Interesting Times
Hi again: Interesting times ahead! This is just a quick note to inform you of a slight change of tack for me – 1E recently approached me to help build their ITAM Services offering.
I was flattered! And so, started working for them on 29th Oct.
What persuaded me to consider such a position was the objectivity with which the ITAM Services Division is being created; whilst all at 1E would be very happy to see their ITAM clients using 1E products, we are pragmatic enough to understand that this won’t always be the case – and so, we will be looking to lead with advice and guidance based on what’s best for the customer – not whether we can shoe-horn 1E product into a new deal.
Equally, we will be looking to shed some evolutionary light on the concept of Software Licence Optimisation and consider whether SLO is the pinnacle of Software Asset Management thinking.
More on this in due course…..!
For now though, please feel free to get in touch – SAM Charter is not going away just yet! Indeed, if you wish to do some background reading on how best to shape your SAM program, then head over to our page entitled “SAM and the Bigger Picture.” The final chapter will rock your SAM world! Rather like the message espoused by 1E and the use of their AppClarity product sets, is that recycling software is the first thing you do – not the last. DO NOT generate an ELP and then decide how you are going to improve the IT estate data – you already know that circa 28% of your IT estate software is ripe for pruning.
Also, make recycling systematic: we don’t mow the lawn once a year, or go to the gym once a year (blush!) This process is the gift that keeps on giving.
It should be a great opportunity to bring your better SAM process message to a new audience. You might even pick up a trick or two from 1E 🙂
Thanks Piaras,
I always said “the day you stop learning, is the day you die” – so here’s to a long career!