IBM’s Announcement on Oracle’s DBSE2

In December of 2022, it was announced that IBM has “… a high-density 24-core processor for the IBM Power S1014 system (MTM 9105-41B) to address application environments utilizing an Oracle Database with the Standard Edition 2 (SE2) licensing model.”[1] There are two (2) fallacies with taking this announcement at face value: First, there is the constraint that “Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 may only be licensed on servers that have a maximum capacity of 2 sockets.”[2] So, if there is […]

IBM Services

IBM Services Include: IBM Audit Defense IBM License Reviews IBM Cloud & Subscription Management If you’re being audited by IBM, we’re here to help.  Miro has helped hundreds of IBM clients manage their audits over the last 20 years, saving them hundreds of millions of dollars in out-of-compliance costs. We’re so confident that we can help with your IBM audit that we provide a performance guarantee that your total cost savings will be greater than our fees. IBM Audit Defense [...]

IBM Licensing with Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures

IBM Licensing with Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures Software asset managers (SAM) and procurement staff should be aware of the specific challenges related to MAD (Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures) activity within their organization. It’s vitally important to retain policy documents and licensing contracts to ensure compliance. IBM Licensing and MAD Activity When these vendors become aware of MAD activity at an organization, they typically investigate these specific areas: Has the organization purchased new licenses to account for an increased headcount? Are [...]

IBM Cloud Migration

Moving to IBM's Cloud Many companies are developing “Cloud First” strategies. A cloud first strategy is an organizational commitment to evaluate cloud-based solutions before considering other alternatives. Unlike a cloud-only strategy, it doesn’t eliminate other solutions, allowing for greater flexibility. Cloud first doesn’t mean “cloud only” or a single Cloud platform. Hybrid Cloud is increasingly the preferred solution for many. Some portion may be kept on-premise and other portions of the environment may be deployed to multiple cloud hosting services. IBM Cloud [...]

Lowering IBM Costs

Lower Your IBM Costs Our expert analyst team will conduct a comprehensive license review of the organization’s IBM software deployments, entitlements, usage, contracts and purchasing documents to help the organization reduce it's IBM costs while still maintaining compliance with IBM licensing policies The core purpose of Miro Consulting's services has always been to lower costs associated with software licensing. Software licensing and its associated subscription and support (S&S) costs can be a significant portion of an organization's IT costs. However, [...]

Questions about IBM Licensing

IBM Licensing Questions If you have an urgent question regarding your IBM licensing or an IBM audit, please contact Miro right away.  We are available to answer your questions during normal business hours, M-F, from 9am to 5pm, EST. Contact Us If you have an urgent question regarding your software licensing or a software audit, please contact Miro right away. Phone: (732)738–8511 x1208 Email: info@miroconsulting.com Webchat: Use the chat box on the right Meeting: Schedule a meeting with us For [...]

IBM License Review

IBM License Review Overview Our expert analyst team will conduct a comprehensive license review of the organization’s IBM software deployments, entitlements, usage, contracts and purchasing documents to help the organization remain in compliance with IBM’s licensing policies Challenges with IBM Licensing IBM software licensing is complex and changes.  Managing compliance can prove challenging. IBM software audits are inevitable.  Resulting license purchases are unbudgeted and can cost millions of dollars. Most organizations are out-of-compliance in one or more ways, yet are [...]

IBM Disaster Recovery States

The primary driver for licensing DR for IBM is the software title and version. There may be specific licensing rules for the software product, and those will override the general DR licensing rules. Before giving an example of specific software title examples, here are the standby states as IBM defines them: HOT – processing requests. Otherwise, known as Active-Active solution with logical replication. WARM – started but not processing requests. In other words, IDLE or Active-Passive solution like IBM’s PowerHA […]