Why ITAM for the Network Is More Critical Than Ever for Virtual-First Organizations
2020 has been a chaotic and disruptive year across the world. The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting changes in daily and occupational life have fundamentally changed the way that many organizations conduct their business.
What is ITAM for the Network?
In the world of IT Asset Management, vendors and practices come in a variety of scopes and disciplines. However, an organization’s unique ITAM needs must align to the products and structure of its IT department.
The 6 Biggest Mistakes When Choosing a Software Buying Model
It used to be that buying models in the networking space were simple. You bought a piece of hardware, and that hardware came with a license to run the software for the life of the product. As we discussed in the Introduction [...]
The Taxonomy of Software Licenses
What is a Software License? How is it different from an Entitlement? What different types of Software Licenses are there? Welcome to the second installment of our Software License Management series where we will be exploring the basic taxonomy of Software Licensing [...]
Introduction to Software License Management
This post begins a new blog series covering the changing world of Software License Management (SLM) in the Telecommunications and Networking space. A lot of content surrounding SLM exists, but the vast majority is from the software vendor’s point of view. [...]