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The End User Advantage: How Smart Software Asset Management Unlocks Performance and Savings with Agnelpoint's Ron Brill and Kris Johnson
Category: Business
Duration: 00:52:46
Publish Date: 2026-01-14 08:00:00
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We're joined by Ron Brill, President and Chairman of the Board, and Kris Johnson, Chief Product Officer of Anglepoint, a global leader in software asset management. From their startup origins to tackling massive compliance challenges, we'll dive into the world of SAM, licensing, and what the future holds for optimizing IT assets – a conversation essential for anyone in this space.

⏱️ Timestamps:

  • 01:38 Meet Ron Brill and Kris Johnson
  • 05:32 Deciding on Startup Roles
  • 07:32 The Ah-Ha Founding of Anglepoint
  • 12:03 Largest Challenges
  • 13:03 One Word to Encapsulate Anglepoint
  • 16:23 Anglepoint's Differentiation
  • 21:03 Gartner's Leadership Quadrant
  • 23:50 Licensing Skills
  • 25:17 Difficult Licensing Scenarios
  • 28:11 Clients Biggest Compliance Issues
  • 31:12 Unique Technology
  • 33:19 The Infamous Audit
  • 37:26 Trends in SAM
  • 41:40 Systems-based Token Consumption
  • 43:17 SAM Advice
  • 47:03 Anglepoint in 3 to 5 Years
  • 48:38 For Fun
  • 49:53 Right Talent

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Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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