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Before you buy that SAM tool…
January 31 2019
Twelve months ago, my colleague Hugh Skingley worked with the good folks over at ITAM Review to highlight “15 hidden costs” that should make SAM and ITAM managers wary before diving into the deep end with a SAM tool. Many, if not all, of the 15 points raised by Hugh are still very relevant...
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Why your RFI/RFPs are leading you to make bad SAM tool decisions
January 03 2019
SAM tools often get a bad rap. While it is normal for anyone embarking on a program to better discover and manage their software consumption to initially create and issue an RFI to a number of SAM tools providers (possibly narrowed-down to a shortlist with the help of independent analysts), give it si...
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