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This article has been contributed by Tony Fisher of Greenocity. Regardless of market sector all businesses should look at ways to save money. The present ‘age of austerity’ means that it is more important than ever to find how money is being wasted or misspent but why don’t...
The graphic above provides a snapshot of the key players in the SAM tools market in terms of the number of customers (Blue bars) and the average size of their clients (Red dotted line). So as an example LicenseWatch have 700 customers who manage a total of 680,000 seats giving them...
Click To Enlarge I am currently assessing SAM tools for the 2011 SAM Software Review due to be published shortly. Plotting the headquarters for each vendor on a map of the world demonstrates a roughly even split between the Americas and Europe. It will be interesting to see which...
The A Model - Click to Enlarge This article has been contributed by Christof Beaupoil, Managing Partner at Aspera. Gartner says license costs can be reduced by 30%. Great, but where does the 30% come from? The answer to this question is license management. In order for this to...
Following my recent article on the launch of SAM Advantage by the BSA – I received this anonymous contribution from an experienced SAM practitioner. In a nutshell – Software publishers have the most to gain from SAM education and create licensing complexity in the first...
This article has been contributed by Sandi Conrad of Conrad & Associates. Sandi is the author of the “SAM Starter Kit” published by The ITAM Review. There will always be a debate about the value of certifications over experience in the world of IT. There is the...
I am in the process of writing an updated version of the SAM Software Tools Review. Last year the report was a deep dive competitive comparison of Express Metrix vs FrontRange Solutions vs Snow Software. This year the scope of the review has expanded to include Enterprise SAM Tools...
How Do You Eat An Elephant? Piece by Piece The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has launched an industry training course and certification scheme based on the ISO/IEC 19770-1 SAM Standard. Breaking 19770-1 into Manageable Chunks I think this is the best thing to happen to ISO/IEC...
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 no substantiating evidence. Worryingly, very few organisations test these statements...
I have listed some qualities that might be useful in IT Asset Management professionals. This list is by no means exhaustive – but it covers some of the main roles and responsibilities based on both what is advertised and in my conversations and experiences. If you think about...