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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 ... -
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. ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Oracle announces support for Ampere ARM Processors
Could more favourable Oracle licensing persuade you to move to Ampere ARM servers? Oracle recently announced support for Ampere ARM architecture for both cloud and on-premises deployments. Specifically, Oracle Database 19c Enterprise Edition (the current long-term ... -
ITAM is now considered in S&P credit rating
Good ITAM practices are now critical to achieving a good credit rating. This is acccording to a new report by the global credit ratings agency S&P Global Ratings. In its new report, Cyber risk insights. IT ... -
ITAMantics podcast - August 2023
Welcome to the August edition of ITAMantics, our monthly news podcast where we discuss the biggest ITAM stories. We may be in the middle of summer, but there are still ITAM stories to discuss. In this ...