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 article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst at The ITAM Review. My last article ‘Calculating Return on Investment’ discussed how to ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 12, 2011
This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst at The ITAM Review. Most ITAM Practitioners will come across the concept of Return ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 30, 2011
This article aims to provide an introduction to software usage, clarify terminology and perhaps help you build a business case for implementing software usage monitoring. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 28, 2011
LinkedIn Groups have proven to be popular for ITAM Professionals. Below are 28 different ITAM related LinkedIn Groups to consider. The number of members in ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 23, 2011
This article has been contributed by Bob Janssen, co-founder and CTO of RES Software. In this article Bob argues that the consumerization of IT challenges ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 21, 2011
Last month the Business Software Alliance (BSA) published their ‘Eighth Annual Global Software Piracy Study’. The BSA reports that the commercial value of pirated software ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 16, 2011
I plan to publish an interview with an ITAM Review Virtual User Group member once a month (assuming we have enough volunteers!). In this first ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 14, 2011
One of our Virtual User Group (VUG) members has kindly shared their process for authorization and procurement of software. If you are starting to build ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 10, 2011
By Martin Chalkley, Regular columnist and ITAM Review Analyst. See other articles from Martin here. Asset Management as a discipline is likely to touch not ... Read more
Written by: Martin Chalkley
Published on: June 8, 2011
This is a Japanese version of the article “The Best SAM Tools – What to Look For“. 以下のリストを私は、 「競争差別化要因」 と呼んでいます。 競争差別化要因とは、 特定のSAM ツール メーカーが持つ差別化のため研究開発された特有の機能です。もちろん、ツール市場の大半のメーカーがこれらの機能を提供するようになれば、差別化要因ではなくなってしまいます。 SAMツールのメーカーの違いを見出す方法としてだけでなく、特定のツールメーカーの開発の焦点がどこに当てられているかの指標となります。 ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 6, 2011
By Martin Chalkley, ITAM Review Analyst. See other articles from Martin here. If you want to reduce cost, owning the budget is the first step ... Read more
Written by: Martin Chalkley
Published on: May 19, 2011
The terms ‘Policies’, ‘Processes’ and ‘Procedures’ are ITIL battle cries and are often interchanged with each other. It is commonly stated by experienced practitioners that ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 17, 2011
This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst at The ITAM Review. This article follows on from Kylie’s previous article ‘Writing ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 10, 2011
I originally wrote a ‘New SAM Tool Checklist‘ a couple of years ago. This article is an updated and expanded version. How Do I Know ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 5, 2011
(This article was updated on 27 May 2025) What’s the difference between SAM & ITAM? Software Asset Management Software Asset Management (SAM) is a subset ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 5, 2011
When I first started out in this industry the FAST certification (a UK based industry body) was quite popular. Organizations were keen to put the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 3, 2011
This article has been contributed by Steve Fowler of AstuteIT. Martin Chalkley’s first article advocating process and behavioral change to aid printing efficiency, rather than ... Read more
Written by: Martin Chalkley
Published on: April 28, 2011
This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst at The ITAM Review. A CV has one aim, and one aim only ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 26, 2011
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 19, 2011
By Martin Chalkley, ITAM Review Analyst. See other articles from Martin here. For the last 8 months or so there has been an interesting forum ... Read more
Written by: Martin Chalkley
Published on: April 13, 2011