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ITAM Forum’s Move to the Linux Foundation

During the October 2025, the ITAM Forum’s Trustee Board unanimously approved the donation of ITAM Forum assets to the Linux Foundation. The transition of ITAM Forum from a standalone organization to a Linux Foundation project was completed February 19, 2026. About the Linux Foundation Created in 2007, the Linux Foundation is a vendor-neutral ‘home’ for open-source […]

2 Dec 2025

2025 ITAM Excellence Awards Finalists Announced

We’re excited to announce the finalists for the 2025 ITAM Excellence Awards! The winners will be announced on the 6 November 2025. Join us on the night (Newbury, Berkshire; U.K.) to celebrate with your colleagues, your peers, and the world-wide ITAM community. This year, we received more than 100 award entries from around the world, from India […]

9 Sep 2025

FinOps Foundation and ITAM Forum Form Strategic Partnership

New collaboration bridges FinOps and ITAM/SAM through community, education, and best practice working groups—responding to growing organizational convergence of the two practices June 2, 2025 – San Francisco, CA and London, UK – The FinOps Foundation, a global non-profit trade association program of The Linux Foundation, and the ITAM Forum, a global non-profit membership association for […]

2 Jun 2025

The ITAM Forum Enters Greater China

Global IT Asset Management Community Extends Reach to Chinese-Speaking Professionals The ITAM Forum is pleased to announce the creation of its newest chapter, ITAM Forum Greater China Area (IFGCA). This initiative advances the organisation’s worldwide mission to promote best-in-class IT Asset Management. In Chinese-speaking regions, the need for effective standards, compliance, and cost optimisation continues […]

23 Apr 2025

Call for Feedback: Shaping the Future of ITAM Personal Certification

We’re excited to share an initiative that could change how we approach careers in IT Asset Management. Certifications have been a cornerstone of professional development, but they tend to stop at the basics. Whether you’ve been in ITAM for six months or 25 years, the certification landscape doesn’t reflect your experience, progression, or the specific path you’ve taken in the industry.

28 Jan 2025

Inaugural (in-person) India Chapter Meeting

During October, I visited Bengaluru for the first ITAM Forum India chapter meeting. It’s the first time I’ve been to India for 10 years. I first visited back in 2014 when I was presenting SAM and ITAM related topics at an itSMF conference.

13 Nov 2024

HAM – the comeback king!

Hardware Asset Management (HAM) has been patiently waiting for the spotlight while SAM and FinOps have taken centre stage. However, with the pandemic, we started to see a revival in HAM as IT assets were distributed all around the globe. HAM is continuing to make a comeback thanks to two driving forces: the expanding scope […]

20 Mar 2024

ROI & Reporting

Gaining investment for ITAM is essential, but delivering business value is equally as crucial. But, how do you deliver business value if you can’t secure investment? Once you have some level of buy-in for ITAM, no matter how small or big, or how mature (or immature) your ITAM practice is, demonstrating ROI is paramount to […]

31 Jan 2024

AI + ITAM

In the rapidly changing technological environment of today, AI has emerged as a hot topic in ITAM. The burning question on everyone’s mind is: Could AI be a game-changer for ITAM? We recently hosted a “AI + ITAM” webinar where experts shared insights about AI’s potential and its challenges for ITAM. Hosted by the ITAM […]

13 Jan 2024

2023 Year in Review

What a year 2023 has been for the ITAM Forum! We grew in numbers and activities, and we achieved one of our key objectives: To create – and be a caretaker of – the world’s first ISO/IEC 19770-1 certification scheme. You’ll find more details about this below along with a highlight of some of our […]

21 Dec 2023