As the IT landscape of any enterprise changes rapidly, discovering what software applications and what licenses are installed on your network is not an easy task. It is however a necessary step to perform in preparation for an OS migration or for an audit. Organizations today often have geographically distributed Read more
To implement Application Rationalisation, one of the aspects to consider is the amount of time and resources such a project will require. Do you have the skills, never mind the time to do the work, and more importantly where do you start and how can you prioritise the workload. Our advice Read more
SAM Conference in London promises to satisfy your SAM appetite with a comprehensive roster of presentations covering everything from audits and application rationalization to SAP. Save room for dessert and network with international industry experts from The ITAM Review, Fisher IT Asset Consulting, The Business Software Centre, Origina, SureDatum and Aspera. You’ll Read more
Application rationalization is the radical reshuffling of an application portfolio as part of an application strategy, a plan that implements changes to applications to achieve a business outcome. Many organizations try to achieve this by reducing the overall number of applications but many fail to deliver the expected benefits of reduced Read more
Do you know that in the IT industry, there is NO benchmarking, NO common metrics used and NO best practices amount the usage of software license? Organisations would often find it very costly to engage with consultants to set up usage measurement and with little benefit of understanding the software Read more
The Aspera 2016 Software Asset Management (SAM) market study is based on a survey completed by 436 SAM professionals worldwide across all industries. The survey assessed: – How long organizations had a SAM practice in place – How they managed software – The scope of their SAM project – Their SAM Read more
People talk about lean processes and efficiency with regard to IT but in reality there is confusion about what actually means. There tends to be a focus on effectiveness or ‘get the job done’ for most IT professionals- their prime concern is keeping everything running. If systems go down everyone Read more
Over £1.7 billion is wasted every year in the UK on unused software and associated services. This is primarily due to organisations paying for software that they are not using. 70% of IT professionals involved in renewal negotiations with software vendors do not have visibility of software usage, and therefore Read more
Our CEO Phil Hames is invited as one of the key speakers in IAITAM 2016 Fall ACE. He is talking about Business Intelligence for Software Licensing. As a preferred customer you will save 40% on a two-day pass to the conference! This must-attend conference and exhibition is exclusively devoted to enhancing Read more
The judges for the 2016 Technology Innovator Awards have selected Rentsoft Meter™ from The Business Software Centre as the Best Software Licensing Intelligence Solution. The 2016 Technology Innovator Awards only reward the very best from across the industry and highlight the individuals behind these ongoing and world-changing developments. The judging Read more