAM standards, ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 30, 2016
In this video, Brian Ross Global Audit Director of Veritas Technologies, talks to us about increasing your chances of a favourable audit settlement by maintaining a positive and productive relationship ... Read more
Written by: Victoria Kealy
Published on: August 11, 2016
Our 12-box training module back in June covered ‘How to sweat software assets’ and manage entitlement, this month we extend the topic by looking at the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 9, 2016
In this video Vincent Smyth, SVP EMEA of Flexera Software shares his opinion on the increased level security risks relating to applications over the past two ... Read more
Written by: Victoria Kealy
Published on: August 4, 2016
This quick guide to Microsoft BYOL (Bring Your Own Licensing) has been contributed by Deepika Shrivastava. Cloud computing has been attributed with increasing competitiveness through cost ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: August 2, 2016
In this video, Richard Spithoven from b.lay shares his advice for those getting started with Software Asset Management (SAM). Richard covers the three fundamentals of SAM (People, Process ... Read more
Written by: Victoria Kealy
Published on: July 28, 2016
Ahead of our US & UK Annual Conferences this Autumn, Martin Thompson speaks with three representatives from a few of our Sponsors in the ITAM market who ... Read more
Written by: Victoria Kealy
Published on: July 26, 2016
Mark Bradford, UK head of Software Asset Management (SAM) and Compliance at Microsoft, suggests that Shelfware should be conceded and customers should not be punished for honest ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 19, 2016
In the video below I interview Filipa Preston, CEO of Software Optimization Services from Perth in Australia. Filipa describes her recent Microsoft 2016 SAM Partner of ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 11, 2016
This article has been contributed by Patricia Adams, ITAM expert at LANDESK. The importance of IT Asset Lifecycle Management In today’s business environment, where some ... Read more
Written by: Patricia Adams
Published on: July 11, 2016
In this article, Gillian Leicester, Co-Founder of Synyega, joint double winner of ITAM Review’s “ITAM Professional of the Year 2015” and the “ITAM Project/Implementation of ... Read more
Written by: Gillian Leicester
Published on: July 5, 2016
Defining big data The term “big data” is thrown around these days as though it’s been around for a long time – the concept gained ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: July 1, 2016
I was lucky enough to visit Utrecht in the Netherlands recently to see the nice folks from b.lay, one of the winners of the ITAM Review ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 28, 2016
I’ll be hosting a panel session at our conferences later this year entitled “The ITAM department of the future – from administration to leadership”. In preparation ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 27, 2016