Software Industry Contractual Legal Terms you, as a Customer, Should pay Attention To
A Software License Agreement is a contract between a vendor and a customer that outlines ...
SaaS Governance
Governance is simply defined as the act of governing; the authority to conduct policy, ...
Practical Approaches to IT Cost Optimization
It’s easy to think that “cost optimization” is something that has become a recent ...
Mainframe Savings in the Enterprise
As Mark Twain once said, “the report of my death was an exaggeration.” This is the same ...
Vendor Licensing – What is Changing?
Software licenses seem like the second oldest business. After the first computer was ...
Oracle Java Developments
As many have heard, Oracle recently announced a change in the way Java SE is licensed. ...
Important IBM Licensing changes you need to be aware of!
Major software vendors change their terms and conditions to reflect changes in the ...
Has 25 Years Changed Asset Management?
On the 25th Anniversary of ISAM, we have experienced tremendous growth in the maturity of ...
20 Year History of (I)SAM as Seen by an Insider
It was 22 years ago in 1994 when, in my new job with IT Finance, I was told to build a ...
Do the Best Negotiators Get the Best Deal
With over 50 years negotiating with vendors in many countries and watching hundreds of ...
Is Your SAM Provider a Travel Agent or Tour Guide
How many of us have traveled to another part of the country or continent in search of new ...
Why Building an Effective SAM Team is like an NFL Draft
Every year during the NFL draft, thousands of professional sports writers, ...