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Our latest thinking on challenges facing the software asset management industry.
Anglepoint Value Award Winners- 2021
Q2 2021 Winners Congrats to our Q2 winners: Amber Ostler, Bryce LeFevre, Levi Thorpe, and Paolo Gagliardi.Amber OstlerLead the EvolutionAs a new hire Amber has jumped in to help the tooling team. She has even provided ways to help optimize the Discovery Health Check...
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...
Understanding IBM Mainframe zIPLA Licensing
What are the Benefits of zIPLA Licensing? International Program License Agreement (IPLA) programs have a one-time-charge (OTC) and an optional annual maintenance charge, called Subscription & Support. This annual charge includes access to IBM technical support and...
Software Asset Management – Where (and Why) is Your SAM Program Struggling?
Software Asset Management - Where (and Why) is Your SAM Program Struggling? During this webinar, we were joined by our partners at Connection. Building and maintaining an efficient and effective SAM program is challenging – and it doesn’t matter if you’re just...
Installing IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) for Linux & Windows – Step-by-Step
What is IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT)? The IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) is a software asset management tool designed to help users manage their IBM environments and maintain an audit-ready posture. ILMT is provided by IBM for free, however, customers are...
Autodesk Licensing: Transitioning to Named User Licenses
Managing the Transition to Autodesk Named User Licensing Autodesk has an aggressive compliance program which has ramped up over the last months. Properly managing your Autodesk estate can save your organization millions of dollars in cost savings and audit findings....