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Piggybacking Other Projects to Support SAM This article has been contributed by Phil Gillett, Senior Manager in the Software Licensing and Asset Management team at KPMG. How do you spot compelling events within an organization that might lead to a business case for SAM, asks Phil...
WHAT Gartner Local SAM Briefings in Helsinki, Stockholm, London and Lisbon. “A License to Cost Money? – Get Software Costs Under Control!” Summary: What your organization would like to pay for software is not necessarily what it will cost you. Even the best software contract...
This is another article for beginners (See the others in the series here). We discussed in ‘Our Software Licensing Is a Mess – Where do we Start?’ that we ought to use the 80/20 rule to select a low number of specific software vendors to focus on first. On the basis that by...
The results of the SCCM ITAM Plug-ins Group Test are now live. Microsoft System Center is a popular platform, the aim of the research is showcase the capabilities of tools that harness System Center data for IT Asset Management. The vendors featured in the review are 1E, AssetLabs,...
The following nuggets of IT Management wisdom were delivered via twitter. Free Gartner Tutorial – How to Set Up Software Asset Management Directions On Microsoft Newsletter Volume Licensing from Microsoft Windows XP Market Share Increases in January 7 Excellent Virtualization Infographics BMC...
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’....
If you’ve been assigned responsibility for sorting out that prickly mess called software, you might be asking yourself – Holy moley! Where do I start? If you are a newcomer to managing software, may I offer you two pieces of advice? You might be feeling slightly overwhelmed by...
2-Year Forbearance from Vendor Audits for Certified Organizations Last year the Business Software Alliance (BSA) launched an industry training course and certification scheme based on the ISO/IEC 19770-1 SAM Standard (further details here). Today the BSA launch an ‘Organizational’...
Iterative Steps Chris Borkert from Linium will be presenting a session entitled ‘Managing a SAM Tool Implementation – Organizing for Maximum Effectiveness’ at the IAITAM Conference and Exhibition (ACE) next month. I recently corresponded with Chris regarding his upcoming session...
2 minutes walk from Covent Garden, London, UK WHAT Independent UK SAM Networking Event Following continued requests we are organizing another meet-up for anyone in the UK SAM industry following our meet up in March 2011. This is a great opportunity to get up to speed on the latest...