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What does it mean to be an expert in Oracle?
"Our team of in-house experts is here to help you achieve your goals!" Heard that one before? We're proud to report that 60% of reviewers on Gartner's Peer Insights listed "knowledge" or "expertise" as a key positive factor in working with us. But every company and...
The Strategic Importance of Software Asset Management (SAM)
This episode of The ITAM Executive podcast is an excerpt from a webinar hosted by Anglepoint and Converge. View the complete webinar here. As noted by Gartner, SAM is a discipline that supports strategic business development. Here are the 4 main strategic benefits of...
SAP Enhanced Audits: What You Need to Know
Lessons learned from an enhanced SAP audit. July 14, 2022 | 1pm ET SAP enhanced audits can be challenging, stressful, and very time consuming. Recently, we helped a client successfully navigate an enhanced audit and we want to share what was learned and gained from...
Software Asset Management: People, Process, & Technology
Management is all about People, Process, & Technology. People Defined as the personnel (dedicated or not) and associated roles involved IT & Software Asset Management (ITAM/SAM). Process Defined as the activities and workflows developed to implement policy and...
How Not to Select a SAM Tool
Choosing the right SAM technology can be a challenge. How do you differentiate among the multitude of technology providers and ensure that what you choose matches up with your own unique use case? In this episode, Kris Johnson, Executive Vice President, and Steve...
Failover: Your Guide to Oracle Licensing in Times of Trouble
Many Oracle customers don’t fully understand or apply the language in their Oracle contracts and licensing policies. Today, we’re going to discuss the first of four recovery methods within Oracle’s Data Recovery licensing policies for 4 types of recovery methods. It’s called Failover.
The Magic of Messaging: Knowing Who/What You’re Working With
At only 26-years young, Brandon Smeets early career successes may seem like something he magically pulled out of a hat, and in a way, he did. As a side interest, Brandon has been performing magic across Europe since the age of 15, which has taught him how to captivate...
Why security is integral to ITAM (and vice versa): An Oracle Java case study
How ITAM & security should work together. June 15, 2022 | 1pm ET Most people are now aware that Oracle has changed its licensing rules for Java. What used to be free in most cases is now subject to license costs. Unfortunately, in an effort to save money on...
Pirated software: don’t let software vendors make you walk the plank!
Discovering & eliminating pirated software.Reserve your spot.Pirated software has serious legal, financial and security risks for organisations and it is estimated to...
Vereinfachen und optimieren Sie mit dem IBM Authorized SAM Partner Program (IASP)
Da die Branche weiterhin in die Cloud vordringt, ändert sich die Art und Weise, wie Softwareanbieter Audits durchführen. IBM ist bestrebt, es seinen Kunden zu erleichtern, die Vorschriften einzuhalten, indem sie sich für die Teilnahme an ihrem kürzlich eingeführten...