Musings on a variety of topics. There is simply no discernible pattern – but it’s not entirely random
New Gartner Report Shows Software Audits Up Again in 2011
Gartner has recently published a report on The Software Vendors That Are Auditing Now and What to Do About It. The report is based on a survey that was done during their IT Financial, Procurement and Asset Management Summits held in Orlando and London in September of last year. Several factors such as complexity of [...]
Thoughts on OS/X 10.8 Mountain Lion
by: Mark Cresswell With a well-executed press-embargo for 14 days, Apple announced the upcoming release of OS/X 10.8 Mountain Lion last week. Mountain Lion inevitably signals more convergence between OS/X and iOS. But it also introduces some features that are remarkably innovative in areas that are much closer to home for us Software Asset Management [...]
Reducing Expenses by Reallocating Unused Software
With the economy being what it is today, everyone seems to have a remedy up their sleeve to help you reduce cost. We’re now being inundated with advice on how to reduce expenses, and one of the key target areas is based on the reallocation of unused software. There is no doubt about it, unused [...]
ITAM Tools: Frequently Asked Questions by CIOs and IT Directors
Frequently Asked Questions by CIOs and IT Directors 1. Is this a problem really worth solving? a. A quick look at our testimonial page will provide an indication of the scale of the savings to be had. Unless your organization is one of the few that can afford to waste as much as 30% of [...]
A Case Study: The Scalable Survey POC – An Effective Approach to ITAM
The Scalable Survey POC Summary Current State: The COMPANY IT Operations team has believed for some time that there is an opportunity to optimize their software license portfolio. This effort would result in significant cost savings to the company. Historically, both the purchasing and IT departments have had a limited ability to impact this due [...]
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Four Things That Will Eliminate the Difficulty During a Windows 7 Migration
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Does SaaS Remove the Need for Software Asset Management (SAM)?
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Answering the question, “What Microsoft Software Suites do my users need?”
Mar 15, 2012 - By Brian Friesen
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Case Study: Survey from Scalable Software at VW Credit, Inc. USA
Feb 22, 2012 - By Jeff Woeber
Applying Pre-Requisite and Selective Conditions with WinINSTALL
Feb 20, 2012 - By Paul Pieske
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