The SAM Starter Kit The SAM Starter Kit by Sandi Conrad has been endorsed by Microsoft. Michael Beare, Worldwide Director for SAM, at Microsoft said: “Microsoft is fully supportive of the efforts of The ITAM Review to enhance customer SAM capabilities worldwide. The SAM Starter Kit is a big first step. “ This SAM Starter kit will provide you with a process to set up your SAM program, templates... 

The new ITAM Review vendor directory has now been live for three months. It currently has 86 different asset management software vendors from around the globe allowing visitors to dice and splice the ITAM software industry by customer size and product type. Below are some of the early statistics based on visitors to the vendor directory. In a nutshell: Mid-Market (250-10,000) Inventory and SAM searches... 

Snow Software Vendor Profile I am pleased to announce that Snow Software have completed an expanded vendor profile within the new Vendor Directory. Unlike the rest of The ITAM Review, which aims to be educational and informative, the vendor profiles allow vendors to showcase their technology and detail their key strengths and differentiators – like a virtual conference booth. The Swedish... 

iQuate Vendor Profile I am pleased to announce that iQuate have completed an expanded vendor profile within the new Vendor Directory. Unlike the rest of The ITAM Review, which aims to be educational and informative, the vendor profiles allow vendors to showcase their technology and detail their key strengths and differentiators – like a virtual conference booth. The Irish vendor are listed... 

Aspera Vendor Profile I am pleased to announce that Aspera have completed an expanded vendor profile within the new Vendor Directory. Unlike the rest of The ITAM Review, which aims to be educational and informative, the vendor profiles allow vendors to showcase their technology and detail their key strengths and differentiators – like a virtual conference booth. The Aachen based vendor are... 

Votes for the 2010 tools census have passed the 150 mark so I have compiled a quick update on the votes so far. To take part in The ITAM Review tools census click here. Tool Satisfaction Scalable Software [9.3] Sassafras [8.8] Aspera [8.7] Snow Software [8.6] LicenseWatch [8.1] FrontRange Solutions [8.0] Express Metrix [7.6] ManageSoft (Flexera Software) [7.5] HP [7.2] Eracent [6.9] Symantec Altiris [6.4] Microsoft... 

ConsultBruce.com Novell ZENworks Asset Management & ZENworks Configuration Management consulting Location: Greater Boston Area, USA Locations Served: USA Telephone: 603.203.8118 Website: www.consultbruce.com Specialist Areas: Implementations Software asset management License and contract management Classroom and partner training SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Partner Profile:... 

As a result of the work I did with the Infrastructure Executive Board last year I am able to share  a great SAM case study. It details how Bristol-Myers Squibb, a global BioPharmaceutical company with over 30,000 employees implemented their software asset management process. It is a vendor neutral study which details their approach to software requisition, metafields used in their software management... 

Monthly Page Views Nov 2008 to June 2010 The ITAM Review was 18 months old in May. A continued big thank you to all the readers, contributors and supporters who have helped the site grow. If you would like to contribute or collaborate with the ITAM Review as we grow please contact me. Click here for the contributions page or click here for the contact page. Below is a summary of the hottest topics... 

This article has been contributed by Barb Rembiesa from IAITAM. Part One: Vision Part Two: Key Processes When evaluating core business practices, IT Asset Management has not made the list for most enterprises.  In the past, ITAM has been viewed as a practice that lies solely within the realm of IT and not considered to add measurable value to the organization. IT was often viewed as foreign to executive... 

Flexera Software Vendor Profile I am pleased to announce that Flexera Software is the first ITAM Vendor to complete their expanded vendor profile within the new Vendor Directory. Unlike the rest of The ITAM Review, which aims to be educational and informative, the vendor profiles allow vendors to showcase their technology and detail their key strengths and differentiators – like a virtual conference...