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.
  • Top 5 ITAM Review podcasts of 2022

    Top 5 ITAM Review podcasts of 2022

    Did you know we now have two ITAM Review podcasts? The podcast and The articles and they’re both now available on spotify We launched the ITAM Review podcast on Spotify late last year, and with the ...
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  • ITAM Review recertifies Snow License Optimizer for SAP

    ITAM Review recertifies Snow License Optimizer for SAP

    ITAM Review are delighted to recertify Snow Optimizer for SAP Software for SAP License Management. AJ Witt, of ITAM Review said. “Snow Optimizer for SAP Software consistently delivers ROI for SAP license managers to ensure they ...
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  • IBM Passport Advantage bombshell

    IBM Passport Advantage bombshell

    IBM drops a licensing bombshell with major reporting changes coming to IBM Passport Advantage from May 1 2023 Hot on the heels of Oracle’s change to Java licensing IBM have published an update to the Passport ...
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  • ITAM Forum launches ITAM practitioners’ course

    ITAM Forum launches ITAM practitioners’ course

    The ITAM Forum has launched a new training course for ITAM practitioners. The course will be taking place immediately after Wisdom North America 2023 in Florida. This live, expert training for ITAM professionals will be delivered ...
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  • Breaking News: Trustmarque acquires Livingstone

    Breaking News: Trustmarque acquires Livingstone

    Livingstone Group, the SAM managed services provider, has today been acquired by Trustmarque. According to the press release, the transaction “accelerates Trustmarque’s strategic focus on optimisation and cloud services, bringing the management of the whole software ...
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  • Two new LISA courses incoming

    Two new LISA courses incoming

    ITAM Planning & ITAD Practitioners courses are on their way LISA, the ITAM training service from the ITAM Review, have two exciting new courses launching in the next few weeks; The ITAM Planning and ITAD Practitioners ...
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  • Ouch! Oracle Java licensing switches to employee count metric

    Ouch! Oracle Java licensing switches to employee count metric

    Update added 7 February 2023. In response to this unprecedented move, the ITAM Review has prepared an ITAM Managers’ Guide to removing Oracle Java and Cost Calculator. We have already heard real-world estimates of between 2x ...
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  • USU tools receive ITAM Review Certifications 

    USU tools receive ITAM Review Certifications 

    We are delighted to announce that USU have attained certification status for two of their IT Asset Management products. USU Software Asset Management is certified for Enterprise SaaS Management. Furthermore, their solution for managing SAP software ...
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  • NASA overspends on Oracle by $15m, SAM practices branded as

    NASA overspends on Oracle by $15m, SAM practices branded as "basic"

    NASA has overspent on Oracle to the tune of $15m. This is among the many findings of NASA’s Office of Inspector General’s scathing report into the agency’s poor SAM practices. The Inspector General certainly didn’t hold back. ...
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