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Following on from my article last week exploring the different results achieved by an organisation faced with a vendor audit, this article attempts to explain how best to deal with an impending audit.
One of the recurring themes in the feedback from the recent reader survey was demand for more information regarding Accreditations, Affiliations and Career paths in the field of SAM and ITAM.
I am pleased to announce a new project with the Infrastructure Executive Council (IEC) to research ITAM best practices for their members.
The table below summarises the different results achieved by an organisation faced with a vendor audit depending on their maturity. Success with vendor audits is not only about having sound ITAM processes and procedures in place but also the correct attitude towards the situation,...
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about ten leaks that occur in software management processes that might lead an organisation to fall out of compliance.
I recently spoke with BDNA about the upcoming release of BDNA Insight. BDNA offer some interesting technology around their core IT discovery. Their ‘BDNA Catalog’ offers
This article has been kindly contributed by Phara McLachlan of Animus Solutions. The ITIL Guide to SAM highlights several possible problems that may arise when implementing Software Asset Management
There is only one thing worse than being audited by a software vendor and finding yourself out of compliance – and that’s allowing it to happen again a few years down the line. From a known compliant state, fully licensed and up to date – how does an organisation...
Forrester have published their ‘Wave’ for IT Asset Life-Cycle Management. The Q2 2009 update places BMC and CA as leaders of the pack; their key differentiators