Martin Thompson 
Half way through 2026 and we're seeing common patterns in vendor behaviour. Different vendors, one playbook. Forced AI upgrades and unwarranted price spikes abound.
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 9, 2026
Value here is not an abstract metric you calculate for an asset. It is how the ITAM function is valued by the people who fund it and sponsor it.
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 24, 2026
The framework is a register of 25 tangible things, grouped into three tiers: Leadership (direction and enablement), Operations (the machinery), and Assurance (oversight and improvement). Each thing maps to a clause of ISO/IEC 19770-1, with one exception: value management, which is new.
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 17, 2026
I'd like to provide an update on the AI ITAM tools I've been looking at over the last four or five months. I've grouped these into what I see as four core categories: tools where AI is arguably table stakes, what all technology should have these days; a new category of startups doing data aggregation; real disruptors in the ITAM space using AI; and a fourth I'm calling the smart bet, a call on where expertise and AI really sit in future.
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 11, 2026
We launched the Vendor Pressure Index in early May. Thank you to everyone that has participated so far. In this article I want to share some preliminary insights from ITAM professionals around the world.
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 27, 2026
... organisations where DORA applies need to go from attempting to sort out DORA to having something in motion. From my own experience, many organisations have got a lot of the pieces in place. What's missing is the governance process to check that things are actually happening.
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 12, 2026
Over the years publishing ITAM Review, we have covered point-in-time assessments of audit behaviour and vendor tactics. Useful at the time. I thought it was about time we did this on a regular basis.
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 7, 2026
Six of the largest enterprise software vendors on the planet lost between 20% and 40% of their market value in the opening months of 2026. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 10, 2026
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Thanks to everyone who came out to join us at our Wisdom unplugged event at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Great to reconnect with ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: March 26, 2026
A practical framework for connecting training investment to measurable financial outcomes, for ITAM, SAM and Software Licensing professionals who know their team needs developing but ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: March 7, 2026
Vendor Lock-In, What Every ITAM Professional Needs to Know. Your renewal is in three months. The supplier knows you cannot leave. That is vendor lock-in, ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 23, 2026
Accurate ITAM data strengthens careers and helps expand teams. I’ve seen it with my own eyes, people drive up the accuracy of their ITAM data, ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 28, 2026
Unit cost visibility versus ownership, risk and obligation The FinOps Foundation recently published a practical article on modelling data centre costs using the FOCUS standard. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 20, 2026
In December 2025 I published an AI Innovation Watch List , a snapshot of tools using AI to tackle ITAM, SAM, licensing and FinOps workloads, ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 14, 2026
Flexera have acquired FinOps automation technology provider ProsperOps. This strengthens Flexera’s position in cloud cost optimisation and FinOps. It also reinforces a trend we’ve been ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 7, 2026
In 2024, the ITAM Review was merged into the ITAM Forum. That made sense at the time: one team, one mission, one platform, and a ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 16, 2025
How can AI and Automation help with ITAM related workloads? The AI innovation watchlist below is a snapshot of tools and platforms that are applying ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 9, 2025
Hybrid IT, a mix of on-prem, public cloud, SaaS and now AI workloads, has become the default for large enterprises, not a temporary phase on ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 3, 2025
This article provides a quick introduction to the concepts of inventory and discovery, two fundamentals that sit at the heart of effective IT Asset Management ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 26, 2025
I delivered our “Managing AI as an Asset” training course the day before the Wisdom conference last week. Thank you to those who attended and ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 12, 2025