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This article series has been contributed by Colin Bartram of Vector Networks. In this series Colin looks at how organisations can drive down software costs with proactive software management.
As part of my ongoing work with the IEC I was fortunate enough to participate on a call with an organization that is ahead of the curve in IT Asset Management. The principle behind the IEC is to find out what the best companies do, in order to share methodology with peers –...
I recently spoke with Bill Monk at LOCS about the current status quo in the software market. We discussed why it is the perfect time for companies to make a stand against compliance audits and licensing obscurity from vendors.
This article series has been contributed by Colin Bartram of Vector Networks. In this series Colin looks at how organisations can drive down software costs with proactive software management.
As part of my ongoing work with the IEC I have been lucky enough to participate in some of member discussions around ITAM. We have discussed the pain points in their ITAM strategies, what organizations are doing to address their problems and finding out what the best companies do. One...
This article has been contributed by Kylie Fowler. Kylie is an experienced IT Asset Manager and writes Practical ITAM. Here she shares her views on the role of Hardware Asset Management within a Software Asset Management programme. How much HAM do you need in your SAMwich? ….quite...
This article series has been contributed by Colin Bartram of Vector Networks. In this series Colin looks at how organisations can drive down software costs with proactive software management.
One way to reduce software costs is to swap out certain applications for free, cheaper or viewer alternatives. I don’t mean big projects like moving from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice, or swapping out your CRM or ERP system for a cheaper alternative. But small tactical swap...
This article series has been contributed by Colin Bartram of Vector Networks. In this series Colin looks at how organisations can drive down software costs with proactive software management.
Back in December last year Steve Klos provided me with a helicopter view of the international standard for SAM (ISO/IEC 19770) – the full article is here. The second part of the standard, -2, is now nearing completion. I caught up with Steve recently and asked him how companies...
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