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.
  • The Ryder Cup For SAM Tools?

    I am currently assessing SAM tools for the 2011 SAM Software Review due to be published shortly. Plotting the headquarters for each vendor on a map of the world demonstrates a roughly even split between the ...
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  • An Independent View of The Worldwide SAM Tools Market

    I am in the process of writing an updated version of the SAM Software Tools Review. Last year the report was a deep dive competitive comparison of Express Metrix vs FrontRange Solutions vs Snow Software. This ...
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  • FAST Conference 2010 (UK Event)

    WHAT After a 4 year sabbatical, the FAST Annual Conference returns in 2010 with ‘The Complexity of Change’ a one day event for IT Directors, IT Managers, IT Service Personnel, Team Leaders, Procurement personnel, Financial Directors ...
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  • Book Review: "Owning ITIL" by Rob England (a.k.a The IT Skeptic)

    According to the blurb on the back cover, ‘Owning ITIL’ by Rob England, is aimed at ‘all decision makers who are presented with an ITIL proposal or asked to oversee or own an ITIL project’. I ...
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  • ITAM Industry Forum [Straw Poll]

    In my survey of regular readers of the ITAM Review 64% consider a Forum to be either important or very important. I believe it would be useful to have an independent forum where organisations could ask ...
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  • Gartner IT Financial, Procurement & Asset Management Summit 2010

    WHAT The ITAM Review is very pleased to be an officical media partner for the Gartner IT Financial, Procurement & Asset Management Summit 2010. WHO Gartner. “This year’s summit is targeted at communicating economic alignment and ...
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  • Microsoft Licensing Boot Camp [Event]

    WHAT Microsoft Licensing Boot Camp The Directions on Microsoft Licensing Boot Camp is a two-day workshop that gives you the information you need to intelligently evaluate your Microsoft licensing options and maximize the return on your ...
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  • LANDesk Bought by Private Equity Firm

    IT Management vendor LANDesk has sold by Emerson to a private equity firm. Brief History Founded 1985 Acquired by Intel to form Intel LANDesk from 1991 to 2002 2002 – 2006 Standalone Company 2006 – Acquired ...
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  • A Free Tool to Identify Virtualization Candidates

    If you are responsible for application management, application delivery or building a business case for virtualization I recommend you take a look at Centrix. Two potential sticking points with virtualization projects are. We dare not virtualize ...
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