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The ITAM IQ Library is your source for free, relevant IT Asset Management articles, courses, webinars and white papers full of real-world ITAM best practices, guidance and thought provoking conversation starters - all created to aid in enhancing your ITAM Program.

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Cloud

The rearview mirror where the past is prologue
By Keith Rupnik 03 Apr, 2024
Boeing's profit-driven shift led to troubles. Outsourcing caused vendor management challenges, reminding us that outsourcing doesn't eliminate responsibility. Cloud users should heed lessons on managing outsourcers and vendors to mitigate risks.

Cyber Security

Black Telescope Under Blue and Black sky
By Keith Rupnik 14 Jan, 2024
Without the accuracy derived from ITAM's data, Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) fails its objectives.

SAM

Why SaaS Asset Management for Software Asset Managers?
By Keith Rupnik 11 Jan, 2022
Three major challenges Software Asset Managers (SAMs) face when managing SaaS assets and what you need know to increase your success.

Bonus Resources

ITAM IQ logo with the words free course
By Keith Rupnik 22 Jul, 2023
Discover what it truly takes to manage all forms of cloud assets throughout their entire lifecycle in our Cloud Asset Management Master Class.
ITAM IQ Worksheet logo
By Keith Rupnik 20 Jul, 2023
Struggling with unexpected SaaS expenses and program integration? Master SaaS governance with our best-practice, ITAM-focused worksheet.
Free IT Asset Management ITAM Training
By Keith Rupnik 31 Jan, 2023
In this FREE ITAM course we'll address the decisions management may make during an economic downturn, how to survive and ultimately thrive.
WHITE PAPER: The ITAM Value Ecosystem
By Keith Rupnik 27 Apr, 2022
What is IT Asset Management? In this paper, we discuss the benefits of ITAM when it is viewed as an ecosystem and not just a special interest.
SAM Does Not Equal Cloud Asset Management
By Keith Rupnik 05 Apr, 2021
As cloud adoption continues to accelerate, so does the need to manage the cloud as a business asset. Is your IT Asset Management (ITAM) program ready?

Recent Articles

The rearview mirror where the past is prologue
By Keith Rupnik 03 Apr, 2024
Boeing's profit-driven shift led to troubles. Outsourcing caused vendor management challenges, reminding us that outsourcing doesn't eliminate responsibility. Cloud users should heed lessons on managing outsourcers and vendors to mitigate risks.
AI: Garbage In, Garbage Out
By Keith Rupnik 30 Jan, 2024
2023's AI breakthroughs stirred excitement, but claims of AI replacing IT Asset Managers face uncertainties in data quality, software licenses, and managing perceptions
Black Telescope Under Blue and Black sky
By Keith Rupnik 14 Jan, 2024
Without the accuracy derived from ITAM's data, Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) fails its objectives.
By Keith Rupnik 06 Dec, 2023
Explore the imminent trends in IT Asset Management (ITAM) for 2024. From AI advancements to cybersecurity challenges, cloud evolution, economic insights, and global unrest – gain strategic insights to stay ahead in the dynamic ITAM landscape.
Cost Savings Using FinOps and ITAM
By Keith Rupnik 14 Nov, 2023
FinOps enriches cloud cost insights, but challenges persist. ITAMers integrate strategically for comprehensive value alignment in organizational goals.
S&P: IT Asset Management is Central to Cyber Security
By Keith Rupnik 24 Oct, 2023
This paper examines how ITAM is vital to cyber security (and the rest of the organization). Simply put, your cyber security program is only as mature as your ITAM program.
Global digital connectivity locked by cyber security and ITAM
By Keith Rupnik 24 Jul, 2023
The return on an organization’s investment in IT security is multiplied when ITAM is included. The critical measure of this ROI increase lies your data's protection.
A person sitting on the floor with infrared goggles using a computer to combat cyber security war
By Keith Rupnik 13 Jul, 2023
Let's dissect the challenges Mr. Preston's excellent article raises and how an ITAM Program would undoubtedly help alleviate or even eliminate them.
Cloud components (SaaS, IaaS and PaaS) being managed by an open hand (IT asset management - ITAM).
By Keith Rupnik 03 Jul, 2023
Cloud Asset Management (CAM) is a new and innovative discipline within IT Asset Management (ITAM) that is dedicated to managing cloud assets.
ITAM Primer Part 1: Setting the Stage
By Keith Rupnik 29 Mar, 2023
ITAM is designed to represent the interests of all parties with a stake in IT’s performance, thus maximizing its value while minimizing its risk.
ITAM Primer Part 2: ITAM Definitions and Structures
By Keith Rupnik 29 Mar, 2023
ITAM is both a discipline and a profession, not a project. It is a perpetual organization-wide program reliant on executive backing for success.
ITAM Primer Part 3: The IT Asset Ecosystem
By Keith Rupnik 29 Mar, 2023
The IT asset engages all in the organization. Explore these interest groups and their impact on the accuracy of the IT asset’s attributes.
ITAM Primer Part 4: IT Asset Lifecycle Management
By Keith Rupnik 29 Mar, 2023
The highest ITAM Information Quality (ITAM IQ), is only possible if the entire IT asset lifecycle is managed. In this section, we will drill down into each phase of an asset’s life.
ITAM Primer Part 5: Vendor Management
By Keith Rupnik 29 Mar, 2023
Organizations depend on hundreds of vendors that comprise a supply chain of IT asset products and services. For the organization to be successful, a robust IT vendor management program is a must.
ITAM Primer Part 6: Engineering the ITAM Program
By Keith Rupnik 29 Mar, 2023
ITAM is a program, not a project, and will never end. While ITAM takes time to implement and requires a commitment to continuous improvement, significant savings can be realized when establishing an empowered ITAM Program.
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