Software Asset Management - The First Ninety Days I am in the process of writing a book on SAM with Simone van Sambeek and Kai van Hoeckel. Our book in entitled ‘Software Asset Management – The First Ninety Days‘. Our goal is to help new SAM professionals learn the territory and begin to plot their strategy. Book Objectives Highlight the benefits of SAM Allow the reader to assess... 

Happy New Year to all ITAM Review Readers and thank you for your support in 2012. Total visitors to the site were up 68.62% on 2011 and we now regularly serve between 30,000 and 40,000 visitors a month. As always, please let me know if you would like to see any particular topics covered or guides written. If you would like to contribute please give me a shout. Of the articles published in 2012, below... 

Barium: with clear visibility and transparency of the insides of the patient, the Doctor can make an informed prognosis. The Mega-Vendor Arab Spring In my experience the vast majority of businesses are enthusiastic about technology and are happy to pay a fair price for it. However, software licensing is complex. Software licensing is a hindrance to the adoption of new transformative technology and... 

Building a worldwide view of ITAM technology, services and expertise We have just launched a new Partner Directory. PARTNER DIRECTORY Our aim is to build the ultimate directory of worldwide business partners who provide SAM, ITAM or Licensing expertise or technology. The directory is for ANY company that offers TECHNOLOGY, SERVICES, TRAINING, CONSULTING or any other expertise to this industry. Features: EQUALITY... 

Everyone's favourite ITSM Analyst I am very pleased to announce a joint research project with Stephen Mann, Senior Analyst at 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 Accuracy Vendor Audit Activity SAM and Cloud This... 

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 before (see ‘Reader Analytics’ from late 2011) but this is the first time in nearly four years that I’ve looked... 

We are in the process of compiling our third annual SAM Tools Review. The tentative list of vendors participating in alphabetical order is as follows: 1E BMC  / Numara Compliance Console Flexera Software HP License Dashboard LicenseWatch Matrix42 Sassafras ServiceNow Softwaremanagement.org Symantec There will be no charge for the research. As with the Inventory Review and SCCM Plug-ins Review... 

Adrian Bridgwater, Editor, The ITAM Review I am very pleased to announce that respected IT journalist Adrian Bridgwater will be joining The ITAM Review as Editor. Adrian is a regular writer and blogger with Computer Weekly, Dr. Dobb’s Journal and other IT publications covering the application development landscape. His journalistic creed is to bring forward-thinking, impartial, technology editorial... 

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, BDNA, License Dashboard, LicenseWatch, NEXThink, Provance and Snow Software. SCCM PLUG-INS GROUP TEST – THE RESULTS  Thank... 

Top 25 Most Read Articles Published in 2011 (descending). Market Synopsis: Enterprise SAM Tools Salesforce.com Licensing Quick Guide Symantec Licensing Quick Guide Process Template: Software Authorization and Procurement Inventory and Discovery Tools Group Test The Best SAM Tools – What to Look For IT Asset Naming Conventions New SAM Tool Requirements Checklist V2.0 Process Template: Software Control...