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
This article is an interview with Christof Beaupoil, Co-founder and President at Aspera Technologies and is based on a recent presentation that he gave at the IAITAM Fall ... Read more
Written by: Sophie Danby
Published on: December 5, 2013
This is a chapter from a book entitled “Software Asset Management (SAM) ~ the first ninety days“. I plan to publish each chapter online before ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 4, 2013
This is one of those “fly-wheel” processes in SAM that doesn’t often exist, but can seriously punch above its own weight. Maintaining a Supported Software ... Read more
Written by: Rory Canavan
Published on: December 2, 2013
As we are all aware, software audits are something that most organisations dread. Organisations can stay one step ahead of the BSA and FAST by ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: November 29, 2013
Over the last few years, there has been a trend within the SAM and ITAM communities to view inventory as a commodity item – the ... Read more
Written by: Peter Bjorkman
Published on: November 25, 2013
This article is an interview with Stephen Becker, IT Asset Manager at Seagate Technology LLC, and is based on his recent presentation “Communications, the key to success ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: November 19, 2013
Software Asset Management (SAM) is a key process for any organisation to meet its legal, financial and reputational responsibilities. The ITIL definition for SAM is ... Read more
Written by: Vawns Murphy
Published on: November 14, 2013
This article is an interview with John Grubb, Chief Advocate at SoftwareAdvocates, and is based on his recent presentation “Controlling Microsoft Software Costs in Your ... Read more
Written by: Sophie Danby
Published on: November 11, 2013
This update on ISO activity has kindly been provided by David Bicket. See previous updates relating to ISO here: https://itassetmanagement.net/category/isoiec-19770/ “The Working Group responsible for international ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 7, 2013
I will be reviewing Asset Repositories soon; the criteria below will shape our assessment of market leading Asset Repository vendors. What is Asset Management? Asset ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 6, 2013
In 2011 we conducted some research into ‘ITAM in the Cloud’ with Victoria Barber from Gartner. At the time, ITAM Review readers were telling us: ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 6, 2013
In a recent article on process of the month, we looked at a process to address the recycling of software licences on an IT estate, ... Read more
Written by: Rory Canavan
Published on: October 31, 2013
Generally, when we refer to SAM within an organisation, it tends to imply the singular and a function that’s the responsibility of a solitary SAM ... Read more
Written by: Peter Bjorkman
Published on: October 20, 2013
This article has been contributed by Adrian Foxall, CEO of Rimo3. Are unused applications eating away at your bottom line? Struggling to get a grip on ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: October 14, 2013
A post started by Lori Levenson in the Software Asset Management group on LinkedIn, asked the question what are the top three processes needed for ... Read more
Written by: Rory Canavan
Published on: October 10, 2013
This article has been contributed by Kris Barker, CEO and co-founder of Express Metrix, a leading provider of IT and software asset management tools, and curator of the ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: September 24, 2013
Firstly, sincerest thanks to all of those who re-tweeted re-posted or even “liked” this feature on LinkedIn – the viewing stats were beyond anything I could ... Read more
Written by: Rory Canavan
Published on: September 10, 2013