Between the time of the audit notification and the time for the discovery, how does IBM account for changes in the environments? The audit is done at a point in time. If you’re running ILMT, the tool is set up to report a high-water mark for the quarter. IBM and their auditor will see that – remember, you are asked to keep two years of reports on file for IBM’s use. If you do not run ILMT, the peak usage […]
How far back does an IBM Audit go? Typically IBM Audits look at two time periods. The initial look at your environment is a point-in-time review, like a snapshot. The auditor will review your last quarterly ILMT report besides running scripts against today’s set-up. They would also expect answers to their questions to regard the current state. The script outputs for some products may have historical data such as high water marks for concurrent or floating users. If there is […]
IBM audits are never welcome, but they are increasingly becoming part of the norm. Why? IBM has targeted software to comprise 50% of its total revenue by 2015– this growth is not from SoftLayer or Watson’s cognitive computing alone.
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Smarter IBM Licensing & Audit Defense IBM licensing guide is updated three times a year Miro Consulting offers additional insights through its guide on Smarter IBM Licensing & Audit Defense. Inside this issues is: The Downside of Not Deploying ILMT TIBM Audit Impacts TILMT Advantages TILMT Challenges and Misconceptions TExceptions for ILMT This IBM licensing guide is updated during the year.
There are opportunities at every stage of an IBM audit to reduce the quantity of violations and amount of penalties you will owe. Here are some tips: ILMT report verification – If you’re running ILMT, verify the report. With the complexity of IBM software, their tool may not be reporting the correct number without some tweaks. The ILMT reports are simple to read once you get the tool up and running so it’s possible that you could be on top […]