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IBM software licensing

IBM Vertical Lead

Koen Dingjan

Koen is an IBM software license compliance expert and the ITAA vertical lead for IBM. Koen has helped IBM customers worldwide successfully tackle key challenges such as IBM compliance audits, ILMT implementations and contract negotations.

IBM is one of the most complex software vendors to manage license compliance, due to its large portfolio of software products and wide variety of license metrics. Although IBM is traditionally known for mainframe software, the majority of IBM software sales are for on-premise software, as well as cloud and SaaS products.

Well-known IBM software brands include WebSphere, Tivoli, DB2, Cognos, Maximo, Watson, Rational, Informix, FileNet, InfoSphere and TRIRIGA.

Frequent software acquisitions, divestments and product name changes make managing IBM compliance a moving target. We have deep technical, licensing and audit knowledge for the full breadth of the IBM software portfolio and the experience to manage any IBM licensing challenge.

IBM Services

Audit Defense

Always stay one step ahead of IBM and its license compliance audit firms

Internal Compliance Review

Know what you have, buy what you need, save where you can, and pre-empt the inevitable compliance audit

ILMT Implementation Support

Keep your ILMT implementation compliant with sub capacity requirements

Contract Negotiation

Know your options and negotiate from a position of strength

Blue-LM

The indispensable tool for IBM license compliance MVPs

Red Hat

Specialist support with Red Hat license optimization, renewals and audits.

IBM Expertise

If you have been relying on generic SAM tools to produce compliance reports – which many IBM customers and license consultants do – you may have noticed they focus only on the PVU license model and rarely produce accurate results.

We replicate the external audit approach for all IBM licensing models, including PVU, RVU, Terabyte, Concurrent User, Floating User, MSU, Flexpoint, Cloud Pak, Storage Capacity Unit, Authorized User, Install, Simultaneous Session, Socket and Token. Our evidence-based audit approach is designed to produce solid audit-ready compliance reports and conclusions.

Audit Level Focus

Building a solid, evidence-based foundation that keeps delivering IBM licensing value

Benchmark Insights

Benefit from our market insights while maintaining full confidentiality of your information

License Knowledge Base

We keep building automation to reach intelligent IBM licensing decisions that benefit our clients

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All Publishers

Meet our Publisher Vertical Leads

Becki has provided SAP licensing support to FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 customers across numerous industries, including Banking, Retail, Manufacturing and Utilities.

SAP

SAP

Becki Riall

With a licensing background of 25 years, Daniel has delivered license management projects to some of the largest Oracle customers in the world in both the private and public sector.

Oracle

Oracle

Daniel Hesselink

Active in the software licensing field since 2009, Wim has helped many leading organizations in various sectors to achieve their IT goals in the Microsoft licensing area.

Microsoft

Microsoft

Wim Zuman

Koen is regarded as an industry expert in IBM licensing and helps ITAA clients manage IBM license compliance and defend against license compliance audits.

IBM

IBM

Koen Dingjan