Redefining ITAM for Business Success

IT Asset Management (ITAM) is undergoing a revolution—and the SoftwareOne Virtual ITAM Summit 2025 is the place to be if you’re ready to be part of it. This year’s summit brings together industry leaders, IT experts, and visionaries to explore how ITAM can go beyond compliance and become a key driver for business transformation, cost optimisation, and innovation.

Whether you’re new to, or already established in ITAM or FinOps, an IT leader, or a CIO, this event will provide actionable insights to help you elevate the role of ITAM in your organisation. Attendees will uncover best practices, real-world examples, and innovative strategies for leveraging ITAM to align IT investments with broader business goals.

For professionals focused on delivering financial value, operational excellence, and cutting-edge innovation, this is the event to watch.

Why This Year’s Event Is Unmissable

The SoftwareOne ITAM Summit 2025 focuses on the evolving role of ITAM and how it supports modern business challenges, including controlling cloud spending, reducing technical debt, improving security, and funding innovation. Here’s why it’s worth your time:

• Fresh insights from industry thought leaders like Martha Bennett (Forrester) and Martin Thompson (ITAM Forum), sharing their take on ITAM as a strategic driver.
• Real-world success stories about enterprises that have turned ITAM into a competitive advantage.
• Cutting-edge discussions on AI-powered ITAM, cloud migration, and the collaboration between ITAM and FinOps to solve SaaS sprawl issues.
• Insights into practical frameworks that help optimise technology investments and reduce costs while supporting business growth.

The virtual format lets you catch every session on-demand from anywhere in the world, giving you the opportunity to access knowledge at your convenience.

What to Expect at the Summit

Here’s what’s on the agenda for this year’s SoftwareOne Virtual ITAM Summit:

Keynote Session

Beyond Compliance: Driving Business Success with ITAM Strategy

ITAM is no longer just about asset tracking or compliance. Learn how organisations are leveraging ITAM as a strategic enabler, optimising IT investments to empower innovation. This keynote focuses on aligning ITAM with business objectives to create a clear path toward competitive advantage.

Sessions Spotlight

1. No ITAM is an Island
   
   Speakers from ServiceNow and SoftwareOne discuss breaking down silos and integrating ITAM across ITSM, ITOM, finance, and security. Discover strategies for aligning enterprise-wide workflows to deliver enhanced efficiency and proactive asset management.


2. From On-Prem to Cloud
   
   Explore how ITAM facilitates smooth cloud migrations, focusing on cost optimisation, licensing strategies, and post-migration governance. This session dives into real-world examples of businesses successfully modernising their technology stacks.


3. Combining the Power of ITAM and FinOps to Tame SaaS Sprawl
   
   Experts from Flexera and SoftwareOne examine how FinOps and ITAM can work together to eliminate wasted SaaS spend, improve governance, and enable holistic software management.

How ITAM Can Enable Business Transformation

At its core, ITAM is about more than governance. Done right, it drives growth, fuels innovation, and aligns IT strategies with business priorities. Highlights from this year’s summit include:

• Cost Optimisation for Innovation
  
  

  Learn how cost savings generated by effective ITAM practices don’t just strengthen the bottom line. They also create the resources needed to fund innovation and modernisation initiatives. For example, ITAM and FinOps collaboration can free up budgets otherwise tied up in SaaS sprawl or cloud overspending.



• Creating Agility Through Visibility
  
  

  Today’s IT environment is complex and fast-moving. ITAM supports agility by providing clear visibility into the IT estate, helping businesses make quicker and more informed decisions.



• AI and Automation to Drive Strategic Action
  
  

  The integration of AI in ITAM transforms traditional operations. From automated compliance monitoring to predictive analytics, AI helps IT leaders proactively identify risks and opportunities.