ITAM News & Analysis

This page combines news with our analysis of issues affecting the ITAM industry, including software publisher stories, ITAM/SAM tools developments and launches, mergers & acquisitions and any other IT news which is pertinent for the ITAM professional to know about.
  • Tangoe joins the FinOps Foundation

    Tangoe joins the FinOps Foundation

    FinOps Foundation welcomes Tangoe as a new member Tangoe, the expense and asset management software company, has joined the FinOps Foundation community as a Premier member, while its Chief Product Officer, Chris Ortbals, will join the FinOps Governing Board as ...
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  • Beamy achieves ITAM Review certification for Enterprise SaaS Management 

    Beamy achieves ITAM Review certification for Enterprise SaaS Management 

    The ITAM Review is pleased to announce the certification of Beamy for Enterprise SaaS Management against our open, community-sourced standard. ITAM Review Certifications help ITAM professionals choose the right tools and services to meet their technology ...
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  • Torii announces new AI & developer capabilities

    Torii announces new AI & developer capabilities

    SaaS management veteran Torii has announced new AI and developer capabilities. We’ve been following Torii at ITAM Review since 2018 and have always been impressed with their platform capabilities. Torii were amongst the first providers to ...
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  • SAP buys Enterprise Architecture firm LeanIX

    SAP buys Enterprise Architecture firm LeanIX

    SAP has announced its intention to buy the Enterprise Architecture company LeanIX from private investors. You may remember them from when they acquired the SaaS management platform Cleanshelf in 2021. Barely a day has passed since ...
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  • SaaS management platform Josys raises $93M

    SaaS management platform Josys raises $93M

    Japanese SaaS management startup Josys Inc. has raised $93m in Series B funding. The company, which was launched in February 2022 by Yasukane Matsumoto, founder of Raksul Inc., offers a platform for centrally managing SaaS usage. ...
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  • Did Birmingham City Council’s disastrous Oracle migration contribute to its bankruptcy?

    Did Birmingham City Council’s disastrous Oracle migration contribute to its bankruptcy?

    On Tuesday, 5th September 2023, Birmingham City Council (the largest local authority in Europe) effectively declared bankruptcy after being hit with a £760m bill to settle claims in a more than decade long equal pay dispute.  ...
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  • Embarking on the ISO 19770-1 certification journey: The insiders’ perspective

    Embarking on the ISO 19770-1 certification journey: The insiders’ perspective

    Interviews with HDI and Softline about their ISO 19770-1 certification journeys One of the founding aims of the ITAM Forum was to create a path for organisation’s to certify their ITAM processes against the global ISO ...
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  • It’s Your Ship: Two weeks to Vegas FinOps event with Mike Abrashoff

    It’s Your Ship: Two weeks to Vegas FinOps event with Mike Abrashoff

    Mike Abrashoff, former Navy Commander and bestselling author, now confirmed as speaker It is just two weeks to go until our “ITAM & FinOps. How to win big” event kicks off in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ...
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  • Are ITAM tools vendors focusing too much on the next big thing (e.g. FinOps) at the expense of core SAM functionality? 

    Are ITAM tools vendors focusing too much on the next big thing (e.g. FinOps) at the expense of core SAM functionality? 

    Are ITAM tools vendors suffering from Shiny Penny Syndrome? With all the hype around big trends like FinOps and sustainability, can you blame software vendors for seeking to align their products with the latest trend? Are ...
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