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ITAM Forum are opening their doors to organisations wishing to certify against the ITAM standard, ISO/IEC 19770-1, for the first time. Express your interest in ISO/IEC 19770-1 Certification here. Two years in the making In February 2020 ITAM Forum was a blank sheet of paper. We had...
The table below shows how the 12 Box model from The ITAM Review compares to the International Standard for SAM, ISO/IEC 19770-1 (2012). The major competency areas for the 12 Box model are on the left hand side and the major process areas for ISO/IEC 19770 are along the top column. ISO/IEC...
A third version of the ISO standard for SAM is being developed. This article provides an overview of updates and how you can review the latest drafts and provide your feedback. If you have any questions please contact me. New ISO/IEC 19770-1 Draft Updates David Bicket David Bicket...
David Bicket of M-Assure presented an update on ISO activity across the SAM Industry at the BCS SAM Networking event in London last week. One development David mentioned was a recent update to the Microsoft SAM Optimization model. David mentioned the material had been updated by...
‘WG21’, the working group that drives development of the SAM standard, met in Jeju Island, Korea in May. This article is an abridged summary provided by Dave Bicket. Enter Dave Bicket… “The Working Group responsible for international SAM standards (ISO/IEC JTC1 SC7 WG21) met...
UK SAM specialist Ian Preskett prevents an overview of how Software Asset Management fits into ITIL V3 and the risks associated with mismanagement of software licensing.
The working group (WG21) supporting the SAM process standard for Software Asset Management (ISO/IEC19770-1:2006) is proposing to break implementation of the standard into manageable chunks to aid successful implementation. Krzysztof (Chris) Baczkiewicz states; “Many people like...