ITAM News & Analysis

  • 'Big' ITAM News For 2024

    'Big' ITAM News For 2024

    As we come to the end of 2024, we wanted to recap some of the ‘biggest’ 2024 ITAM, SAM and HAM new stories along with commentary for our team of industry analysts. February. Flexera Acquires Snow ...
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  • How IT Can Contribute Towards UK Government Efficiency Drive Without Impacting Services

    How IT Can Contribute Towards UK Government Efficiency Drive Without Impacting Services

    UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves recently announcement a 5% efficiency savings target across all government departments. With UK public services under pressure, departments must ensure these savings do not come at the expense of essential services. Reeves ...
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  • TCO Certified Announces New Sustainable IT Criteria

    TCO Certified Announces New Sustainable IT Criteria

    Global sustainable IT certification body TCO Certified has launched the latest edition of its criteria to certify IT products. Alongside the standard, it also revealed an ambitious ten-year roadmap, which, if successful, will see a return ...
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  • Does ITAM Need a Re-brand?

    Does ITAM Need a Re-brand?

    I recently spoke with Fulvio Inserra from The Mastermind Group (TMG) about whether ITAM needs a re-brand. My former colleague Ryan Stefani recently wrote a great whitepaper about the need for ITAM to evolve and embrace ...
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  • How will NIS2 Impact ITAM Teams?

    How will NIS2 Impact ITAM Teams?

    In January 2023, in response to the large number of widely publicised cyberattacks, the European Union enacted a revised version of the 2016 Network and Information systems Directive (NIS). The revision – the NIS2 Directive – ...
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  • Data Management Best Practices

    Data Management Best Practices

    Effective data management is crucial for successful IT asset management. Leveraging a structured approach like the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle can help structure your efforts. This approach should be easy to integrate into the existing processes and/or ...
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  • Shaping the Future of ITAM Personal Certification

    Shaping the Future of ITAM Personal Certification

    We’re excited to share an initiative that could change how we approach careers in IT Asset Management. Certifications have been a cornerstone of professional development, but they tend to stop at the basics. Whether you’ve been ...
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  • Amendments to the Basel Convention (January 2025)

    Amendments to the Basel Convention (January 2025)

    On January 1, 2025, significant amendments to the Basel Convention concerning electronic waste (e-waste) came into force, marking a further evolution in global environmental governance. The changes aim to enhance the regulation of international movements of ...
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  • Flexera Expands Cloud Capabilities with Spot by NetApp Acquisition

    Flexera Expands Cloud Capabilities with Spot by NetApp Acquisition

    Flexera has announced its intention to acquire Spot by NetApp.  In a nutshell.  This puts Flexera on a path towards a billion dollar ARR company. Flexera says it is focussing its efforts where spend is growing ...
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