ITAM News & Analysis

  • Microsoft Q3 Soars as AI and Azure Growth Fuels Market Gains

    Microsoft Q3 Soars as AI and Azure Growth Fuels Market Gains

    On the 30th April, Microsoft released its Q3 quarterly earnings report, exceeding expectations and igniting investor optimism. Investors had been keeping a watchful eye on Azure’s Cloud performance after Microsoft’s Q2 Cloud results fell short of ...
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  • How ISO/IEC 19770-1 Can Help Meet FFIEC Requirements

    How ISO/IEC 19770-1 Can Help Meet FFIEC Requirements

    In the world of ITAM, the regulatory spotlight continues to intensify, especially for financial institutions facing increasing scrutiny from regulatory bodies due to the growing importance of IT in operational resilience, service delivery, and risk management. ...
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  • A New Chapter for ITAM in China

    A New Chapter for ITAM in China

    Why ITAM has struggled to take root, and why I believe that’s about to change. Executive Summary Current ITAM Ecosystem in China. China, despite being the world’s second-largest enterprise software market, shows limited ITAM awareness and ...
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  • AI in ITAM: Insightful Signals from the Front Line

    AI in ITAM: Insightful Signals from the Front Line

    During our Wisdom Unplugged USA event in New York in March 2025, we engaged ITAM professionals with three targeted polling questions to uncover their current thinking on Artificial Intelligence—what concerns them, where they see opportunity, and ...
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  • The M&S Cyberattack: How IT Asset Management Can Make or Break Your Recovery

    The M&S Cyberattack: How IT Asset Management Can Make or Break Your Recovery

    Marks & Spencer (M&S), the iconic UK retailer, recently became the latest high-profile victim of a devastating cyberattack. Fellow retailers The Co-Op and Harrods were also attacked. Recent reports suggest the rapid action at the Co-Op ...
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  • The Allure of the Cloud: What are We Chasing?

    The Allure of the Cloud: What are We Chasing?

    When I ask ITAM professionals about their transition to the cloud, the responses are often similar. “It wasn’t my decision.” It’s striking how many people feel this way—decisions about moving from on-premises solutions to the cloud ...
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  • The Future of ITAM

    The Future of ITAM

    As an ITAM Industry Analyst, I’m often asked what ITAM’s future looks like. This can be a tough question to answer because when it comes to the future, there are endless possibilities. Often, it seems, some ...
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  • Addressing the SaaS Data Gap in FinOps FOCUS 2.1

    Addressing the SaaS Data Gap in FinOps FOCUS 2.1

    I recently reported on the FinOps Foundation’s inclusion of  SaaS and Datacenter in its expanded Cloud+ scope. At that time, I highlighted concerns about getting the myriad SaaS companies to supply FOCUS-compliant billing data. A couple ...
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  • Shifting Left Together: Embedding ITAM into FinOps Culture

    Shifting Left Together: Embedding ITAM into FinOps Culture

    During one of the keynotes at the FinOps X conference in San Diego, JR Storment, Executive Director of the FinOps Foundation, interviewed a senior executive from Salesforce. They discussed the idea of combining the roles of ...
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