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How to establish accountability for cloud spend

This article has been contributed by Bali Kuchipudi of SoftwareONE.  How to establish accountability for cloud spend We all know that the cloud has vastly ... Read more

Written by: Guest Contributor

Published on: February 14, 2018

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15 hidden costs in SAM tool implementation

This article is the first of a four part series by Martin Thompson of ITAM Review and Hugh Skingley of Livingstone. The series explores Building ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: January 19, 2018

Amazon AWS

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Quick guide to managing Amazon AWS costs

In a recent straw poll of ITAM Review readers it was found that only 27% of organisations have some form of portal or automated provisioning ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: January 15, 2018

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Jochen Hagenlocher: SAM’s impact in 2018

This article has been contributed by Jochen Hagenlocher, Head of SAM at a Fortune 100 Company, ITAM Review Professional of the year 2016, ISO/IEC 19770 ... Read more

Written by: Guest Contributor

Published on: January 9, 2018

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SAP License Management Certification: Snow Optimizer for SAP Software v2.0

Executive Summary The ITAM Review, an independent community for worldwide ITAM, SAM and Software Licensing professionals, has certified Snow Optimizer for SAP Software v2.0 as ... Read more

Written by: Karen McAllen

Published on: October 24, 2017

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Invested in SAM but still failing? – How to forecast and manage future asset demand

License Demand Management Have you invested in SAM infrastructure, spent time persuading processes to stick and hired an awesome team; only for compliance issues to ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: September 24, 2017

Network Licensing

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Quick guide to Network Licensing and Software Defined Networking

Networking has seen a dramatic shift from hardware to software defined networking. I asked Tom Nallen, President of Network Licensing Strategies, to give us the ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: September 12, 2017

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Competition heats up in SAM Managed Services market; SoftwareONE makes aggressive play for mid-market

Competition in the SAM Managed Services market went up a few degrees this week when the software and services provider SoftwareONE made an aggressive play ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: August 22, 2017

Microsoft SAM Partner of the Year

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Compliance and cost savings are table stakes; modern SAM partners should help customers drive innovation

“Compliance and cost savings are table stakes; modern SAM partners should help customers drive innovation.” This was the claim made by Stewart McLuskey, Director of ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: August 8, 2017

Best PracticeSAM

Review: Raynet RayVentory (Inventory and Discovery)

This review provides an overview of the Raynet RayVentory Tool, its competitive strengths and weaknesses and a short analysis. At a Glance RayVentory is a versatile ... Read more

Written by: Victoria Kealy

Published on: July 25, 2017

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SAM Managed Services Provider Standard V1.0

In 2013 and 2015 we’ve conducted group tests based on competitive comparisons of SAM Managed Services providers. You can see the previous research here: 2013: ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: July 18, 2017

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SAP user and indirect access reconciliation process

This article suggests a four-step process for managing SAP users and indirect access. It is a mixture of feedback from our SIG calls on SAP ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: July 13, 2017

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Office 365 cost optimisation – is it worth it?

Squeezing best value from Office365 requires a change of thinking from the old world of perpetual device based office: Old School Perpetual device based office: ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: July 10, 2017

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WannaCry? Time to dry your tears and act!

This article has been contributed by Gilles Auchere, Business Development at Econocom and Board Director at Free ICT Europe. The unprecedented ransomware attack that started on ... Read more

Written by: Guest Contributor

Published on: May 19, 2017

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License compliance a headache? Cloud could make it worse.

As IT and procurement communities are being surrounded by an army of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS sales teams, a potentially dangerous sentiment has grown that ... Read more

Written by: Guest Contributor

Published on: May 11, 2017

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Everything you need to save money on your next maintenance renewal

This resource provides some pointers on how to save money on your next maintenance renewal, support contract or subscription. It is a guide to the ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: April 6, 2017

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Software Licensing Training Survey

Here at The ITAM Review, we’ve heard your requests for software licensing training – and we’re working hard to bring you what you need to ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: March 30, 2017

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Gamification of Software Asset Management

This may come as a surprise to you, but there are some people that find Software Asset Management and Software Licensing a tedious, dull subject. ... Read more

Written by: David Foxen

Published on: March 15, 2017

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Outsource ITAM or keep in-house?

When should you outsource ITAM to a third party? When does it make more sense to keep resources in house? This article is in response ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: February 16, 2017

Best PracticeSAMPodcasts

Podcast Episode 28: Quick Guide to ISO/IEC 19770-1

In this podcast, I am joined by Rory Canavan of SAM Charter to share his views and experiences on ISO/IEC 19770-1 Standard. Throughout the podcast, Rory ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: February 9, 2017

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