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Licence management is the mainstay of many ITAM roles, so it is important to stay informed on the latest software publisher news. We aim to keep our readers informed on the latest developments at tier 1, 2 and 3 software publishers, combined with analysis of how it will affect ITAM professionals.

Software Publishers

Micro Focus tops poll of least helpful software publishers

Quelle surprise, audits are up during COVID. A recent survey of ITAM Review readers has, perhaps unsurprisingly, revealed that software publisher audits are up during ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: September 11, 2020

Software PublishersWhite Papers & eBooks

Getting started with Salesforce licensing

Getting started with Salesforce licensing. Salesforce is considered by many to be the originator of SaaS (Software as a Service) licensing and, as such, becoming ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: September 9, 2020

IBM increase prices to promote cloud

Software Publishers

IBM increase prices to promote cloud usage

This article “IBM increase prices to promote cloud usage” was contributed by Piaras MacDonnell, founding partner of LicenseHawk. We reported back in June that IBM ... Read more

Written by: Piaras MacDonnell

Published on: August 27, 2020

Software vendor financials

Software Publishers

Software vendor financial results – August 2020

Software vendor financial results can be more interesting for ITAM & SAM managers than they might first appear. Looking at how the software vendors are ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: August 13, 2020

Software PublishersWhite Papers & eBooks

A guide to licensing Oracle in the cloud

As public cloud (like Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure) continues to grow and more projects are shifted to Infrastructure-as-a-Service, it is increasingly likely that you ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: July 14, 2020

Software Publishers

USU Software Asset Management Certification Report for SAP License Management

Executive Summary The ITAM Review, an independent community for worldwide ITAM, SAM and Software Licensing professionals, has certified USU Software Asset Management as suitable for SAP ... Read more

Written by: AJ Witt

Published on: July 8, 2020

Software Publishers

Snow Optimizer for SAP Software Certification Report

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

Written by: AJ Witt

Published on: July 3, 2020

Software PublishersPodcasts

Podcast Episode 85: Where next for Oracle?

In this podcast AJ Witt from the ITAM Review is joined by Michael Corey & Dean Bolton, co-founders of Oracle License Management specialists LicenseFortress. Topics ... Read more

Written by: AJ Witt

Published on: July 2, 2020

Software vendor financials

Software Publishers

Software vendor financial results #3 (Adobe, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow)

Software vendor financial results can be more interesting for ITAM & SAM managers than they might first appear. Looking at how the software vendors are ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: June 23, 2020

VMware contracts

Software Publishers

VMware Contracts Deconstructed: Order of Precedence

This article on VMware contracts was contributed by Barry Pilling, Managing Partner at Cortex Consulting.   A comment on my previous article regarding VMware’s CPU ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: June 9, 2020

Oracle sue customer

Software Publishers

Oracle third party licensing audit

Oracle are suing Perry Johnson & Associates (PJA), a healthcare consultancy, for incorrect licensing, with a total claim of over $3.2 million dollars. Oracle aggressively ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: June 4, 2020

ITAM news roundup

Software Publishers

ITAM industry news roundup – May 2020

There is always something happening somewhere and keeping track of it all can be, to say the least, difficult! Our ITAM industry news round ups ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: June 4, 2020

Microsoft SaaS non-compliance

Software Publishers

How to become non-compliant with Microsoft 365

The general rule is that it’s difficult to become under-licensed for SaaS applications, so you’ll be pleased to know that Microsoft have found a way ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: May 1, 2020

Audit court case

Software Publishers

Customer wins Micro Focus software audit battle

Earlier this year, we covered a software audit legal case between Micro Focus and their customer Express Scripts and, having read through some of the ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: April 29, 2020

Software Publishers

Mastering ITAM in Complex Environments

This article is a collaboration between AJ Witt of The ITAM Review and Dean Bolton, Co-founder & Chief Architect of LicenseFortress. In it, we explore ... Read more

Written by: AJ Witt

Published on: April 23, 2020

Software vendor financial results

Software Publishers

Software vendor financial results #2 (Autodesk, IBM, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, VMware)

Software vendor financial results can be more interesting for ITAM & SAM managers than they might first appear. Looking at how the software vendors are ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: April 21, 2020

Microsoft Robotic Process Automation (RPA) licensing

Software Publishers

Microsoft Robotic Process Automation (RPA) licensing

Microsoft admit the robots are coming! The Microsoft Product Terms for April 2020 contained a little gem of information that, despite the lack of associated ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: April 7, 2020

IBM ILMT

Software Publishers

IBM ILMT & Windows Server 2008: Friends no more

This article was written by Rich Gibbons, ITAM Review and Eric Chiu, Managing Director, FisherITS. IBM sub-capacity licensing allows you to license IBM software for ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: April 2, 2020

Microsoft 365 changes

Software Publishers

Microsoft 365 changes – March 2020

March has been a busy month for Microsoft with 3 pretty significant Office 365 & Microsoft 365 changes being announced. Microsoft 365 F1 Microsoft F1 ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: March 31, 2020

Autodesk licensing changes

Software Publishers

AutoDesk licensing changes in 2020

More Autodesk licensing changes are coming. As part of their long-term strategy to change the buying habits of their customers, and shift them to software ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: March 27, 2020

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