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A Strategic Approach to Managing AI as an IT Asset
Executive Summary AI is not just another passing trend—it’s a transformative force reshaping industries at an unprecedented rate. However, like any new technology, its spread across the enterprise is following a familiar and potentially dangerous pattern. AI is rapidly expanding, often unchecked, creating an environment ripe for inefficiency, risk, and waste. But, it doesn’t have…
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Shaping the Future of ITAM Personal Certification
We’re excited to share an initiative that could change how we approach careers in IT Asset Management. Certifications have been a cornerstone of professional development, but they tend to stop at the basics. Whether you’ve been in ITAM for six months or 25 years, the certification landscape doesn’t reflect your experience, progression, or the specific…
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Amendments to the Basel Convention (January 2025)
On January 1, 2025, significant amendments to the Basel Convention concerning electronic waste (e-waste) came into force, marking a further evolution in global environmental governance. The changes aim to enhance the regulation of international movements of e-waste, ensuring more stringent controls to protect human health and the environment and support circularity efforts. Background on the…
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ITAM Evolution: Embracing Necessary Change for a Prosperous Future
By Ryan Stefani from the ITAM Forum. Executive Summary The value of IT Asset Management (ITAM) is under great scrutiny, driven by siloed and conflicting stakeholder demands and the growing influence of cloud computing. IT leaders and asset managers must reimagine and modernise ITAM. Technology needs to be managed with a holistic, flexible approach that…
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Bringing together all aspects of technology asset management: Interview with Piyush Patel, ServiceNow
Ahead of Wisdom North America 2022 next week, I sat down with Piyush Patel, Advisory Solution Consultant at ServiceNow, to discuss the art of bringing together all aspects of Technology Asset Management ahead of his upcoming keynote on the topic. An engineer by background, Piyush transitioned into ITAM via a SAM practitioner role during his…
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Oracle launches middleware verification for SAM tools
This article has been contributed by Benjamin Vidal, Icon Consulting. Following the SAM tools verification for Database and Options, Oracle has launched a similar campaign for its Fusion Middleware products. This article looks at the following questions: What does this Oracle verification mean? Which SAM tools are verified by Oracle and for which products? Which…
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Matrix42 Software Asset Management review
Submit your review for Matrix42 Software Asset Management using the form below Guidance: Rate Matrix42 Software Asset Management for Ease of Use, ROI, Technical Support, Customer Service, and your Overall Satisfaction using the sliders below. You can also provide a brief review and list Pros and Cons for Matrix42. All reviews are moderated by ITAM…
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Benchmark & Build ITAM Maturity by Aligning with the C-level
Organisations around the world are in a state of flux managing rapid technology changes – a shift to remote working and a need to service customers digitally being brought to the fore. Alongside this, organisations are also grappling with a need to cut costs and manage technology risks. ITAM teams are extremely well-placed to help…
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Mastering ITAM in Complex Environments
This article is a collaboration between AJ Witt of The ITAM Review and Dean Bolton, Co-founder & Chief Architect of LicenseFortress. In it, we explore the challenges around licensing highly complex environments and how to approach these to minimise risk, reduce cost, and maintain compliance. What is a complex environment? For the purposes of this…
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How much of a focus should software audits be for an ITAM manager in 2020 and beyond? Part 2.
Here’s part 2 of what our Wisdom USA sponsors had to say in answer to our question “How much of a focus should software audits be for an ITAM manager in 2020 and beyond?”. Origina by Brendan Walsh Audits are inevitable. It’s not a question of IF you’ll be audited, but rather WHEN. Once an…