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Census Feedback: Which New Features Would Be Most Valuable?

March 11, 2010 Featured
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What new features do users consider to be the most valuable?
So far common themes include:

Automated reconciliation
Usable business metrics without having to self cleanse data
Auto Discovery
More out of the box content and license knowledge
SAM functionality on IBM and SAP
Training for users, more customer service
Integration with accounting programs
Custom Reporting

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Quick Overview: Certero PowerStudio [VIDEO]

March 9, 2010 Certero
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Users Not Satisfied with Larger ITAM Tools

March 4, 2010 ITAM Review News
Best and Worst Satisfaction Ratings

Below are some of the early findings from the 2010 Tools Census. To complete the census please click here.

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Oracle Licensing Quick Guide

March 1, 2010 Featured
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This Quick Guide to Oracle Licensing has been provided by Mark van Wolferen of b-lay.
Introduction
Oracle’s software licensing is seen as complex and treacherous. The number of products and acquisitions made by Oracle over the years has resulted in numerous pricelists and a wide array of licensing possibilities and extended definitions.
Keeping track of the changes [...]

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‘Negotiating with Microsoft’ Book Feedback

February 25, 2010 ITAM Review News

I have started to receive feedback for ‘Negotiating with Microsoft’ by Daryl Ullman:
An excellent overview on how to prepare to negotiate with Microsoft and what your options are, with guidance on what can (should!) be negotiated.
Richard Weigel
Pfizer

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GlaxoSmithKline Sheds 6 Tons of E-Waste

February 23, 2010 IAITAM

I had the pleasure to meet with Paul Baum and Ed Stukane from PlanITROI at IAITAM last year. Here they share their GSK case study.

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ITAM SaaS Trends

February 16, 2010 Featured
ITAM SaaS Cloud

There have been a few discussions on LinkedIn recently regarding ITAM SaaS.
That is, ITAM software and services delivered as a service via the internet.
Delivering an ITAM tool via the web is not a new concept but I believe it is definitely gaining traction.

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2010 Tools Census

February 11, 2010 Featured
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Please take a few minutes to take part in the 2010 Tools Census, an independent analysis of the current use of ITAM Tools and Technology:

Which is the most popular tool?
Which tools are users most happy with?

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Interview: Jenny Schuchert “Building the Business Case for ITAM”

February 4, 2010 IAITAM
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Failing to win senior executive buy-in is cited as one of the most common reasons for failure of an ITAM program.
I recently asked Jenny Schuchert of IAITAM what advice she could share for organisations looking to sell or maintain the importance of their ITAM business case.

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‘Negotiating with Microsoft’ Published

January 21, 2010 Featured
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I first spoke to Daryl Ullman this time last year when he contributed an article for the ITAM Review.
See 3 Steps to Negotiating Software Agreements
Daryl spends his time helping

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ITAM Industry News Round-Up

January 14, 2010 BigFix

ITAM Industry Updates from Software ID Technologies, TagVault, IET, Siwel, Certero, Express Metrix, BigFix, KACE, Gartner & Converge

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