Global IT Asset Management Community Extends Reach to Chinese-Speaking Professionals
The ITAM Forum is pleased to announce the creation of its newest chapter, ITAM Forum Greater China Area (IFGCA). This initiative advances the organisation’s worldwide mission to promote best-in-class IT Asset Management. In Chinese-speaking regions, the need for effective standards, compliance, and cost optimisation continues to rise.
We’re excited to share an initiative that could change how we approach careers in IT Asset Management. Certifications have been a cornerstone of professional development, but they tend to stop at the basics. Whether you’ve been in ITAM for six months or 25 years, the certification landscape doesn’t reflect your experience, progression, or the specific path you’ve taken in the industry.
It’s time to build something better—a personal certification programme that evolves with you, recognises your expertise, and offers clear and meaningful career pathways.
During October, I visited Bengaluru for the first ITAM Forum India chapter meeting. It’s the first time I’ve been to India for 10 years. I first visited back in 2014 when I was presenting SAM and ITAM related topics at an itSMF conference.
We’re thrilled to welcome Kelly Yip to the ITAM Forum team! Kelly has more than 13 years of ITAM experience. She started her career at Microsoft (within the SAM team) before moving to Flexera. and then, joining us. And how lucky are we! She’s only been with us for a few weeks, but she’s already making valuable contributions to our LISA course content and thought-leadership projects.
What excites Kelly about ITAM’s future? You guessed it: AI.
Hardware Asset Management (HAM) has been patiently waiting for the spotlight while SAM and FinOps have taken centre stage. However, with the pandemic, we started to see a revival in HAM as IT assets were distributed all around the globe. HAM is continuing to make a comeback thanks to two driving forces: the expanding scope of HAM and the digital employee experience.
We recently hosted a “HAM – the comeback king!” webinar with a panel of experts to learn how to reignite hardware asset management within organisations. Hosted by AJ Witt, we heard from:
By: Martin Thompson, Founder of the ITAM Forum
Today is a milestone for the ITAM industry and profession. The ITAM Forum has acquired the ITAM Review and LISA. Together, we’ll be able to create a strong, engaged, and passionate world-wide ITAM community that drives ITAM adoption and maturity. We’ll also help to shape and redefine ITAM for the future.
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Gaining investment for ITAM is essential, but delivering business value is equally as crucial. But, how do you deliver business value if you can’t secure investment? Once you have some level of buy-in for ITAM, no matter how small or big, or how mature (or immature) your ITAM practice is, demonstrating ROI is paramount to maintaining and growing your ITAM team and its strategic value.
We recently hosted a ITAM ROI & Reporting webinar with a panel of experts to get their tips on how to best report on ITAM ROI. Joining us were:
We’re thrilled to announce the new Chair and Vice Chair of the ITAM Forum Trustee Board – Ron Brill and Salomé Keet.
Ron has served as an ITAM Forum Trustee since the very beginning and until now, served as the Board’s Vice Chair. He follows Melody Ayeli who is stepping down at the end of her 3-year term. Positions on our Board become available every year.
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