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Integrating SAM in Service Management Processes Understanding Software Discovery The Ideal IT Asset Manager Program Management ITAM, Table of One Stephanie Baerenwald July 10, 2020 IT Asset Management can be a lonely world, especially in a small or medium sized business. Read More » Recent Posts The Dynamic Landscape of Software Licensing September 17, 2020 Supply Chain Security: Data Erasure’s Role When Purchasing IT Assets September 16, 2020 How does a global pandemic impact the role of a software asset manager? August 18, 2020 Security Risk in Vendor Audit Conducted on Service Provider August 18, 2020 Acquisition Management Stacking the Deck: Why Oracle is Going to Audit You (And What to Do about It) Michael Corey July 17, 2020 let’s get one thing straight: Oracle has some great products, but they aren’t really anyone’s friend. They’re a business Read More » Dumped by your ITAD Provider? Lessons Learned From an Expert Neil Peters-Michaud July 24, 2019 The recent announcement by Arrow Electronics to “wind-down (its) personal computer and mobility asset disposition business” comes as a shock to many in the industry, including myself. Arrow was recognized as a market leader that grew by acquiring some of the best independent ITAD processors in the industry. Arrow isn’t the only one that’s exited the business and left its ... Read More » Negotiating your next Microsoft Agreement Ann Marsh April 17, 2019 So, you’ve just signed your agreement with Microsoft, time to relax for the next two years right? Wrong! Your Microsoft agreement is probably one of the largest agreements financially for your company and touches every person working at your company. Many of the things I’ll talk about here apply to any other large complex agreement too, but I’ll slant my ... Read More » Importance of Mobility in ITAD Edward Wooten April 16, 2019 Importance of Mobility in ITAD Sensitive data is present across industries and business types, from large-scale data centers to small-scale server rooms. When a business undergoes an infrastructure update, the HDDs, SSDs, and other networking equipment that store its proprietary information need to be correctly disposed of. Much like the role of electronic component distributors in the supply chain has ... Read More » Asset Identification Why is SaaS Management Important? Kristy Hawkins July 17, 2020 SaaS management accounts for a significant piece of today’s Shadow IT spend. Read More » Understanding Software Discovery Ludmila Kantova September 19, 2019 Software inventory plays critical role in Software Asset Management. You cannot manage what you cannot see. In this article I would like to guide you through the world of software discovery… Software Product Versus Software Component • Software Product is identified by a marketing name. It represents vendor software license offerings and implies the rights to install and/or use a ... Read More » Tracking Methods for Virtual Servers: Pros and Cons Julia Stenz April 17, 2019 As more and more emphasis is placed on virtual or cloud servers, and less on physical servers, asset managers are hard pressed to keep up with tracking of this rapidly changing environment. As organizations cross from all physical to 50% or more virtual or cloud, we need to come up with a better way to manage and track these server ... Read More » Assets! Assets! Assets! Christian Bjorkly-Nordstrom April 16, 2019 Assets, assets, assets!!! Prologue: Assets that are disregarded (as such) Please read the following statements below and answer; Yes or No as you see fit, please remember your answers for later. Statement 1: All the Corporate Assets in your business managed by named and framed (accountable) resources only, expensive and cheap alike? Yes / No Statement 2: Are informed business ... Read More » Compliance Management The Dynamic Landscape of Software Licensing Tyler Schlief September 17, 2020 Software ownership has transformed into a complicated mesh of different delivery options and license models. Read More » How does a global pandemic impact the role of a software asset manager? Frank Venezia August 18, 2020 There have been many global events that have changed how people look at their everyday job, how about the role of the SAM team in the "new norm" 2020. Read More » Security Risk in Vendor Audit Conducted on Service Provider Ludmila Kantova August 18, 2020 Software Asset Managers require deep knowledge of potential security risks when customer data is exposed to software vendor or to an auditor. Read More » Controls that ensure accuracy of asset inventory Balram Pandey July 1, 2020 This article provides a simple, practical and effective approach to define and implement internal controls to ensure accuracy of IT asset inventory Read More » Documentation Management Asset Intelligence – New Nomenclature? Christian Bjorkly-Nordstrom October 16, 2019 Let’s kick of with some standard definitions to establish common ground. According to Wikipedia an Asset is defined as: An asset is a resource controlled by the entity as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset) Intelligence is also explained as: More generally, it can be described as ... Read More » Are SW bots and ITsec the future of ITAM’s Digital Journey? Frank Venezia March 6, 2018 The measure of a Software Asset Management (SAM) program’s maturity is founded in the understanding of how well one’s organization performs the foundational building blocks for Software Asset Management. ISO/IEC 19770-1:2012, “Information Technology — Software Asset Management, Part 1: Processes and Tiered Assessment of Conformance” (ISO 19770) provides the industry with an international standard for leading practices and assessing one’s ... Read More » SAM reporting – what do you report from your SAM universe? Christian Bjorkly-Nordstrom March 16, 2017 You are capital C Compliant, managing users licensing needs, control your vast software estate proactively? Sounds fab, but if no-one in management know you are doing great, or share your fears due to license rule changes, where will you get your support or encouragement from? Or said this way: What reports and data do you furnish your leaders with so ... Read More » Empowering People, Process and Technology – Case Study of a Successful Game Changer in ITAM Data Quality and Affordability John McConnell April 19, 2015 By John McConnell & Karen Bryant, Kaiser Permanente ITAK V10 I4 In today’s world, IT hardware assets in every company are multiplying quickly, and the compliance requirements are multiplying just as fast. To keep up with this evolving landscape, it’s critical to have efficient programs and processes to track each item from the day it arrives, to the day it’s ... Read More » Financial Management Avoid The Hidden Corner of Software Asset Management Beth Kaminski July 21, 2020 Many factors can lead to virtual software shelves that beg for attention as it is takes up precious expense dollars. Avoid shelf ware with processes. Read More » Rightsizing Your Public Cloud Spend Todd Greenwell April 16, 2019 Due ...