?? IBM Licensing Newsletter November 2023

Thoughts on IBM licensing????

This month has proven to be exceptionally busy, primarily due to the approaching year-end at IBM. This impacted my newsletter schedule, sorry.

Clients are currently receiving early ELA renewal offers, facing the need to expedite audits, and dealing with spontaneous requests to validate usage on higher-priced products.

While none of these developments should catch anyone off guard, as they occur every year, I recommend that both my clients and you be ready to respond to these requests. Hopefully, you can capitalize on IBM's offer, but it's crucial to do so on your own terms and according to your schedule.

If your ELA renewal is scheduled for 2024 or if you haven't undergone an audit in over three years, anticipate a software license review in the upcoming year. I strongly encourage you to start your preparations early.

Even if you don't get the audit you will be prepared for your IBM ELA negotiations.

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??News and IBM Announcements

• The big news this month was the annual announcement of General Price Harmonization (GPH) for IBM Passport Advantage products.? 6??% world wide for most products.? Considering last years huge increases it's almost a relief that it's only going up 6%.? Don't be fooled, if it's your ELA renewal in 2024 you can expect 30-40% price increases.
• The IBM Software Licensing News had one interesting update. For those in an IASP the IASP Reporting Template Updated – Version 3 has been released.?? The phrase "our focus lies in system ingestion" caught my attention.? Is this the foundation for self declaration and higher volume of audits?
• IBM Announced the availability of Bring-Your-Own-License and Reserved Instance plans for next generation Db2 Warehouse SaaS on AWS.? When there's potential to save money I always take a 2nd look.? With some many IBM users "on the journey" to public cloud this is worth a quick look.
• IBM 3Q 2023 Earnings Announcement.? I haven't found a good analysis yet so wait til next month.

What I've been reading, listening or watching ?? ????

• Discovered Certero ITAM & SAM Insider news letter on LinkedIn.? Some good content on ITAM with a section on IBM and RedHat a standing feature.
• If you are interested in 3rd Party support in general and IBM in particular, you can get the Gartner's Market Guide for Independent Third-Party Support for IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP Software from Origina for free.
• Inside Kyndryl’s sprint to decouple IT from IBM
• HCL BigFix Newsletter | November Edition.? There was mentioned of BigFix training which may be of interest to you

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Events / Webinars ????

• Webinar (on-demand) on Flexera One Select for IBM, the alternative to ILMT.
• Anglepoint have published their APAC IBM Authorised SAM Provider (IASP) webinar on demand.?
• Another Integration Works Audit webinar .

IBM Licensing Tips ??

• Have an end of month, quarter & year checklist for reviewing your IBM license compliance and optimisation link

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