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.
This audit defence / software contract negotiation checklist has kindly been shared by Chris Moffett for The ITAM Review community. Thanks Chris! This list contains items ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 1, 2016
This article is to support module 1: “How to secure and maintain senior management support for IT Asset Management” An ITAM Review reader asked: “What ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 28, 2016
In preparation for the first module of our 12 Box Training Program this week I spoke with Tony Crawley, Managing Director of Synyega and winner ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 26, 2016
SAM tool vendor Snow Software reports that Adobe has lost a case of reselling secondary software in the USA that has good implications for the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 22, 2016
In this Podcast, David Foxen of Snow Software is joined by three ITAM professionals who share their knowledge and experience with regards to ITAM Education: Martin Thompson – Owner & Founder, The ITAM ... Read more
Written by: Victoria Kealy
Published on: January 20, 2016
The $33BN food giant Mars Inc. took Oracle to court in October. There is a good coverage and analysis by Dave Welch of House of ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 19, 2016
A third version of the ISO standard for SAM is being developed. This article provides an overview of updates and how you can review the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 8, 2016
The Campaign for Clear Licensing (CCL) has today published a white paper that suggests that Microsoft stunts its own growth through licensing complexity. The paper ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 16, 2015
This licensing quick guide aims to give you a basic understanding of Citrix products, their license types and how to manage Citrix licenses. Citrix have ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: December 10, 2015
TmaxSoft’s Tibero RDBMS licensing model is the first software publisher to be verified by the Campaign for Clear Licensing (CCL). In summary: TmaxSoft’s licensing program ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 7, 2015
How do organisations measure the business case for ITAM? How do they measure the success of their ITAM program and continue to solicit senior management ... Read more
Written by: Karen McAllen
Published on: November 23, 2015
The whole world is now aware that the majority of software vendors are moving towards a cloud based subscription model; and we have published a ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: November 20, 2015
Stanislav Pavlin, Principal Manager, Vodafone Procurement Company, talks to ITAM Review about his role at Vodafone, SAM tools and the quest for the silver bullet, in ... Read more
Written by: Karen McAllen
Published on: November 19, 2015
It seems with each passing day; we see another story of a cyber security breach. After doing some research, I found that each day, we, ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: November 17, 2015
One of the best pieces of advice that I received from a SAM professional was to treat everyday as if your organisation was being audited. ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: November 13, 2015
In this podcast I discuss ITAM tool selection best practice with a number of leading tool providers. This is a preview in the run ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 9, 2015
To have an effective and successful ITAM project an organisation needs to centralise and standardize their ITAM estate. This helps the ITAM team have a ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: November 6, 2015
CIO’s, IT heads, finance leaders and ITAM professionals are always looking to reduce or consolidate the amount of money being spent on software and software ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: November 4, 2015
Audits are one of the biggest challenges facing SAM professionals and licensing professionals in the current era. Gone are the days when only the likes ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: October 30, 2015
Dido Harding, the CEO of publicly listed Telco TalkTalk, faces the grim prospect of her company’s reputation and share price taking a nosedive today. The ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 23, 2015