IT Priority

IT Priorities and how ITAM can help

April 24, 2023

We recently spoke with Alastair Pooley, Snow Software’s CIO, about key findings from Snow’s 2023 IT Priority Report and the associated opportunities for ITAM.

This report highlights a range of findings from an October 2022 poll of 800 CIOs based in Australia, Germany, the UK, and the USA. The aim was to unearth the challenges, opportunities and priorities facing CIOs and IT leaders in 2023 and beyond.
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FinOps: Why ITAM shouldn’t wait to make the first move

August 2, 2022

Earlier this month, we hosted a webinar discussion on FinOps, one of the biggest IT and business trends. It was a lively debate around:

    • Where the boundaries lie between ITAM and FinOps
    • Who sits within whose domain
    • Whether one is an extension or a competitor of the other
    • What are some quick ITAM wins to demonstrate why ITAM should have a seat at the table

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What is FinOps and how to make it work for you

April 13, 2022

This blog is from Brian Adler, Senior Director, Cloud Market Strategy, Flexera (an ITAM Forum Patron)

Bringing financial accountability to the cloud

In today’s environment, it seems as though there’s always another “ops” on the way. In fact, it’s common slang among techies to use “YA” (yet another) in front of the latest and greatest industry acronym.
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The What and Why of FinOps

April 8, 2022

This blog is from Jonas Lazar, Principal Business Consultant – FinOps, SoftwareONE (an ITAM Forum Patron).

FinOps, also known as Cloud Financial Management, is becoming increasingly important for organizations that leverage the cloud. As the de-facto operating model for the cloud, FinOps helps organizations tie cloud spend directly to business outcomes.
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