How to Choose the Right FinOps Expert: Beyond the Big Four and the Tool Vendors
The cloud promises agility but often delivers unbudgeted bill shock. Choosing the right FinOps expert to bring financial accountability is the first significant challenge. Before you commit to a slow-moving consultant or an over-hyped tool vendor, understand your options. Here is a breakdown of the FinOps landscape and the three essential questions you should ask […]
Software Asset Management in the Cloud World
Eons ago I was a panel speaker at the SAM Summit and the question came up about the future of Software Asset Management in a SaaS (Cloud) world. One of the other panel members scoffed and said we’d all be out of jobs…my answer was the opposite – that the role would be just as […]
SaaS Contracts – A function of Software Asset Management?
Earlier this month I spoke at the IAITAM conference in Nevada on the topic of Licensing Implications in the Cloud (Saas), it was a lively group and an interesting subject. However; the most interesting piece was the conversation it sparked about “Should Software Asset Management (SAM) be responsible for SaaS?”. For me the not so […]