Six of the largest enterprise software vendors on the planet lost between 20% and 40% of their market value in the opening months of 2026. Oracle reportedly cut up to 30,000 jobs in a week. … Read more
Below is a growing list of Software Asset Management (SAM) Managed Service Providers from around the world. The qualification criterion is deliberately simple: each company publicly advertises a SAM managed service (SAM MSP or SAMaaS). … Read more
What’s going on? UK retailer Tesco says it bought VMware perpetual licences in 2021 with support and upgrade rights running to 2026, plus an option to extend. After Broadcom acquired VMware, Broadcom stopped selling support … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
In the days immediately following his inauguration, President Trump and his team declared war on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs at the federal level. The impact has been felt far and wide. Many government … Read more
When I first joined the ITAM industry (which feels like a million years ago), the predominant licensing metric in the market was per device. So, if you have three devices, you need three licenses. Then, … Read more
This article explores three companies innovating in the ITAM market using AI. Before we look at AI for ITAM, let’s recap recent developments on how ITAM can help with AI. ITAM for AI I’ve been … Read more
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 … Read more
The Wisdom Unplugged UK event, held in London on 26 November 2024, brought together a diverse group of ITAM professionals, partners, service providers, and independent consultants. The event focused on practical insights, collaboration, and tackle … Read more
We’re now over a decade on from Adobe’s controversial switch to subscription (SaaS) licensing for its key products. Salesforce, the pioneers of SaaS, is in its 25th year of operation. SaaS expenditure continues to grow … Read more
(This article is by Ryan Stefani, Chief Product Officer, LISA.) Executive Summary Gartner has released the 5th edition of its SAM Managed Services Magic Quadrant. This edition highlights nine key capabilities delivered consistently across major … Read more
Hot off the Presses: Flexera has just released its 2024 State of ITAM report. For those unfamiliar, this is an annual research survey conducted by Flexera that examines the status of the ITAM industry. This year, … Read more
What software vendor insights can be gained from the latest financial results from Amazon, Google, Broadcom, Salesforce, IBM and SAP? An important part of ITAM is paying close attention to the health of the companies … Read more
As you may have seen, following the completion of the Broadcom acquisition, “VMware by Broadcom” are no longer offering perpetual licenses for their products as they move to a subscription model. They have also moved … Read more
With Blue Monday behind us, it is safe to say that 2024 is now in full swing. So, we thought now would be a good time to take stock of the current state of ITAM … Read more
The ITAM Review has certified USU as having met the requirements for Inventory & Discovery certification in accordance with our community-sourced open standard. Read the Inventory & Discovery Certification Report for USU here This analysis … Read more
Do you want to raise your profile in 2024? Do you have experience in ITAM that you feel would be of benefit to others? Has a particular software publisher made your life a living hell? … Read more
We want your help in finalising the ITAM Review Microsoft Certification. ITAM Review Certifications are designed to enable tool and service buyers to assess potential purchases against common community-sourced standards. Currently we have standards for … Read more
In the September edition of ITAMantics, Rich, AJ and George discuss Cisco’s acquisition of Splunk, ITAM’s role in corporate credit ratings, SAP buying LeanIX, Josys raising $93M, Torii launching an AI assistant, and whether Oracle … Read more