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ITAM and SAM tools cover a wide spectrum – free to many thousands of pounds, specific features to a wide range of abilities, inventory only to having no inventory capability, vendor created to vendor agnostic, easy to use to…not so easy to use. We’re always interested to...
This article is the first of a four part series by Martin Thompson of ITAM Review and Hugh Skingley of Livingstone. The series explores Building the Business Case for SAM Managed Services. Part One – (This article) explores cost considerations for technology implementation Part...
In a recent straw poll of ITAM Review readers it was found that only 27% of organisations have some form of portal or automated provisioning process for Amazon AWS. 34% of organisations allowed engineers and developers direct access to the AWS console 10% orchestrated AWS provisioning...
This article has been contributed by Jochen Hagenlocher, Head of SAM at a Fortune 100 Company, ITAM Review Professional of the year 2016, ISO/IEC 19770 WG21 member and SAM enthusiast. In this article Jochen outlines his focus for increasing SAM’s impact in 2018. Jochen...
Executive Summary The ITAM Review, an independent community for worldwide ITAM, SAM and Software Licensing professionals, has certified Snow Optimizer for SAP Software v2.0 as suitable for SAP License Management. ITAM Review’s SAP License Management Certification is designed to...
DATACENTRE SAM STILL THE WILD WEST? You may have desktop SAM nailed with administrative lockdown and a slick automated asset request process – how do you wrangle the wild west of Datacentre risk and end the compliance rinse cycle? License Demand Management Have you invested in SAM...
Network Licensing – “IT organizations should assess the extent to which ITAM/SAM skills, best practices and tools from the business applications organization can be extended into the network, telecom and security services areas” Networking has seen a dramatic shift...
WG21, the voluntary group that builds the family of ITAM standards (ISO/IEC 19770), has set up a study group to explore a formal certification. As yet, since formation in 2006, no organisation has been formally recognised as verified as achieving an ISO level of ITAM. A formal certification...
ITAM Review Certification for SAM Managed Services Providers In 2013 and 2015 we’ve conducted group tests based on competitive comparisons of SAM Managed Services providers. You can see the previous research here: 2013: https://marketplace.itassetmanagement.net/2014/01/27/sam-msp-group-test-results/ 2015:...
This article suggests a four-step process for managing SAP users and indirect access. It is a mixture of feedback from our SIG calls on SAP Indirect Access and ITAM Best Practice using the ITAM Review’s 12 Box Methodology. The article is designed to accompany our webinar on the...