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This is a follow up article to ‘Our Software Licensing is a Mess – Where Do We Start?” It is aimed at SAM beginners. SAM can touch all areas of the enterprise. I’ve often heard organizations describe their new Asset Management implementation as ‘Opening Pandora’s Box’....
Back in August I conducted a survey into how ITAM is integrated into ITSM. Thank you to all those who took the time to participate. I believe there is a great opportunity to bring ITAM and ITSM closer together for mutual benefit. This survey asked how ITAM was positioned within the...
Introduction Reader Reviews – ITAM Review readers sharing their opinions on ITAM tools, technology and services. This review has been written by three ITAM Review readers. Our thanks to Lainie, Bill and Tim for taking the time to share their views on the Dell KACE Systems Management...
Dr. David Lady, Dean of the School of Business at Taft University, grants Barbara Rembiesa with an honorary Doctorate degree at the IAITAM 2011 Annual Conference & Exhibition (ACE). Go Doctor Barb! Lots to report from the IAITAM Conference last week: Dr Barb First of all, big...
This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst at The ITAM Review. Most ITAM Practitioners will come across the concept of Return on Investment (ROI) when researching how to build a business case for ITAM. There is a lot of literature available which...
Building Long Term Mutually Beneficial Relationships By Martin Chalkley, Regular columnist and ITAM Review Analyst. See other articles from Martin here. Asset Management as a discipline is likely to touch not only several internal stakeholders and customers, but also a number...
Changing Print Behaviour This is the first article from ITAM Review Analyst Martin Chalkley. When it comes to cost management there are some areas where it is believed that savings will be made by transitioning to a managed service as all the internal options have been reviewed. ...
It is with great pleasure that I welcome Martin Chalkley to The ITAM Review. There is a real thirst for knowledge and guidance in the IT Asset Management market and we have seen increased demand for our no-nonsense vendor neutral consulting. Martin joins as Analyst to offer specialist...
BSA Tweet The tweet above came the BSA reporting from the Gartner IT Financial, Procurement and Asset Management Summit in San Diego last week. Let’s hope this growth is matched by increased focus in this area by Gartner.
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. When first setting up an asset management practice, determining which licenses can be proven as legal can be quite...