ITAM Professional of the year award

Well, what a surprise! I was lured to Dublin to present at the ITAMOrg Conference, and won a prize! It was lovely to be awarded the ITAM Professional of the Year award, and I’m looking forward to handing over the accolade at next year’s conference. You can read the transcript…

Posted by Kylie Fowler on 30 May 2019 in News

More ITAM by Design – BCS Article

Back in October, the BCS published a follow up article to the ITAM by Design White Paper available on this website. The article explores what it is to be truly ‘proactive’ in ITAM which many people think is about being ready to defend an audit, or harvesting unused licenses to lower…

Posted by Kylie Fowler on 12 January 2018 in Publications

Vendor Negotiations in A Cloudy World

Not only is Cloud and ‘As-a-Service’ a fundamental technology change, it’s also a fundamental change to the way IT Services are financed and paid for. At the recent ITAM Review Conference in London on the 13th and 14th June at The Kia Oval in South London I discussed the impact…

Posted by Kylie Fowler on 29 June 2017 in News

ITAM by Design White Paper available for download

To complement my LinkedIn Article on ITAM by Design, I recently wrote a white paper which expands on the ideas. The whitepaper is available on the ‘resources’ tab of this site, or you can go straight to the page here. I hope you enjoy it, and if you have any…

Posted by Kylie Fowler on 27 January 2017 in News, Publications

ITAM by Design – 5 Questions to Proactively Manage ITAM Risks

I recently published an article on LinkedIn that identifies 5 questions to be asked by any one who designs or implements change within an organisation. These questions will help them identify scenarios in which ITAM risks are likely, so that they can request a more detailed risk analysis from the ITAM…

Posted by Kylie Fowler on 27 January 2017 in News

Microsoft Audits – be Proactive!

I recently published a post on LinkedIn pulse discussing how conducting a baseline risk analysis for vendors such as Microsoft can help mature your software asset management without going to the expense of doing a full blown Effective Licensing Position (ELP). ELPs are great to provide a hard monetary risk…

Posted by Kylie Fowler on 14 November 2016 in News, Publications

Effective IT Asset Management – A Powerful Tool to Benefit Your Business

As we all know, a successful (profitable!) business is one that has achievable objectives, implemented by dedicated and reliable personnel and supported by robust processes. To explore this from an ITAM perspective, I recently worked with Dave Kelsey, of the BCS The Chartered Institute for IT, to write an article,…

Posted by Kylie Fowler on 21 July 2016 in News

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