The ITAM Review

News, reviews and resources for worldwide ITAM, SAM and Licensing professionals.

Author: Rich Gibbons

Articles

  • Adobe to acquire Figma

    Adobe have announced their intention to acquire a company called Figma – for $20 billion dollars (insert Dr Evil gif here!).  https://pixabay.com/photos/shopping-online-e-commerce-fashion-4000414/ What does Figma do?  That’s a great question and I have to admit, I’d never...

  • As IT spending shifts to the cloud, ITAM must evolve

    As IT spending shifts to the cloud, ITAM must evolve. In this article we explore the implications for ITAM of the main findings from Flexera’s 2022 Tech Spend Pulse, where the top priorities for technology initiatives continue to focus on digital transformation, cybersecurity and...

  • Opentext acquires Micro Focus: Audits ahead?

    You’ll be pleased to know that a company known for their aggressive audit tactics have bought another company known for their aggressive audit tactics…OpenText will acquire Micro Focus for $6 billion USD. The acquisition is expected to close in Q1 2023, subject to approvals. This...

  • SAM Managed Services in 2022

    This article “SAM Managed Services in 2022” was written by Rich Gibbons, ITAM Review, and Kris Johnson, Chief Product Office at Anglepoint. Image by StartupStockPhotos from Pixabay The release of the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SAM Managed Services is a great time...

  • Amazon to Microsoft: J’accuse!

    Image by Sapto Cahyono from Pixabay Just as many aspects of the 90s, including music and fashion, are back in vogue (if only I’d kept hold of the contents of my wardrobe!) so too – it seems – is Microsoft facing a growing storm of anti-competitive accusations for their licensing...

  • Technology Intelligence: The future of ITAM

    This article “Technology Intelligence: The Future of ITAM” was written by Rich Gibbons, ITAM Review, and Becky Trevino, Executive Vice President Product, at Snow Software. Image by Tumisu from Pixabay It’s 2022 and the role of IT, as well as the impact it has within...

  • Oracle will manage your BYOL compliance for you…

    Oracle are moving increasingly towards being a subscription-based company and have identified Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) as their big bet for the future – getting customer organisations off boring on-premises agreements and onto exciting cloud agreements.  Despite the $179...

  • ITAM + DEX – a podcast with 1E

    In episode 113 of The ITAM Review podcast I talk to Jason Keogh, Field CTO of 1E, about Digital Employee Experience (aka DEX). We cover a range of topics including:  What DEX is and how it can help a modern business  The various ways in which it relates to, and crosses over with,...

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