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Flexera Software Vendor Profile I am pleased to announce that Flexera Software is the first ITAM Vendor to complete their expanded vendor profile within the new Vendor Directory. Unlike the rest of The ITAM Review, which aims to be educational and informative, the vendor profiles...
The Configuration Management Specialist Group (CMSG) are holding their annual conference on the 8th June. The event covers all aspects of configuration management with speakers from Sainsbury’s, Fujitsu, BWIN, Bytes, Infosys, CGI, The Met Office. Vizim and Connectsphere. What:...
Majeski Stadium, Reading, UK The Software Industry Research Board (SIRB), part of FAST, brought together a good representation of the UK SAM Industry for their conference last week. Around 80* end users met at the Majeski Stadium in Reading to hear from SIRB speakers and sponsors...
ITAM experts to discuss how to achieve cost savings through best practices. WHAT IT Asset Management (ITAM) experts will gather to discuss the latest issues and challenges faced by the ITAM industry as well as
The ITAM Review and TagVault.org, joint sponsors of the ‘2010 Best Use of Tags’ contest, are pleased to announce the contest’s winner. The aim of the 2010 Best Use of Software Tags Contest was to identify and recommend those SAM vendors who have clearly demonstrated the use...
If there is one common trend over the last couple of years it’s automation. For example “Give me intelligence from my asset data without hundreds of hours of crunching” and “Give me more out of the box functionality” are common requests in the 2010 tools census. The...
Steve Klos and I have been reviewing ITAM vendors use of software tags over the last couple of weeks. Three things have stood out for me during the review process:
Majeski Stadium, Reading, UK What: UK Software Management and Licensing Conference Where: Majeski Football Stadium, Reading, UK. When: 21st April 2010 Who: SIRB Further Details: FAST IiS
What new features do users consider to be the most valuable? So far common themes include: Automated reconciliation Usable business metrics without having to self cleanse data Auto Discovery More out of the box content and license knowledge SAM functionality on IBM and SAP Training...
Below are some of the early findings from the 2010 Tools Census. To complete the census please click here. Best and Worst Satisfaction Ratings