Alan Bain

Alan Bain is the Vice President of Delivery for ISAM. With nearly 40 years of IT experience, he is still a baby by mainframe standards.

Accenture

IAITAM Provider Member Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen...

Optimizing Logistics for IT Asset Management Success

Optimizing Logistics for IT Asset Management Success

An effective IT Asset Management (ITAM) program depends on seamless logistics to track, transport, and manage assets throughout their lifecycle. This session will explore best practices for optimizing logistics, including inventory accuracy, chain of custody, secure transportation, and end-of-life asset disposition. Attendees will learn how to streamline workflows, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with industry regulations.

The Three Lenses of a Successful ITAM Practice

The Three Lenses of a Successful ITAM Practice

ITAM – Let’s clarify our role by providing the “why” we are important in every organization:

– Governance – “Inspecting what we are Expecting”
– Finance – “Right-sizing spend”
– Inventory – “Validating Chain of Custody”

The goal of this session is to provide practitioners the ability to clearly provide “line of sight” to the role and responsibilities of this position in the organization.

I will provide examples of how you can show value to your organization based on the above lenses.

IT Asset Management During Uncertainty

ITAM’s future is full of opportunity—if we’re ready for it. By blending strategy, analysis, and creativity, ITAM pros can grow, adapt, and lead through uncertainty in today’s tech-driven world.

Three Challenges Resolved by Centralization

Three Challenges Resolved by Centralization

Centralized ITAM aligns departments, reduces risk, and improves resource use by unifying acquisition, data, and lifecycle processes—unlocking true strategic value and visibility.

The Embedded Future!

Embedded systems and IoT devices are transforming industries worldwide, driving growth in AI integration, hardware, software, and data management.

Gaining (and Maintaining) ORGANIZATIONAL Buy-In

Gaining (and Maintaining) ORGANIZATIONAL Buy-In

Executive Buy-In is critical, but in today’s evolving IT landscape, everyone in your organizations needs to understand the purpose for and value of the ITAM Program. In this interactive session, we’ll discuss IAITAM Best Practices for getting everyone on board and fostering an organizational culture of understanding and committing to ITAM policies, processes, procedures, and requirements. We hope you’ll share some stories and communication tips that have been successful in increasing employee awareness!