The software licensing industry confuses customers with the term software usage. To a certain extent this confusion works in the favour of the software vendors and software asset management advisors don’t always help to clarify things. This overview gives some simple definitions and explains the four levels of software usage Read more…
With a Red Hat subscription, you get the latest technology with the assurance you need to keep your business running. You also benefit from the expertise of engineers making software the open source way. You can count on receiving the latest product versions with the stability and security you’ve come Read more…
Autumn is coming and that means it’s time for the annual IAITAM Fall ACE Building Your Business Empire with ITAM lands in Rome, Italy on 13-14th September and marks the 15th anniversary of the IAITAM. We are very excited to announce that our CEO Phil Hames will be speaking at the IAITAM Read more…
Research (*) in 737 European financial institutions indicates that those investing the most in hardware and software had the poorest profitability and efficiency. Additional research (**) in the UK shows certain public sector organisations spend 30 times more on software licenses than others who perform exactly the same functions. Quite Read more…
On the face of it concurrent software licensing sounds like a great deal for the customer. A set number of licenses are paid for and then any number of individual users can access the software so long as no more than the total number users never exceeds the total number Read more…
Moving your applications to the cloud can be a complex undertaking. Is your business ready? Application Rationalisation for Cloud Readiness cannot progress successfully without first establishing the rationales on which future services are to be supported.You need to identify a set of evaluation criteria against which each application used is Read more…
As the IT landscape of any enterprise changes rapidly, discovering what software applications and what licenses are installed on your network is not an easy task. It is however a necessary step to perform in preparation for an operating system migration or for an audit or for data security compliance. Read more…
Data breaches are on the rise and information that goes missing from a device represents a big risk. Can you afford to take the risk? There is just 12 months left to comply with General Data Protection Act (GDPR), all organisations over the world that process the personally identifiable information Read more…
IT Managers are usually judged successful IF “Nothing Went Wrong!”. This can lead to a focus on effectiveness at the expense of efficiency. Failure to comply with software licensing conditions may result in a public relations nightmare and career risks for some organisations. In response to this potential threat, IT managers Read more…
The Business Software Centre Ltd (TBSC) conducted joint research with Professor Ashraf Labib from Portsmouth Business School, University of Portsmouth about software licensing costs across public sector organizations in the UK last year. With over 400 respondents, the research reveals that a quarter of respondents outsource their Software Asset Management Read more…