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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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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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‘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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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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‘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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2010 Best Use of Software ID Tags Contest

January 7, 2010 ISO/IEC 19770

The ITAM Review is proud to be co-sponsoring the ‘2010 Best Use Of Tags’ Contest.
The contest will identify and recommend those SAM vendors who have clearly demonstrated the use of tags in their technology.
Last month I posted an update to the ISO/IEC 19770 Standard (see the article here) whereby I mentioned that for the Standard [...]

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Get a Review Copy of ‘Negotiating with Microsoft’

January 5, 2010 ITAM Review News
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‘Negotiating with Microsoft’ by Daryl Ullman
- A step by step practical guide to prepare for negotiating with Microsoft.
I have a limited number of free copies of this new book to give away to readers who can provide a review. To receive a review copy please contact me. SORRY ALL GONE

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Survey Results – The Results So Far…

December 1, 2009 ITAM Review News

A few weeks back I published a survey asking which research was most popular. See the original article here.
The results so far are:

Enterprise SAM Tools (Most Popular)
Microsoft SCCM Add-Ons
Tools for Virtual Environments
SaaS Tools Group Test
Agent vs Agentless Trade-off
Systems Management Group Test (Least Popular)

The survey is open until the end of December.
What are your [...]

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Quick Web Survey – Please Help Steer Future Research, Your Opinion Counts

November 18, 2009 ITAM Review News
Listening

With the Mid-Market SAM Software Group Test published I am now turning my attention to future reports to develop for the ITAM Review.
I recently published the most popular articles over the first year of the ITAM Review (See -  ‘A Big Thankyou‘).
Based on the popularity of certain topics over the last year and conversations with [...]

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A Big Thank You

November 6, 2009 ITAM Review News
ITAM Review Weekly Traffic Nov 08 - Nov 09

The ITAM Review is one year old this week. A big thank you to all the readers, contributors and supporters who have helped the site grow over the last year.
If you would like to contribute or collaborate with the ITAM Review as we grow into our second year please contact me. Click here for the [...]

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Express Metrix, FrontRange Solutions or Snow Software – Which is Best?

October 29, 2009 Express Metrix

I am celebrating one year of the ITAM Review with my first published report;
Express Metrix vs. FrontRange Vs. Snow Software – Which is the best mid-market SAM Software?
You can grab a preview of the report here.

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