This article has been contributed by Jelle Wijndelts, SAM consultant at Snow Software. Many vendors and consultants have actively supported the adoption of standards amongst the SAM community and been members of the WG21 working group … Read more
It was great to attend the Gartner ITAM conference in London last week (thanks to our friends at the big G for inviting us). Sentiment from the show floor and delegates was positive. I heard … Read more
Last week, the BSA, the trade group representing software vendors, announced the appointment of Victoria Espinel as its new President and Chief Executive. Under recently departed predecessor Robert Holleyman, the organization grew over several decades, from a … Read more
This independent review of HP Asset Manager from HP is part of our 2012 SAM Tools Review. See all participants and terms of the review here. Executive Summary Elevator Pitch Strong Enterprise SAM Contender with dated … Read more
We have the following technology reviews scheduled for publication before the end of 2013 on The ITAM Review: Adobe License Management (in progress now) SAM Managed Service Providers (July / August – see below) Microsoft … Read more
I receive quite a few ITAM related CVs across my desk in the average week, so I thought I would share what I consider to be the most redeeming qualities for ITAM professionals and how … Read more
You’re not Corporate… These words were used to describe me over 12 months ago, mid-way through a SAM engagement for a global client. I might have shrugged off such a comment; however this statement came … Read more
Happy New Year to all ITAM Review Readers and thank you for your support in 2012. Total visitors to the site were up 68.62% on 2011 and we now regularly serve between 30,000 and 40,000 … Read more
I was recently commissioned to write a whitepaper by Concorde Solutions. The executive summary is as follows: “The IT Industry is facing four major disruptive trends: The Migration to Cloud environments Consumer-led Demand Austerity and … Read more
The cloud’s next imperative: ITSM service automation As a topic, discipline and a technology proposition, cloud-based service automation is the darling of the IT industry right now. From anti-virus suites (AVG for example) to Enterprise … Read more
This is the 500th article published on the ITAM Review. To mark this milestone I thought I would take a look at the home cities of subscribers to the email newsletter. I have researched the … Read more
This independent review of FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises from Flexera Software is part of our 2012 SAM Tools Review. See all participants and terms of the review here. Executive Summary Elevator Pitch Black-belt SAM … Read more
This is the second part of a two part discussion on SAM reports – and specifically on how actions suggested by a report (for example, from a license compliance tool) may differ greatly from the … Read more
This article has been contributed by Noel Unwin of Discount-Licensing.com Part One – Industry Dynamics Part Two -Demystifying the Mist Part Three – The Legalities Part 3 of 3: The Legalities Whilst all secondary suppliers (in any marketplace) … Read more
This article has been contributed by Daryl Ullman from Emerset. The article is an extract from Daryl’s recently updated book ‘Negotiating with Microsoft‘. While individual users purchase a license or two from a supplier or … Read more
This article has been contributed by Noel Unwin of Discount-Licensing.com Part One – Industry Dynamics Part Two -Demystifying the Mist Part Three – The Legalities Part 1 of 3: Industry Dynamics Over the past decade, … Read more
Great news for the SAM Industry this week. Software giant Microsoft has announced adoption of ISO/IEC 19770-2 software identification tags. Heather Young, Global Manager, SAM Services and Partners, Microsoft Corporation states: “We are pleased to … Read more
The reseller market has felt a few shockwaves recently after Bytes Software and Nettitude were jointly linked to a fraudulent conspiracy worth £123,000 perpetrated by Lincolnshire-based grocery co-operative Nisa Today. Nisa employee Trevor Guerin reportedly snitched and … Read more
If you’ve been assigned responsibility for sorting out that prickly mess called software, you might be asking yourself – Holy moley! Where do I start? If you are a newcomer to managing software, may I … Read more
Microsoft Licensing and Software Piracy made the evening news here in the UK this week. In a nutshell, Comet, a major UK high street retailer, wanted to continue to provide their customers with recovery disks … Read more