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This is a Japanese version of the article “The Best SAM Tools – What to Look For“. 以下のリストを私は、 「競争差別化要因」 と呼んでいます。 競争差別化要因とは、 特定のSAM ツール メーカーが持つ差別化のため研究開発された特有の機能です。もちろん、ツール市場の大半のメーカーがこれらの機能を提供するようになれば、差別化要因ではなくなってしまいます。 SAMツールのメーカーの違いを見出す方法としてだけでなく、特定のツールメーカーの開発の焦点がどこに当てられているかの指標となります。 ...
By Martin Chalkley, ITAM Review Analyst. See other articles from Martin here. If you want to reduce cost, owning the budget is the first step It’s an all too familiar story, taking care of someone else’s finances is not always as important as looking after your own. Having the...
This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst at The ITAM Review. This article follows on from Kylie’s previous article ‘Writing a Great ITAM CV‘. Unlike a CV, which has one aim – to get an interview, an interview can have many...
What is the difference between SAM and ITAM? First of all let’s get the acronyms out of the way: IT Asset Management (ITAM) Software Asset Management (SAM) Hardware Asset Management (HAM) What is the difference between SAM and ITAM? In my view, both HAM and SAM are components...
This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Regular columnist and Analyst at The ITAM Review. You’ve written your business case, you’ve got executive sponsorship, defined your policies and implemented new processes… but now everyone has forgotten how stressful the last...
The chart below represents a high level summary of how vendors are currently scored within the ‘TOOLS INTELLIGENCE’ service from The ITAM Review. Vendors have been assessed against our ‘Mid-Market SAM’ criteria. The Enterprise SAM summary can be found here. IMPORTANT:...
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. Formalizing an ITAM practice to include a repeatable, auditing process is on most CIO’s lists of things to do. Unfortunately...
Votes for the 2010 tools census have passed the 150 mark so I have compiled a quick update on the votes so far. To take part in The ITAM Review tools census click here. Tool Satisfaction Scalable Software [9.3] Sassafras [8.8] Aspera [8.7] Snow Software [8.6] LicenseWatch [8.1] FrontRange...
Gartner have released a new Market Scope for ITAM repositories. It is available to read here courtesy of CA. Alongside the usual rating of vendors is a very good snapshot of the ITAM marketplace. They provide an insightful summary of the current trends and market drivers and a useful...
ITAM industry veteran Alan Plastow and Integrity Software deliver a deep dive into the risks and costs associated with non-compliance and dealing with enforcement agencies. In this recorded webinar Al provides an overview of: Worldwide Enforcement Agencies Compliance Exposures...