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ITAM’s Essential Role in Security
Data breaches are predicted to cost the global economy 10.5 trillion dollars by 2025. But the results are already in. Cybersecurity has never been higher on the agendas of companies and governments for whom a big breach could spell ultimate disaster. In recent years,...
Windows ILMT Upgrade Path for Log4j Vulnerability
ILMT Server versions 9.2.18 through 9.2.25 can be upgraded to version 9.2.26 via the BigFix Console directly. The below instructions walk through how to prepare for and complete the upgrade using this method. Versions older than 9.2.18 require a manual upgrade to an...
Linux ILMT Upgrade Path for Log4j Vulnerability
ILMT Server versions 9.2.18 through 9.2.25 can be upgraded to version 9.2.26 via the BigFix Console directly. ILMT versions older than 9.2.18 require a manual upgrade to an intermediate ILMT version and then another upgrade to the latest version, which is outside the...
Log4j Remediation Steps for ILMT and BigFix Inventory Vulnerability
IBM sent out a notification warning of a recently identified vulnerability allowing unauthenticated remote access via the Log4j Java library. This flaw affects the VM Manager Tool (versions 9.2.21 - 9.2.25) within BigFix Inventory and ILMT. The VM Manager Tool is...
Anglepoint Value Award Winners- 2021
Q3 2021 Winners Congrats to our Q3 winners: Brittany Coon, Joey Wilkes, Damon Lillitos, and Pratheek Purushotam.Brittany CoonLead the EvolutionWhen Brittany moved over to the Specialty Licensing team she knew there were aspects of the role that would be new to her....
SAM tools & IBM sub-capacity reporting
Nearly all IBM customers find that sub-capacity licensing is a highly preferable way to license IBM’s Processor Value Unit/Resource Value Unit, Managed Activated Processor Core/Virtual Processor Core (PVU/RVU MAPC/VPC) based products. Sub-capacity licensing has...
Virtual Containers: ITAM Best Practices and Licensing Considerations – Part II
In part I of this two-part article, our objective was to understand containers – what they are, how they came to be, and how they compare to other technologies. In part II, we will look at containers in the cloud and CaaS, asset management best practices, and...
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Revolution & IT Asset Management (ITAM)
We are currently living in what can only be described as the first artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. It may be hard to recognize such changes when you are living through them day-to-day but make no mistake: AI is having the largest impact on the world since the...
SAP Capabilities to Look for in a Software Asset Management Tool
When it comes to managing SAP, it is important to have a tool. Without a SAM tool, it is very difficult to have scalable, reliable, and repeatable SAM program processes. (Read more about why SAM should be treated as a program rather than a project here). A SAM tool...
A Programmatic Approach to Software Asset Management – Why It Matters
To realize the full benefits of Software Asset Management (SAM), a programmatic approach is vital. When SAM is treated as a project rather than a program, the gains are not sustainable and can be lost. In our webinar, Software Asset Management & Application...