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Moving forward I will be writing a monthly feature for ITAM Review on a range of processes that I feel are all too-often missed in the world of SAM. To that end, I am going to start with a Software Re-harvesting process, as far too many organisations seem to take great pride in producing...
Of all the qualities we might look for in a SAM Managed Services Provider – proven track record is key. We have the following technology reviews scheduled for publication before the end of 2013 on The ITAM Review: Adobe License Management (in progress now) SAM Managed Service...
"Software Asset Management (SAM) may be a small line item within a huge all-encompassing contract" Outsourcers are a major part of the IT landscape. Third party service providers and integrators are responsible for managing a large proportion of public and private sector...
This is the second article from my SAM research project with Stephen Mann from Forrester Research looking at the partner / supplier element of our research. See also ‘Which services do SAM partners offer?‘. This time we simply asked suppliers/partners and resellers “In...
Matt Schvimmer, ServiceNow The cloud’s next imperative: ITSM service automation As a topic, discipline and a technology proposition, cloud-based service automation is the darling of the IT industry right now. From anti-virus suites (AVG for example) to Enterprise Resource Planning...
I am very pleased to announce a joint research project with Forrester Research. Our research investigates the current maturity and challenges of worldwide organizations with regards to Software Asset Management (SAM). Topics include: SAM Maturity Business Value of SAM SAM Tools Software...
394 ITAM, SAM and Licensing Specialists in New York - want to connect? This is the 500th article published on the ITAM Review. To mark this milestone I thought I would take a look at the home cities of subscribers to the email newsletter. I have researched the countries of visitors...
Simon Leuty & Jason Allaway of SSS, 2012 Microsoft SAM Partner of the Year I’m attending the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in sunny Toronto this week. The Microsoft SAM partner ecosystem is a large and influential part of the overall industry and it is great to...
Kacey Weinberg, Aspera This article has been contributed by Kacey Weinberg of Aspera. The focus was education for the recent IBSMA SAM Summit in Chicago. The content was strictly software asset management, in a relatively intimate setting (the number of attendees is limited). And...
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.