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Flexera is first SAM tool vendor verified for Oracle E-Business Suite applications
Flexera has announced that it has been verified as the first software asset management (SAM) tool vendor for Oracle E-Business Suite applications. Almost anyone with an Oracle estate will be familiar with the company’s License Management ... -
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ITAMantics - March 2024
Welcome to the March 2024 edition of ITAMantics, where George, Rich and Ryan discuss the month’s ITAM news. Up for ... -
ITAM & AI, FinOps, Containers, ESG, security: The many ways in which ITAM has matured beyond its roots
ITAM, AI, FinOps, Containers, ESG, security… Back in January I wrote about my picks from the agenda for Wisdom NA ... -
FinOps Framework updated to include new Licensing & SaaS capability
The FinOps Foundation has added a new Licensing & SaaS capability to the FinOps Framework. Announced during a series of ...
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ITAM Insights 2023 report
Disruption comes in threes: Double-digit software price rises, “license gouging” and vendor M&A activity creates uncertainty for CIOs and ITAM in 2023. Read our analysis of the "stories that shook the ITAM world," - a collation of the most notable ITAM events from the last 12 months and analysis of their impact going forward.
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Integrating SaaS Management into Traditional ITAM Frameworks
The following article was written by Matt Verlaque, COO of SaaS Academy and co-founder of High-Speed Ventures. In this article Matt provides a blueprint for secure and efficient integration of SaaS management into traditional ITAM, as ... -
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Engaging with the CSO and Leveraging ITAM Data for Cyber Security
The following article was written by Amit Verma, SAM Delivery Manager at dsm-firmenich. Collaboration between IT Asset Management (ITAM) and ... -
Enterprise Technology Management podcast with Oomnitza: ITAM evolution?
What is Enterprise Technology Management? In this podcast we sit down with Arthur Lozinski, CEO and Co-Founder of Oomnitza, to ... -
ITAMantics - March 2024
Welcome to the March 2024 edition of ITAMantics, where George, Rich and Ryan discuss the month’s ITAM news. Up for ...
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FinOps Guide for ITAM Managers: Free download
Successfully bridging the gap between ITAM & FinOps will be a huge boost to ITAM within any organisation, and bring demonstrable business benefits too. To help ITAM managers better understand and navigate FinOps, we have created this short, FREE guide for our readers.
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Flexera is first SAM tool vendor verified for Oracle E-Business Suite applications
Flexera has announced that it has been verified as the first software asset management (SAM) tool vendor for Oracle E-Business Suite applications. Almost anyone with an Oracle estate will be familiar with the company’s License Management ... -
ITAMantics - March 2024
Welcome to the March 2024 edition of ITAMantics, where George, Rich and Ryan discuss the month’s ITAM news. Up for discussion this month are. Listen to the full ITAMantics podcast above or queue it up from ... -
ITAM & AI, FinOps, Containers, ESG, security: The many ways in which ITAM has matured beyond its roots
ITAM, AI, FinOps, Containers, ESG, security… Back in January I wrote about my picks from the agenda for Wisdom NA 2024. Building up to the event I also interviewed Eva Louis about the intricacy of IT ... -
FinOps Framework updated to include new Licensing & SaaS capability
The FinOps Foundation has added a new Licensing & SaaS capability to the FinOps Framework. Announced during a series of updates to the FinOps Framework for 2024, the FinOps Foundation has taken another step forward in ... -
ITAM Forum acquires the ITAM Review and LISA
Today is a milestone for the ITAM industry and profession. The ITAM Forum has acquired the ITAM Review and LISA. Together, we’ll be able to create a strong, engaged, and passionate world-wide ITAM community that drives ... -
Wisdom NA 2024 primer: How has GCI leveraged generative AI?
Ahead of his upcoming talk about how GCI leveraged generative AI, we spoke with Matt Graves, VP – Enterprise Data & Analytics to learn a little more. GCI has built models that protect the company’s proprietary ... -
Poor inventory data to blame for increased audit costs: Oomnitza survey
According to a new survey published today by Oomnitza, roughly half of organizations have experienced a significant increase in their audit budget expenditures due to poor technology inventory data, with 56% of companies reporting that the ... -
Wisdom NA 2024 interview: A conversation with Eva Louis about the intricacy of IT and business relationships
This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Eva Louis, Software Asset Manager at Salt River Project, the Arizona electric power and water utility company. We are delighted to welcome Eva as an upcoming speaker ... -
ITAMantics podcast - February 2024
Welcome to the February 2024 edition of the ITAMantics podcast. In this month’s edition of ITAMantics George and Rich discuss another Quest audit ending up in court, a Slack customer falling foul of Slack’s broken data ... -
Podcast with James Hatcher
In our latest podcast, Martin Thompson speaks with James Hatcher from Lansweeper about the value ITAM brings to infosecurity, as well as Lansweeper’s contribution to the Safehouse Initiative, a collaborative organization that brings together vendors to ...
This section combines news with our analysis of issues affecting the ITAM industry, including software publisher stories, ITAM/SAM tools developments and launches, mergers & acquisitions and any other IT news which is pertinent for the ITAM professional to know about.
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Integrating SaaS Management into Traditional ITAM Frameworks
The following article was written by Matt Verlaque, COO of SaaS Academy and co-founder of High-Speed Ventures. In this article Matt provides a blueprint for secure and efficient integration of SaaS management into traditional ITAM, as ... -
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Flexera is first SAM tool vendor verified for Oracle E-Business Suite applications
Flexera has announced that it has been verified as the first software asset management (SAM) tool vendor for Oracle E-Business ... -
Engaging with the CSO and Leveraging ITAM Data for Cyber Security
The following article was written by Amit Verma, SAM Delivery Manager at dsm-firmenich. Collaboration between IT Asset Management (ITAM) and ... -
Enterprise Technology Management podcast with Oomnitza: ITAM evolution?
What is Enterprise Technology Management? In this podcast we sit down with Arthur Lozinski, CEO and Co-Founder of Oomnitza, to ...
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Have you tried the ITAM Review podcast?
All the latest and greatest ITAM conversations, interviews and insights for you to listen to on the move.
This section combines news with our analysis of issues affecting the ITAM industry, including software publisher stories, ITAM/SAM tools developments and launches, mergers & acquisitions and any other IT news which is pertinent for the ITAM professional to know about.
Below you will find all of our articles in chronological order, then filtered into four main categories: News & Analysis, Best Practice, Audits and Software Publishers.
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Flexera is first SAM tool vendor verified for Oracle E-Business Suite applications
Flexera has announced that it has been verified as the first software asset management (SAM) tool vendor for Oracle E-Business Suite applications. Almost anyone with an Oracle estate will be familiar with the company’s License Management ... -
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ITAMantics - March 2024
Welcome to the March 2024 edition of ITAMantics, where George, Rich and Ryan discuss the month’s ITAM news. Up for ... -
ITAM & AI, FinOps, Containers, ESG, security: The many ways in which ITAM has matured beyond its roots
ITAM, AI, FinOps, Containers, ESG, security… Back in January I wrote about my picks from the agenda for Wisdom NA ... -
FinOps Framework updated to include new Licensing & SaaS capability
The FinOps Foundation has added a new Licensing & SaaS capability to the FinOps Framework. Announced during a series of ...
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As IT spending shifts to the cloud, ITAM must evolve
As IT spending shifts to the cloud, ITAM must evolve. In this article we explore the implications for ITAM of the main findings from Flexera’s 2022 Tech Spend Pulse, where the top priorities for technology initiatives continue to focus on digital transformation, cybersecurity and cloud/cloud migration.
ITAM, SAM and software license management are continually-evolving disciplines. At the same time, the remit for ITAM continues to expand as the industry matures. What was cutting edge just a few years ago is ITAM bread-and-butter today. Keep you and your team up-to-date on the latest ITAM practices here.
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Integrating SaaS Management into Traditional ITAM Frameworks
The following article was written by Matt Verlaque, COO of SaaS Academy and co-founder of High-Speed Ventures. In this article Matt provides a blueprint for secure and efficient integration of SaaS management into traditional ITAM, as ... -
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Engaging with the CSO and Leveraging ITAM Data for Cyber Security
The following article was written by Amit Verma, SAM Delivery Manager at dsm-firmenich. Collaboration between IT Asset Management (ITAM) and ... -
Enterprise Technology Management podcast with Oomnitza: ITAM evolution?
What is Enterprise Technology Management? In this podcast we sit down with Arthur Lozinski, CEO and Co-Founder of Oomnitza, to ... -
ITAMantics - March 2024
Welcome to the March 2024 edition of ITAMantics, where George, Rich and Ryan discuss the month’s ITAM news. Up for ...
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How to reduce e-waste – ITAM’s role in meeting sustainability goals
A recent report & survey by the UK’s Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has highlighted the growing problem of how to reduce e-waste and how we can do more to reduce consumption of rare earth metals and shore up overstretched supply chains.
Forewarned is forearmed. Get the latest news and advice on the ever-present challenge of software publisher audits here. Who is auditing right now? How and when should you respond to an audit? Stick here to stay informed on the latest audit trends, patterns and behaviours.
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ITAM & AI, FinOps, Containers, ESG, security: The many ways in which ITAM has matured beyond its roots
ITAM, AI, FinOps, Containers, ESG, security… Back in January I wrote about my picks from the agenda for Wisdom NA 2024. Building up to the event I also interviewed Eva Louis about the intricacy of IT ... -
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Another Quest audit ends up in court
A Quest Software audit is in court (again). Here I am, back with another story of a software vendor treating ... -
As some VMware products come to an end some customers face 1200% price rises
As you may have seen, following the completion of the Broadcom acquisition, “VMware by Broadcom” are no longer offering perpetual ... -
ITAMantics podcast - September 2023
In the September edition of ITAMantics, Rich, AJ and George discuss Cisco’s acquisition of Splunk, ITAM’s role in corporate credit ...
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Podcast Episode 117: Protect against stealth software audits
In this latest podcast I sit down once again with four great guests to discuss the prospect of "stealth audits". In this action-packed discussion we cover Oracle, audit tactics, court cases, recent acquisitions, contract terms and much more. We also talk about new terms to best describe modern software audits (stealth software audits?).
Licence management is the mainstay of many ITAM roles, so it is important to stay informed on the latest software publisher news. We aim to keep our readers informed on the latest developments at tier 1, 2 and 3 software publishers, combined with analysis of how it will affect ITAM professionals.
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Flexera is first SAM tool vendor verified for Oracle E-Business Suite applications
Flexera has announced that it has been verified as the first software asset management (SAM) tool vendor for Oracle E-Business Suite applications. Almost anyone with an Oracle estate will be familiar with the company’s License Management ... -
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Can I run Oracle on Microsoft Azure? Podcast with LicenseFortress and Bridgeton Data
As hybrid environments become the norm within organisations, considering what you can run where is a key component of system ... -
VMware stops selling perpetual licenses
Mere weeks after completing its acquisition of VMware, Broadcom has announced some very significant changes to VMware licensing. Effective immediately, ... -
Rocket Software is buying OpenText’s Application Modernization and Connectivity Business (formerly part of Micro Focus)
Goodbye COBOL. OpenText to focus on cloud and AI opportunity Rocket Software. “Combined Entity Will Offer the Most Compelling Portfolio ...
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Opentext acquires Micro Focus: Audits ahead?
You’ll be pleased to know that a company known for their aggressive audit tactics have bought another company known for their aggressive audit tactics…OpenText will acquire Micro Focus for $6 billion USD. The acquisition is expected to close in Q1 2023, subject to approvals.
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