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
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
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
Analysts have predicted that in the next two years, over half of a company’s IT applications will be located in the ‘cloud’. This has significant ... Read more
Written by: Peter Bjorkman
Published on: September 5, 2013
Self-service application request systems, sometimes called AppStores or Software Catalogs, are becoming increasingly attractive thanks to their promise of simplifying the approval and deployment of ... Read more
Written by: Sean Robinson
Published on: August 29, 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: August 23, 2013
There was an interesting thread on IAITAM’s ‘IT Asset Management – Global’ LinkedIn Group a couple of months back. “I’m interested to hear others views ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 19, 2013
Moving forward I will be writing a monthly feature for ITAM Review on a range of processes that I feel are all too-often missed in ... Read more
Written by: Rory Canavan
Published on: August 16, 2013
Based on my experiences, here are my top tips for the next generation of SAM professionals. Absorb information You can learn a lot from your ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: August 12, 2013
The following comment piece is contributed by Brett Husselbaugh, CEO and founder of eTelligent Solutions, an IT Asset Management company. Many organizations are evaluating or are in the ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: August 8, 2013
This article has been contributed by Mark Flynn, UK Managing Director at Snow Software. Vanity purchases for enterprise users Will middle management come clean if ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: July 16, 2013
The following comment piece is contributed by Sean Robinson of License Dashboard, a firm that specialises as a supplier of software license management tools. Once ... Read more
Written by: Sean Robinson
Published on: July 12, 2013
We have the following technology reviews scheduled for publication before the end of 2013 on The ITAM Review: Adobe License Management (in progress now) SAM ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 24, 2013
Tina Fruhauf, Practice Leader at Computacenter peels back the covers and explains what factors should be considered when prioritising vendors when starting a SAM ... Read more
Written by: Tina Fruhauf
Published on: May 28, 2013