{"product_id":"rethinking-information-technology-asset-management-9781637420140","title":"Rethinking Information Technology Asset Management","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis book is intended for business leaders and IT executives who are tired of missed budget forecasts, unexpected software audit penalties, untrustworthy CMDB or Asset MDR reports, and idea that this is \"just the way it is.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformation technology asset management (ITAM) and software asset management (SAM) is hard. Annual IT budget forecasts rarely hold up for the entire year. There are plenty of excuses given: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUntrustworthy reporting from the CMDB or MDR\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnplanned version upgrades or platform refreshes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnapproved software, license, or cloud computing subscriptions coming due\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnanticipated software license audit penalties\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnd on, and on, and on\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRethinking Information Technology Asset Management\u003c\/i\u003e presents a new answer to the problem. Most business leaders and IT managers assume nothing can be done. That these problems are part-and-parcel of modern IT. This book presents a new method - Pragmatic ITAM - that offers permanent solutions to the ignored, underpinning issues driving hardware and software cost overruns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is intended for business leaders and IT executives who are tired of missed budget forecasts, unexpected software audit penalties, untrustworthy CMDB or Asset MDR reports, and idea that this is \"just the way it is.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Business Expert Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637420140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jeremy L. Boerger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39715010150581,"sku":"9781637420140","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_68c89e07-98b2-4126-be6e-b5d1790acf24.jpg?v=1618291661","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rethinking-information-technology-asset-management-9781637420140","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}