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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
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
Without the accuracy derived from ITAM's data, Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) fails its objectives.
SAM
Three major challenges Software Asset Managers (SAMs) face when managing SaaS assets and what you need know to increase your success.
Bonus Resources
Achieving executive buy-in is one of an IT Asset Manager's most critical hurdles. Without executive support, ITAM programs struggle to gain necessary resources, visibility, and strategic alignment. ITAM IQ is excited to introduce a comprehensive 30-minute video that explores why executives often don't engage with ITAM and outlines actionable strategies to secure their support.
Discover what it truly takes to manage all forms of cloud assets throughout their entire lifecycle in our Cloud Asset Management Master Class.
Struggling with unexpected SaaS expenses and program integration? Master SaaS governance with our best-practice, ITAM-focused worksheet.
In this FREE ITAM course we'll address the decisions management may make during an economic downturn, how to survive and ultimately thrive.
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.
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
ITAM faces ongoing challenges in 2025, including AI adoption, cybersecurity gaps, cloud cost management, economic uncertainty, and global unrest. Artificial Intelligence will continue evolving, demanding proactive IT asset documentation. Cybersecurity requires deeper ITAM integration, while Cloud Asset Management (CAM) emerges as essential for cost control. Economic volatility and global instability necessitate adaptable ITAM strategies. Noise from industry messaging confuses ITAM’s purpose, making executive sponsorship critical for success. IT asset managers must focus on improving programs, staying proactive, and educating leadership on ITAM’s value. Explore free resources and courses at itamiq.com to strengthen your ITAM program.
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.
2023's AI breakthroughs stirred excitement, but claims of AI replacing IT Asset Managers face uncertainties in data quality, software licenses, and managing perceptions
Without the accuracy derived from ITAM's data, Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) fails its objectives.
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.
FinOps enriches cloud cost insights, but challenges persist. ITAMers integrate strategically for comprehensive value alignment in organizational goals.
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.
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.
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 Asset Management (CAM) is a new and innovative discipline within IT Asset Management (ITAM) that is dedicated to managing cloud assets.
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 is both a discipline and a profession, not a project. It is a perpetual organization-wide program reliant on executive backing for success.
The IT asset engages all in the organization. Explore these interest groups and their impact on the accuracy of the IT asset’s attributes.
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.
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.