Course level: Practitioner Certificate Course (PCOLM)
Managing IBM license compliance can be challenging for even the most experienced IT asset managers. This course will help you learn about critical areas of IBM licensing and develop a practical approach to creating reliable IBM license compliance reports. We will illustrate key concepts and pitfalls using exercises based on real-life customer scenarios. At the completion of this course, you will have in-depth knowledge on how to effectively determine your IBM license entitlements, deployment and compliance position using all available resources.
Course outline in detail
IBM’s business. Understanding IBM’s software portfolio, acquisitions, agreement types, pricing and recent history.
Exercise: IBM software portfolio
License entitlements. Learn how to create a complete and accurate overview of your IBM license entitlements using various information sources. We will also discuss common license metrics and key licensing terms and conditions to consider.
Exercise: License entitlements reconciliation
Deployment: High-level approach. Learn how to determine the most appropriate and effective deployment measurement approach based on the licensing terms and conditions, the IBM product characteristics and your IT environment.
Exercise: Determining deployment: Authorized User
Exercise: Determining deployment: Processor Value Unit (PVU)
Deployment: Detailed audit procedures. For various common IBM license metrics and products/brands we will discuss detailed procedures on how to efficiently collect deployment evidence. We will focus on common brands/products and license metrics such as Cognos, DB2, FileNet, Lotus, Rational, WebSphere and Tivoli. Participants are encouraged to indicate what products they would like to cover.
ITAM/SAM-tools. Tools that can collect and store information relating to IBM licensing and deployment are a critical resource for any large IT environment, but there are limitations to what can be automated. We will discuss how to assess tools and the information they collect.
Compliance audits. We’ll discuss what to expect and how to prepare for and manage the process, as well as some real-life examples on what can go wrong.
Exercise: Compliance audits
Specialty topics. We will take a closer look at advanced topics such as sub-capacity, ILMT, clustering, backup scenarios and more.
Exercise: Determining compliance in a virtual environment
Course preparation and resources
We suggest you review your IBM purchase history (e.g. using Passport Advantage) to identify which products and license metrics your organization manages. The following links can provide useful background information on IBM licensing basics:
Details on Passport Advantage Program
http://www.ibm.com/software/howtobuy/passportadvantage/
License metric definitions:
http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/passportadvantage/about_software_licensing.html
PVU licensing details:
http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/passportadvantage/pvu_licensing_for_customers.html
Virtualization Capacity (Sub-Capacity) licensing terms and details:
http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/passportadvantage/Counting_Software_licenses_using_specific_virtualization_technologies.html
Contact
Contact Services@IBSMA.com or call 1.734.930.1925 for further information.