Assessing ITAM Technology

Assessing ITAM Technology

Automation is all but a requirement to be able to manage environments at any sort of scale. Technology is a key part of building out our automation. It may not be the best approach to select a particular tool based on one recommendation. Once we bring a particular tool into our environment, it can be costly or all but impossible to step away from. Let’s look at how we can make our ITAM Tool selection process as effective as it can be.

Software Audit Response Steps

Software Audit Response Steps

Software audits can seem mysterious, especially if someone has never been through one. In this session, we will look at the steps that can be taken to prepare for the eventual “Audit Letter.” One challenge with being proactive is that we have to do it before the letter comes. So let’s look at ways we can be more proactive, before it is too late.

The Regulatory Roadmap

The Regulatory Roadmap

Legislation is an evolutionary process that should come as no surprise. Understanding when & why a CITAM leads the Education & Communication Core KPA with lobbyists, lawyers, the Executive Management Team is more valuable than insurance.

Compliancy is the Minimum

Compliancy is the Minimum

You can’t manage what you can’t report on. How a CITAM measures the effectiveness of policies, processes, and procedures is a direct reflection on the relative maturity of the organization. From defining compliance during negotiations to auditing software utilization and “beyond the grave” with respect to documentation of retired data-bearing IT assets, the ability to confidently report on the accuracy of your central IT asset repository is a basic requirement and expectation of the Board of Directors, Executive Team, and distributed cost center managers. Join us to learn the bare minimum requirements of managing the lifecycle of your IT estate