Oracle Best Practice Guide – Part 1
The ITAM Review and Campaign for Clear Licensing hosted an Oracle Seminar on Friday 21st November 2014. The aim of the seminar was to share and discuss some of the main issues around Oracle licensing … Read more
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iQuate iQSonar for Inventory and Discovery
This independent review is part of our Inventory and Discovery Tool Review. Executive Summary Elevator pitch Powerful agentless discovery for large and complex IT environments. Strengths Dynamic User Interface (UI). Everything is interactive and easy … Read more
Campaign for Clear Licensing Progress Report
Dear ITAM Review Comrades, A Happy New Year to you and all the best for 2015. This is a quick progress report from the Campaign for Clear Licensing: Thank you to everyone that contributed towards … Read more
Oracle Licensing Quick Guide
Oracle’s software licensing is complex and regularly changing. The number of products and acquisitions made by Oracle over the years has resulted in a number of changes in license metrics, and also new licenses for … Read more
Picking the right SAM tool (Part 2 of 2)
Read Part 1 in our series of articles on SAM tools here. What to look for in a good SAM Tool This is a tough call to make, as everyone’s needs are different. Let’s assume … Read more
ITAM November News Round up – Incl cause of Microsoft Azure failure
To watch our November News Roundup video, please see below. News November has been a busy month within the ITAM world! Here we round up the most interesting news stories. Planning and Design pays out … Read more
Advanced License Optimization : Go Beyond Compliance for Maximum Cost Savings
By Bernhard Boehler, Co-founder & CEO, Aspera Technologies Inc. Introduction If you are going to do Software Asset Management (SAM), why stop at license compliance? With SAM, contracting and procuring software in ways that ensure … Read more
ITAM Review Reader Analytics
This article provides a summary of the visitor analytics for the ITAM Review over the last twelve months (see also ITSM Review reader analytics). First of all, a sincere thank you to our readers, contributors … Read more
Picking the right Software Asset Management tool (Part 1 of 2)
The time has come for your organisation to get a SAM tool. You’ve decided to buy into the idea of software asset management and you want to manage and utilise your software licenses better. You’ve … Read more
Snow Software License Manager for Microsoft License Management
This is an independent review of technology for managing Microsoft licensing and agreements. Also participating in this review: IE Aspera Brainware / Spider A full comparison and Group Test results can be found here: https://itassetmanagement.net/2014/10/02/microsoft-license-management/ Executive … Read more
The Campaign for Clear Licensing – Why it’s needed for the ITAM industry
What is the Campaign for Clear Licensing (CCL)? The CCL is a not for profit global organization providing end users with a voice for positive change to address absurdly complex licensing models, sharp sales practice … Read more
Realizing Authentic License Optimization
Ahead of the SAM Summit taking place in Chicago, 23-25 June, I chatted to Bernhard Boehler, Co-founder and CEO at Aspera Technologies. In this interview Bernhard discusses Aspera’s new Optimization & Simulation Module, and how license management has become too complicated for … Read more
What is the future of software? (and what does it mean for SAM?)
What does the future hold for software? How will it be delivered, how will it be priced, and will we ever be able to move to a usage-based pricing model? In my opinion, all enterprise … Read more
SAM Summit 2014
It is my pleasure to announce that we will be the Media Partner for the SAM Summit, 23-25 June 2014, at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center Conference Facilities. Now in its 12th year, the event brings … Read more
Process of the Month – Named User Verification Process
This is another area of Software Asset Management that often gets over-looked; namely the updating and maintaining of data concerning named user licenses. This could be viewed as another déjà vu moment; insofar as the … Read more
All about Audits
Ahead of the BCS Configuration Management event in York on 1st May, I interviewed regular ITAM contributor Kylie Fowler about her involvement in the event, and her advice on software audits. You’re involved with organising … Read more
Assessment Criteria: IBM Feature and Product Review
In September of this year, we will be kicking off a special feature dedicated to IBM Licensing and IBM License Management. The feature will include guides, opinion as well as reviews of SAM products suitable for … Read more
Can I sell my surplus software licenses?
I’m writing this blog following recent news of a dispute between Microsoft and second-hand licensing specialist Discount Licensing. In particular, I’m keen to publish an independent message in light of the nonsense being stated by … Read more
Assessment Criteria: Inventory and Discovery Tool Selection Group Test
In March, we are planning a refresh of our 2011 review focusing on Inventory and Discovery Tool selection. The aim of this review is to showcase best of breed Inventory products, highlight the key differentiators and … Read more
Implementing a successful 3rd party SAM Service
So you’ve made the decision to outsource some or all of your SAM to a 3rd party partner… you are confident that as part of Service Implementation they will capture every piece of entitlement; understand … Read more