Best Practice Posts
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Live from SAMPARIS16 - French SAM market growing, beware HP software audit risk
I’m at SAMPARIS2016 in Paris for the second annual SAM event hosted by Easytrust. I attended the event last year too and it’s great to see even more SAM professionals discussing all things SAM in the ... -
SAM Tool Selection Kit (Free Download)
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 Questionnaire in the kit is the same questionnaire we used for ... -
$247 Average software waste per user
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 of 149 companies and their 4.6 millions machines. The report is ... -
2016 SAM Tools Universe
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 has taken us the best part of eight months to compile ... -
Colin Simmons, Kingfisher: "Maintaining momentum in your ITAM practice"
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 his approach to reporting and ensuring senior management stay engaged with ... -
The rising importance of user management
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. SOS are based out of Perth in Australia and won the ... -
ServiceNow enters SAM market by the back door, upsets partners
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 direct competition and conflict to their verified integrations in the ServiceNow ... -
Event: ISO/IEC ITAM Standards Summit
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, is hosting an industry summit to share the latest developments in ... -
Increasing your chances of a favourable audit settlement
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 with your vendor. Brian explains that the key is to involve all ...