Optimize your IBM and HCL licensing investment

We help you perform an independent audit of IBM and HCL licenses. Consult us before renewing them and start saving.

In large IBM software and hardware projects, we often have the feeling of not knowing exactly what we are paying for, especially when the usual three years of “all-inclusive” after the purchase of a software or hardware product has passed. We do not know whether or not it is necessary to renew the licenses and, fundamentally, what value each of the support contracts offered by the manufacturers brings us. With the sale of several of its software products to HCL, the problem has been magnified as many solutions that were originally IBM’s are now dependent on maintenance contracts with more than one manufacturer.

As if this were not enough, in large accounts it is not unusual to be warned of an imminent audit with the risk of having to pay large amounts in compensation for requirements that often no one knows exist or what they respond to.

Answers that save a lot of money

Do I have to pay licensing fees for a development or test environment, and what does Software Maintenance (SWMA, also known as Subscription and Support/S&S) include? What about products that IBM has sold to other companies such as UNICA, Lotus, Portal or AppScan?

How do I license PVUs for an Oracle Database on AIX? Is it necessary to license all the cores of a machine for all the products if I only use a small part of them? In storage solutions like TSM or Spectrum Scale, is it better to license by capacity or by number of processors? What do I get when I renew my licenses?

If I migrate to a new version, do I have to pay for licenses again? What happens if I am forced to do it because of a change of servers?

Can I operate safely with licenses that have not been renewed? Is it legal? What risks do I take?

If my licenses are perpetual, why am i being charged every three years? Is it worth paying a monthly subscription that includes support?

We help you to renew IBM, HCL, Red Hat and SUSE licenses.

Our licensing, hardware and software experts from IBM, HCL, Red Hat and SUSE will help you not only take control of your licensing spend, they will advise you on what makes the most sense when it comes to renewing or not renewing each of your contracts. They will also inform you about viable and secure alternatives with other suppliers when your business needs require it.

We have an in-depth understanding of the open source alternatives to many of the licensed products from Red Hat and SUSE. Perhaps, you do not need their support and can use a community version with our help or that of another provider. Examples are oVirt vs RHEV, Foreman/Katello vs Red Hat Satellite, PostgreSQL vs Oracle, etc. We help you analyze each case and make the best decision.

Request a free, no-obligation, one-hour consultation to discuss in detail the potential licensing cost savings we can provide your organization. To do so, please fill in the following form and we will contact you in less than 24 hours.

Do you have to face an audit?

We help you to defend yourself

Defend your business against Red Hat and IBM license audits. Expert advice backed by more than 15 years of experience. We analyze your situation and offer you customized solutions without intermediaries.

Software products we work with

IBMHCLRed HatSUSE
IBM Cloud Pak for DataHCL CommerceRed Hat Advanced Cluster ManagerSUSE Manager for Retail
IBM Rational Team ConcertHCL BigFix LifecycleRed Hat QuaySUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time
IBM Rational ClearCaseHCL BigFix ComplianceRed Hat CodeReady StudioSUSE OpenStack Cloud
IBM Rational Quality ManagerHCL LeapRed Hat Data GridSUSE Manager for Kubernetes
IBM Rational DOORSHCL UnicaRed Hat OpenJDKSUSE Cloud Application Platform
IBM Rational Functional TesterHCL AppScanRed Hat OpenShift Container StorageSUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service
IBM QRadar SIEM / XDRHCL Notes TravelerRed Hat Process AutomationSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Solutions
IBM Rational Test WorkbenchHCL VerseRed Hat OpenShift Service MeshSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM Power Systems
IBM Rational RhapsodyHCL Connections ChatRed Hat OpenShift DedicatedSUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
IBM Rational Build ForgeHCL Digital ExperienceRed Hat Single Sign-OnSUSE Manager for Infrastructure
IBM WatsonHCL DominoRed Hat Enterprise LinuxSUSE Linux
IBM MaximoHCL NotesRed Hat OpenShiftSUSE Manager
IBM WebSphereHCL OneTestRed Hat AnsibleSUSE CaaS Platform
IBM CognosHCL Workload AutomationRed Hat VirtualizationSUSE Enterprise Storage
IBM SterlingHCL SafeLinxRed Hat JBossSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
IBM DB2HCL BigFixRed Hat SatelliteSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for z Systems
IBM Power SystemsHCL AppScanRed Hat 3scaleSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for High Performance Computing
IBM z/OSHCL ConnectionsRed Hat FuseSUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
IBM InformixHCL SametimeRed Hat AMQSUSE Rancher

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