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IBM license cost optimisation

Take control of your IBM license cost and risk

IBM has grown to have one of the largest portfolios of software products of all the IT software vendors. This portfolio also has arguably the most complex of licensing regimes in the IT industry.  

With a reputation for being one of the most active software auditors around, IBM software licensing audits frequently lead to unexpected costs in the millions for its customers. 

Businesses are not only faced with the additional challenge of developing their understanding of IBM’s licensing but also retaining individuals you have trained to have the right level of IBM license knowledge. 

Without these individuals, you could find yourself potentially exposed in the event of an audit and unable to avoid massive waste through unintentional mismanagement of IBM software licenses.  

Our IBM license cost optimisation experts can provide the full lifecycle of IBM software licensing consultancy services, ensuring your enterprise license estates are fully optimised and under control with regard to cost, license compliance, and complexity.  

We hold decades of IBM license experience covering most industry sectors, including financial services, pharma, telco and public sector. 

IBM license cost optimisation services

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ILMT usage optimisation

Proper ILMT exclusions and bundling can reduce reported software usage costs by millions of pounds

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IBM license audits

Help to prepare for or defend against an IBM license audit

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IBM license contract lifecycle

Comprehensive management for every stage of your IBM license contracts

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IBM licensing in financial services

Our IBM license consultants have deep license and sector experience and can help you reduce IBM license cost and risk

IBM license optimisation outcomes

Bringing in IBM licensing expertise can literally save you millions.

Achieved £40m reductions

through expert classification of ILMT as it was deployed, while under the pressure of an audit

Achieved £20m license cost avoidance

by leading a customer through an audit and taking corrective action in advance of requests for information

Successfully supported £10m worth of challenges

stated in an IBM proposal by robustly providing evidence that claims were incorrect

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IBM licensing video series 

In our series of short videos, our IBM experts will take you through IBM pricing and contractual changes (part 1), the complexity of IBM license management and how to declare your IBM licensing position (part 2), how to mitigate against IBM license compliance issues (part 3) and finally in part 4, how to avoid IBM license non-compliance. 

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