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
After nearly two decades of Gartner IT Financial, Procurement and Asset Management Summits in the US, Gartner have brought the format to EMEA. The first EMEA Gartner IT Financial, Procurement & Asset Management Summit will be held … Read more
This is a Japanese version of the article “The Best SAM Tools – What to Look For“. 以下のリストを私は、 「競争差別化要因」 と呼んでいます。 競争差別化要因とは、 特定のSAM ツール メーカーが持つ差別化のため研究開発された特有の機能です。もちろん、ツール市場の大半のメーカーがこれらの機能を提供するようになれば、差別化要因ではなくなってしまいます。 SAMツールのメーカーの違いを見出す方法としてだけでなく、特定のツールメーカーの開発の焦点がどこに当てられているかの指標となります。 思えば… 私が、SAM ツールを 2000年に販売していたころは、焦点はインベントリ収集でした (どのような資産を所有しているか？）。それから、ソフトウェア認識の開発の時期を経て （ネットワーク上に winword.exe を見つけたが、そのファイルは何だ？)、さらに焦点は、ビジネス インテリジェンスへと (winword.exe … Read more
This article was originally posted in 2011. We’d love your feedback on what’s changed, is this article even relevant any more? Let us know in the comments section below. If you would like to hear … Read more
Jeff Jones of Flexera Software is a licensing expert focused on enterprise license optimization and compliance. Having spent 12+ years at Oracle, he is one of Flexera’s key product experts and advisors for Oracle. He … Read more
I have been travelling the length and breadth of the UK over the last couple of weeks meeting with clients and attending events. Idle time on trains during this period got me thinking about what … Read more
On a recent webinar a vendor stated: “We have the most advanced software recognition in the market”. This was something I was guilty of quoting when I used to sell tools. A grand statement with … Read more
This article has been contributed by Brent Pietrzak from Flexera Software. Nearly every company I know is faced with budget constraints, but very few recognize just how much money they have tied up in software … Read more
News Industry News: BSA wins US $3.3 Million Settlement against Japanese manufacturer, Kansai, for software license infringement Vendor News: NetSupport DNA releases new version of it’s Service Desk Vendor News: Express Metrix Express Software Manager … Read more
Flexera Software (formerly Acresso) has strengthened their technology portfolio in the Enterprise level SAM software space with the acquisition of ManageSoft. Flexera Software has a focus on high end applications in the
Whilst at IAITAM I had the opportunity for a brief chat with Eliot Arlo Colon, President at Miro Consulting, Inc. With over 400 clients on retainers assisting clients with license management and 10 years negotiating/re-negotiating … Read more
What new features do users consider to be the most valuable? So far common themes include: Automated reconciliation Usable business metrics without having to self cleanse data Auto Discovery More out of the box content … Read more
This article has been contributed by Rolfe Jaremus, Managing Partner at Jaremus Associates. During these difficult economic times, C-level executives are looking at ways to reduce business costs. For some companies, cost saving is not … Read more
One of the core subjects for the ITAM Review is Software Licensing and Software Compliance. Below is a summary of articles covering Licensing and Compliance from the archives:
Generally speaking, you can expect proactive software asset management initiatives from software vendors at the start of their financial year and more heavy-handed compliance enforcement towards the end. For example, Microsoft released the SAM Optimization … Read more
Back in December last year Cynthia Farren shared her views on the key skills to look for in an IT asset manager. Two of the key atttributes Cynthia mentioned were strong analytical skills and the … Read more
Express Metrix have picked up the 2008 CODiE award for “Best Asset Management Solution”. The award was based on “the solution that best audits and managed software audits”. Express Metrix beat off Centennial Software‘s SAM … Read more
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