Rethinking information technology asset management /Jeremy L. Boerger.

Boerger, Jeremy L.,

Rethinking information technology asset management /Jeremy L. Boerger. - First edition. - 1 online resource (xii, 134 pages) : illustrations - Information systems collection, .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The philosophy of ITAM -- Chapter 3. Starting pragmatic ITAM: phase one -- Chapter 4. Starting pragmatic ITAM: phase two -- Chapter 5. Starting pragmatic ITAM: phase three -- Chapter 6. Weaponizing your ITAM during mergers, acquisitions, and software license audits -- Chapter 7. Building the infrastructure for a successfulI ITAM program -- Chapter 8. The future of ITAM -- Chapter 9. Conclusion.

Information technology asset management (ITAM) and software asset management (SAM) is hard. Annual IT budget forecasts rarely hold up for the entire year. There are plenty of excuses given: Untrustworthy reporting from the CMDB or MDR; Unplanned version upgrades or platform refreshes; Unapproved software, license, or cloud computing subscriptions coming due; Unanticipated software license audit penalties; And on, and on, and on. Rethinking Information Technology Asset Management presents a new answer to the problem. Most business leaders and IT managers assume nothing can be done. That these problems are part-and-parcel of modern IT. This book presents a new method --




Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.

9781637420157


Information technology--Management.
Asset management accounts.

Information technology asset management. ITAM. Software asset management. SAM. Volume license agreement. VLA. Software audit. Software license position report. Configuration management database. CMDB. Managed data repository. MDR. Pragmatic ITAM. Budget. True up. Renewal.


Electronic books.

HD30 / .R484 2021