CHAPTER 2

The Philosophy of ITAM

The genesis of Pragmatic ITAM arises from the struggles information technology asset managers have with organizing, tracking, and managing their hardware and software assets. Nearly every technology executive has a wealth of knowledge about what their business needs in order to be technologically efficient. But when I start to probe into their current ITAM practices (if they have any at all), I usually uncover little more than a vague notion that they “could be doing better.”

This isn’t an intellectual failing or a lack of motivation—although a lack of time and resources is often on the list of excuses.

Rather, I posit the problem stems not from a lack on the part of technology departments, asset managers, or ...

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