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License consulting, audit defense, and contract negotiation. Not an IBM Business Partner. Our only incentive is your outcome.
IBM License Consulting
Sub capacity, ILMT, PVU optimization, Cloud Paks, Red Hat, mainframe, middleware, database.
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IBM Audit Defense
Audit interception, ILMT data review, findings dispute, settlement negotiation. 40-60% reductions.
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Contract Negotiation
PA renewals, ELA optimization, benchmarks, discount strategy, competitive leverage.
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Global bank. ILMT deployed across 1,200 servers. Annual PVU costs cut from $7.2M to $3M.
Fortune 200 manufacturer. $8.6M finding negotiated to $2.4M.
Insurance enterprise. $3.8M shelfware identified. Renewal restructured at 41% less.
"They identified $4.2M in PVU savings we did not know existed. Their knowledge of IBM sub capacity rules and ILMT was far beyond what our internal team could provide."
IBM Sub Capacity Licensing Guide
PVU rules, ILMT requirements, optimization strategies.
IBM Audit Defence Playbook
Triggers, timeline, rights, settlement negotiation.
Cloud Pak Licensing Guide
VPC model, entitlement ratios, Kubernetes.
Red Hat Enterprise Strategy
RHEL, OpenShift, Ansible, bundling.
Mainframe MLC/IPLA Guide
z/OS, MSU capping, tailored fit pricing.
CFO Guide to IBM Spend
TCO analysis, cost reduction roadmap.
Vendor independent
Not an IBM Partner. No commissions or rebates.
Former insiders
Built the pricing models vendors use against you.
IBM specialists
Exclusively IBM. Sub capacity to mainframe.
Senior only
No layers. Senior consultant from day one.
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Confidential, no-obligation assessment. Tell us your IBM situation and we respond within 24 hours.