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IBM

What makes managing your IBM estate so challenging?

  • IBM has complex and varied software license models with license terms that are frequently being updated.
  • IBM compliance audits disrupt business flow and often result in unbudgeted payment. To qualify for sub-capacity pricing, IBM requires using an approved tool, like ILMT or Flexera One.
  • SAM tools can’t fully measure IBM’s products and require a lot of manual data collection, interpretation, and measurement.
  • Product bundling complexities make calculating license consumption nearly impossible.

Microsoft

Managing Microsoft software licensing can be one of the more complicated and frustrating functions in IT today.

  • SAM tools don’t capture all the information you need across all the Microsoft software editions to measure consumption accurately .
  • Microsoft’s specific software license rights are tied to software assurance like license mobility, failover, and disaster recovery.  
  • Growing product suites with multiple items bundled together is confusing and can run the risk of paying for software you will never use 

Oracle

  • Software License Audits are punitive, time-consuming, and often result in unbudgeted compliance costs.
  • We have extensive experience analyzing contracts, purchasing records and history, and software publisher-provided reports such as Microsoft MLS and IBM Passport Advantage (PPA) reports.
  • Oracle renewals are challenging to understand and negotiate
  • SAM tools don’t completely or accurately measure usage for all Oracle products including DB options/packs, middleware, and applications.