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Click to Enlarge One of our Virtual User Group (VUG) members has kindly shared their process for authorization and procurement of software. If you are starting to build your process from scratch or looking to refresh your existing processes I hope you find this document useful. I...
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。 ...
Julie Larson-Green, Corporate Vice President, Windows Experience A collection of links, news and updates from the ITAM Industry: BCS CMSG & SMSG Conference, 7 June 2011, London, UK Aspera & iQuate Webinar: The Power of Accurate Information, 8th June Numara Software Launch...
This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst at The ITAM Review. This is the second article in the two part series: Part One – Understanding Your Benefits and Obligations Part Two – Maximise the benefits and minimise the risks See Part...
This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst at The ITAM Review. This article is the first part of a two part series: Part One – Understanding Your Benefits and Obligations Part Two – Maximise the benefits and minimise the risks Part...
Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA IAITAM 2011 Annual Conference & Exhibition (ACE) I am very pleased to be attending the IAITAM Annual Conference in Las Vegas in October and look forward to catching up with everyone at the show. I was lucky enough to attend in 2009...
The terms ‘Policies’, ‘Processes’ and ‘Procedures’ are ITIL battle cries and are often interchanged with each other. It is commonly stated by experienced practitioners that implementing an IT Asset Management practice (or any other strategic IT...
The ITAM Review Virtual User Group has today recruited its fiftieth member. The user group is an end-user only platform for worldwide ITAM professionals to connect and collaborate. I am very pleased that in just a couple of weeks we have recruited some of the largest and finest companies...
This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst at The ITAM Review. This article follows on from Kylie’s previous article ‘Writing a Great ITAM CV‘. Unlike a CV, which has one aim – to get an interview, an interview can have many...
I originally wrote a ‘New SAM Tool Checklist‘ a couple of years ago. This article is an updated and expanded version. How Do I Know What to Look For? There have been a number of discussions on various forums recently regarding SAM tool selection. A common recommendation...