Technology Asset Management Inc. (TAM), founded by Sherry Irwin in 1995, specializes in the maturing discipline of IT asset management (ITAM), including related disciplines of license, contract, and vendor management.

IT Asset Management (ITAM) [noun]: Processes, policies, data, technologies, and resources necessary to ensure the effective acquisition, deployment, use, and disposal of IT assets (software and, hardware) and related services, as provided by vendors under contracts.

Effective asset management of IT assets/licenses/contracts/vendors ensures maximum benefit from IT investments at minimal cost and with acceptable risk. In our experience, organizations that implement an effective ITAM program will:

• Obtain initial savings of 5 to 25 percent of the relevant IT budgets.
• Reduce legal, financial and reputational risk due to non-compliance with contracts, licenses and applicable legislation.
• Obtain increased value from vendors and their solutions through proactive contract and vendor management.
• Obtain increased value from investments in IT assets and services.

TAM has a mature consulting practice in IT asset management, through which we assist our clients in developing and implementing programs and practices that are relevant to their organization and specific requirements.

In addition to our management consulting services, TAM also offers educational workshops and seminars on IT asset/license/contract/vendor management practices.

TAM also sponsors the Canadian IT Asset Management Users' Group (founded in 1992), a forum in which to share ITAM knowledge, influence industry practices and remain at the forefront of this maturing discipline.

Sherry Irwin is the Canadian delegate to IEC/ISO 19770 (Software Asset Management), and an active member of IEC/ISO 19770-3 (software entitlement tag).

Sherry Irwin, company founder and President, has over 25 years of experience in IT asset management (ITAM), including license, contract and vendor management. She is widely recognized as a pioneer, advocate, educator and expert in this maturing discipline.

Prior to forming TAM, Sherry was a management consultant with Gartner Group Canada, where she had contributed to Gartner Group's original Software Asset Management (SAM) research service, as well as the software asset management users' group (SWAMI).

TAM's IT asset management program and consulting practice are based on extensive personal and client experience - beginning long before most people had heard of IT asset management. Specific company strengths include:

• An exclusive focus on ITAM - it is our only business. All of our resources are committed to researching, developing and delivering comprehensive ITAM programs to our clients.
• Expertise in ITAM program assessment and development, as well as specific operational practices (e.g., contract assessments and negotiations).
• In-depth knowledge of the ITAM marketplace: vendors, products and services.
• Our proprietary ITAM framework and supporting toolkit, based on years of experience and client input.
• No product development or sales – we are technology agnostic.
• Our industry contacts, reputation and credibility.
• Our clients!