by Steve Narey | May 11, 2016 | IT Asset Management, Licensing Information, LMO Consultancy, Software Asset Management
Next week, LMO will be publishing its latest Whitepaper – SAM Insourcing Vs Outsourcing. To Insource or Outsource SAM? That is the question many organisations ask at some point during their Software Asset Management (SAM) journey, from initial recognition that...
by Steve Narey | Apr 22, 2016 | IT Asset Management, LMO Consultancy, Software Asset Management
After recently attending a BCS Configuration Management event in Manchester, it was good to reflect upon the subject matter, which centred around the relationship between Software Asset Management and Information Security. Whilst there was agreement that both were...
by Steve Narey | Mar 3, 2016 | IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management
As we established in our previous blog post, for ITAM to be successful it must become engrained within the organisation. ITAM tools must be used by people who are sufficiently trained to do so, and processes must be put in place to ensure they are used continuously as...
by Steve Narey | Jan 27, 2016 | IT Asset Management, Licensing Information, LMO Consultancy, Software Asset Management
In many organisations it is not a case of IT assets being poorly managed, but of them being entirely unmanaged. Most organisations have no clear idea which IT assets they have, where they are located and how/if they are being used.
by Steve Narey | Dec 10, 2015 | IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management
The IT Asset Management (ITAM) function is the single point of accountability for the life-cycle management of IT Assets throughout your organisation. Furthermore, ITAM is responsible for the development and maintenance of policies, processes and systems that control...
by Steve Narey | Oct 28, 2015 | Software Asset Management
The core foundation of effective Software Asset Management (SAM) is to keep accurate and up to date software license information. Together with the processes for controlling and maintaining its accuracy. Having a comprehensive licence management system to store this...
