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 is part one of a two part series on ‘Environment Recognition’. Part two will be published in due course. Here at ITAMS, it’s been ... Read more
Written by: Hugh Skingley
Published on: April 30, 2014
Donald Rumsfeld once made a speech concerning “known-knowns, known-unknowns and unknown unknowns” (what a star!) The scope verification process seeks to find out those known-unknowns. ... Read more
Written by: Rory Canavan
Published on: April 25, 2014
This article has been contributed by Christof Beaupoil, President and Co-founder, Aspera Technologies Inc. Software compliance audits are always an inconvenience for the affected companies, ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: April 17, 2014
Ahead of the IAITAM Spring Conference taking place in Las Vegas, April 28 – May 1, I interviewed Bernhard Boehler, Co-founder and CEO at Aspera, about his presentation ... Read more
Written by: Sophie Danby
Published on: April 11, 2014
This article has been contributed by Thomas Trenz, CEO at JDisc. More and more companies adapt their IT processes to the ITIL best practices to ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: April 8, 2014
Congratulations to David Shaffer who has won a Amazon voucher for being our 5,000th opt-in email newsletter subscriber. David works for Murphy Oil USA Inc ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 3, 2014
This article was contributed by Anne Watson, Senior Systems Engineer/Altiris Consultant at Intuitive Technology Group. In my experience, IT Asset Management (ITAM) is rarely embarked ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: March 31, 2014
(On 6 June 2025, this article was reviewed for accuracy and updating.) Sometimes, within Software Asset Management, we become so focused on producing an audit ... Read more
Written by: Rory Canavan
Published on: March 26, 2014
This article has been contributed by John Lovelock (independent consultant). UK centric organisation the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has been in operation for almost 30 ... Read more
Written by: John Lovelock
Published on: March 7, 2014
As an IT asset management consultant, I’m in this business because I want to be remembered for making a difference. But ‘making a difference’ can ... Read more
Written by: Filipa Preston
Published on: February 25, 2014
I’m writing this blog following recent news of a dispute between Microsoft and second-hand licensing specialist Discount Licensing. In particular, I’m keen to publish an ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 13, 2014
January marked the seventh anniversary of the launch of the iPhone. Looking back at the launch, it’s remarkable how many product features Steve Jobs announced ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 6, 2014
The SAM manager is embedded in SAM every day. They know what it entails. Their job can feel like an uphill struggle against numerous forces ... Read more
Written by: Sean Robinson
Published on: February 5, 2014
I am pleased to announce my report on SAM Managed Service Providers (MSP) is now available. Download the full report here. A competitive comparison of ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 27, 2014
If you are a member of staff that has no relation to IT, you may not be aware of the importance of software asset management, ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: January 22, 2014
So you’ve made the decision to outsource some or all of your SAM to a 3rd party partner… you are confident that as part of ... Read more
Written by: Kylie Fowler
Published on: January 20, 2014
We’re excited to be kicking off our research briefings next week for our competitive analysis on Asset Repository. Scheduled for publication in February, vendors confirmed ... Read more
Written by: Sophie Danby
Published on: January 15, 2014
Following on from last month’s process of Maintaining a Supported Software Catalogue, we have another process that seemingly appears inconsequential but again, can add great ... Read more
Written by: Rory Canavan
Published on: January 14, 2014
Welcome back! Following on from my previous post, here are my next top tips for Software Asset Management. Tip 3: Read the EULA! The EULA, ... Read more
Written by: Vawns Murphy
Published on: January 7, 2014
Last month the BSA released a paper aimed at helping organizations ‘Navigate the cloud’. The core message was that in a cloud era, Software Asset ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 16, 2013