With a technical background in business and systems analysis, Rory has a wide range of first-hand experience advising numerous companies and organisations on the best practices and principles pertaining to software asset management. This experience has been gained in both military and civil organisations, including the Royal Navy, Compaq, HP, the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) and several software vendors. Rory is the founder and owner of SAM Charter, a process-driven SAM solution company and Committee Member of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7/WG 21
Away from the office, Rory enjoys the cinema, supporting Derby County, trying to keep fit and day-dreaming about writing the crime fiction novel of the age!
The C-Suite Cheat-Sheet has been created off the back of requests for help with reasons to justify SAM/ ITAM within a business case. I’ve taken the most pertinent top 3 CxO roles and devised compelling reasons why Senior Management should prioritise your business case...
With the recent release of Gartner’s latest Magic Quadrant for Software Asset Management report published on the 20th July 2020, Certero asks whether the reliance of information intelligence gathered from the traditional analyst house is now a source of concern and...
As part of a recent engagement, I was required to provide some details on IBM support & maintenance, when a pop-up appeared and informed me of the transition of that support to HCL. What was really more helpful though, was the link below which provided a...
There is no point in paying for something you never use – or worse, using the wrong SAP licences. Doing the bare minimum for SAP licence management is not enough Many licence reports seem to be based on the basic consideration that “one installation equals one...
For asset tracking, software as a service (SaaS) is no different from any other type of software licensing – but the process of software asset management needs adapting When software asset management (SAM) started to show up as a singular discipline, the IT industry...
For the longest time, I have been a firm believer in the interaction of various IT disciplines and frameworks – spawned largely by the excellent ISO 27001 course I attended led by Steve Watkins of IT Governance. One of those umbilical cords between Information...
It is a declaration by IT operations that this is the list of software we need to run a company. Why is this important to SAM? Firstly, it sets your scope or boundary as to the list of software the SAM team are reasonably expected to manage. Remember those days when...
It is a declaration by IT operations that this is the list of software we need to run a company. Why is this important to SAM? Firstly, it sets your scope or boundary as to the list of software the SAM team are reasonably expected to manage. Remember those days when...
Picture the scene: In the not too distant future, a CIO is “networking” (i.e. out playing golf!) – walking between shots with his phone set to silent (club rules) he receives a notification from his SAM app that a favoured vendor on the company hit-list has gone out...
Apologies for the slight delay in getting this process to you this month; SAM Charter had to contend with vocal "talent issues"! As ever, we offer a run-through of a process that is too often overlooked in Software Asset Management, and that is of maintaining the role...
Internationally Recognised Consultancy for Enterprise-wide Software & IT Asset Management, SAM Charter has announced a new hire as they target growth in the Latin American Market. Tané Lopez has joined SAM Charter to drive new business and establish strategic...
Welcome one and all to this month's installment of Process of the Month. This month, David Foxen takes time out of his busy schedule to offer commentary on the Software Reharvesting Process, surely one of the biggest antidotes at our disposal to over-purchasing...
Please have a read of this article - it makes for fascinating reading. The article discusses at length the particular dilemma of an individual who has a "house management system" which looks after all the internet of things devices in his house, with some being more...
Welcome one and all; this month's Vlog is from Kylie Fowler, who offers a run-through of the template BYOD process at the link below: As ever, if you wish to obtain your own copy of this and 21 other template SAM processes then please visit the link below:...
While comical names on boats (https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/35856560) might lead to inner child-like whoops of delight, this particular news event does serve to highlight the value of communication and understanding within stakeholder engagements. An-often...
LANDESK today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AppSense, the leading provider of secure user environment management solutions. This acquisition, LANDESK’s seventh in five years, advances its lead in Unified Endpoint Management by...
As part of SAM Charter's ongoing 'Process of the Month' series, we welcome guest presenter Janet Coetzee. She is a SAM professional hailing from South Africa (via New Zealand) and in this month's edition Janet takes us through the Software Request Process. You can...
SAM Networking is an independent event for SAM practitioners to create an environment for healthy debate, but it is not for commercial gain. End user organisations, vendors, market analysts, service organisations and others attend this event, and we welcome new...
Welcome to our latest installment of Process of the Month - this month we are looking at the Software Removal Process, an often over-looked process within Software Asset Management, which considering its value to SAM as a whole is particularly surprising. The reasons...
Whilst Software Asset Management might be considered a relatively mature discipline within the UK, we at SAM Charter appreciate that not everyone who practices SAM speaks English as a first language.
As part of end-user acceptance trials of the SAM process Maturity Assessment, I reached out to a few trusted colleagues to run through the assessment
As part of this month’s SAMPanel, we asked Rory Canavan of SAM Charter to shared his thoughts on the Perpetual License plan Oracle is potentially introducing.
At a recent BCS event, a survey announced that 75% of survey participants felt there was a SAM skills gap within the industry.
Tune into the latest Podcast from Kay Williams at Madora Consulting starring Rory Canavan of SAMCharter discussing how to manage Oracle
Fresh blood in the world of SAM is a rarity, and it’s unfortunate too, as SAM is the obverse side of how the software industry makes money
As part of this month’s SAMPanel debate, we are very happy to welcome back to the SAMPanel Rory Canavan, Owner of SAMCharter, who we asked, “Looking ahead, what are your predictions for the SAM market?”
As part of this month’s SAMPanel debate Rory Canavan, the Owner of SAMCharter gave his view on the question “How can Software Vendors Simplify their Software Licensing Rules?”
One of the biggest questions facing IT Asset Management (ITAM) and Software Asset Management (SAM) in the modern corporate environment is where…
The inevitable climb to the cloud is taking hold within IT circles, as the bells and whistles that come with cloud provision will see to it that that legacy
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