ITAM News & Analysis

This page combines news with our analysis of issues affecting the ITAM industry, including software publisher stories, ITAM/SAM tools developments and launches, mergers & acquisitions and any other IT news which is pertinent for the ITAM professional to know about.
  • ITAM & AI, FinOps, Containers, ESG, security: The many ways in which ITAM has matured beyond its roots

    ITAM & AI, FinOps, Containers, ESG, security: The many ways in which ITAM has matured beyond its roots

    ITAM, AI, FinOps, Containers, ESG, security… Back in January I wrote about my picks from the agenda for Wisdom NA 2024. Building up to the event I also interviewed Eva Louis about the intricacy of IT ...
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  • FinOps Framework updated to include new Licensing & SaaS capability

    FinOps Framework updated to include new Licensing & SaaS capability

    The FinOps Foundation has added a new Licensing & SaaS capability to the FinOps Framework. Announced during a series of updates to the FinOps Framework for 2024, the FinOps Foundation has taken another step forward in ...
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  • ITAM Forum acquires the ITAM Review and LISA

    ITAM Forum acquires the ITAM Review and LISA

    Today is a milestone for the ITAM industry and profession. The ITAM Forum has acquired the ITAM Review and LISA. Together, we’ll be able to create a strong, engaged, and passionate world-wide ITAM community that drives ...
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  • Wisdom NA 2024 primer: How has GCI leveraged generative AI?

    Wisdom NA 2024 primer: How has GCI leveraged generative AI?

    Ahead of his upcoming talk about how GCI leveraged generative AI, we spoke with Matt Graves, VP – Enterprise Data & Analytics to learn a little more. GCI has built models that protect the company’s proprietary ...
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  • Poor inventory data to blame for increased audit costs: Oomnitza survey

    Poor inventory data to blame for increased audit costs: Oomnitza survey

    According to a new survey published today by Oomnitza, roughly half of organizations have experienced a significant increase in their audit budget expenditures due to poor technology inventory data, with 56% of companies reporting that the ...
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  • Wisdom NA 2024 interview: A conversation with Eva Louis about the intricacy of IT and business relationships

    Wisdom NA 2024 interview: A conversation with Eva Louis about the intricacy of IT and business relationships

    This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Eva Louis, Software Asset Manager at Salt River Project, the Arizona electric power and water utility company. We are delighted to welcome Eva as an upcoming speaker ...
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  • ITAMantics podcast - February 2024

    ITAMantics podcast - February 2024

    Welcome to the February 2024 edition of the ITAMantics podcast. In this month’s edition of ITAMantics George and Rich discuss another Quest audit ending up in court, a Slack customer falling foul of Slack’s broken data ...
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  • Podcast with James Hatcher

    Podcast with James Hatcher

    In our latest podcast, Martin Thompson speaks with James Hatcher from Lansweeper about the value ITAM brings to infosecurity, as well as Lansweeper’s contribution to the Safehouse Initiative, a collaborative organization that brings together vendors to ...
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  • Chatbot Turbulence: Air Canada and its Misguided AI Autopilot

    Chatbot Turbulence: Air Canada and its Misguided AI Autopilot

    Air Canada recently learned that AI chatbots cannot always be trusted… There is a lot of talk about AI within ITAM and how it can help streamline processes, save human time, improve accuracy, and reduce errors ...
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