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.
2023 Privacy Laws and ITAM

2023 Privacy Laws and ITAM

2023 Privacy Laws and ITAMWith: Steff Gilbert, IAITAM Is your organization legally mature? Do you know which laws and regulations impact your organization? Have they been written into your organizational policies? In this session we'll give a brief overview of the...

Disposal vs. Disposition: Which Verbiage Do You Use?

Disposal vs. Disposition: Which Verbiage Do You Use?

Disposal vs. Disposition: Which Verbiage Do You Use?With: Steff Gilbert, IAITAM In this interactive session, we’ll have a conversation about the history of handling assets at the end of their lifecycle, the changes in terminology over time, and how those changes have...

Managing IT Spend in 2023

Managing IT Spend in 2023

Managing IT Spend in 2023With: Steff Gilbert, IAITAM Managing IT Spend has always been an important task of the IT Asset Manager. In this session, we'll discuss some of the adjustments we find ourselves making due to providers changing licensing mechanisms, work from...

IT Asset Tagging & Tracking Best Practices from IAITAM

IT Asset Tagging & Tracking Best Practices from IAITAM

IT Asset Tagging & Tracking Best Practices from IAITAMWith: Steff Gilbert, IAITAM Your ITAM Program is only as strong as your Asset Identification Processes. In this session we'll discuss the steps to creating an efficient asset tagging system, the various tagging...

ESG: Where Does ITAM Fit?

ESG: Where Does ITAM Fit?

ESG: Where Does ITAM Fit?With: Steff Gilbert, IAITAM A lot of organizations are focusing on Environmental, Social, and Governance issues. But where does IT Asset Management fit in? Can we align our projects and share budgets with these initiatives in order to get...

Building Your Employee Awareness Program

Building Your Employee Awareness Program

Building Your Employee Awareness ProgramWith: Steff Gilbert, IAITAM Your organization is only as mature as its commitment to its policies, procedures, and compliance elements. How do we get this commitment? The first step is ensuring all employees are aware of the...

Best Practices for Negotiating a Win-Win

Best Practices for Negotiating a Win-Win

Best Practices for Negotiating a Win-WinWith: Steff Gilbert, IAITAM Negotiating the Terms and Conditions for the use of our IT assets can be intimidating.  It takes practice and skill to achieve a Win-Win agreement with our vendors and suppliers.  In this session...

Looking Back on 2022, and Ahead to 2023

Looking Back on 2022, and Ahead to 2023

Looking Back on 2022, and Ahead to 2023With: Steff Gilbert, IAITAM Let’s talk about what we’ve learned in 2022!  New tools, cybersecurity, projects that maybe didn’t go so well… Everything is an experience to learn from! In this session, we’re going to talk about what...