IBM Licensing
High-Touch, High-Value, Highly Unique IBM Licensing
CleanSlate is an IBM Platinum Business Partner with more than 20 years of experience assisting clients with contract negotiations, software licensing, audit support and reports, and pretty much everything else in the complex IBM environment. We approach every engagement as an opportunity to structure deals holistically to meet your short- and long-term goals. We’re there when you need us with high-touch consultation. And when you don’t, you can still expect to get the best value out of your IBM spend.
OUR AREAS OF FOCUS
We are experts at navigating clients through all the complexities of IBM licensing of products to help them maximize the value of their contracts and reveal new opportunities for cost savings.
Data Analytics
With IBM, we can simplify data by automating data integration, governance, and consumption. This allows us to recommend actions that turn disruptions into opportunities for growth, ensuring greater success for you and your company.
Security
Secure or recover your organization from cyberattacks with IBM products like QRadar and Guardium. Avoid data disruptions and keep business running as usual with preventative measures.
Cloud
We excel at building modern products and applications that unlock your potential. We deliver strategic guidance, comprehensive deployment services, and ongoing cloud-based system management to make sure your business is getting the most out of the cloud – whether you are just starting to define your needs or are already far down the path.
Automation
Intelligent Automation understands customer intent and can predict the best way to meet needs with a seamless hand-off, optimizing application performance while dramatically reducing costs and increasing customer satisfaction.
Sustainability
We can put your sustainability goals into action by helping you define your ESG goals, establish a clear baseline with a single system of record, and enable you to leverage links between your ESG data and operational systems – from providing strategic guidance and reviewing your supply chain, green IT initiatives, and asset management systems to supporting your ESG reporting requirements.
IBM LICENSING EXPERTS
We provide a comprehensive review of IBM Passport Advantage Licensing contract agreements and find the best way to structure new contracts to maximize your cost savings and optimize your software spend.
OUR IBM PRODUCT EXPERTISE
CREDENTIALS AND RESALE AUTHORIZATIONS
- Cloud Pak for Business Automation – Decision Mgt and Workflow
- IBM Process Mining
- Robotic Process Mining
- Robotic Process Automation
- Aspera
- Cloud Pak for Integration
- Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
- Cloud Pak for Network Automation
- Instana
- Turbonomics
- Turbonomics SevOne
- WebSphere Automation
- WebSphere Hybrid
- Compute
- Storage
- Networking
- Containers
- Analytics
- Logging and Monitoring
- 3rd Party Dizzion
- Dizzion Managed DaaS
- Data Fabric for Cloud Pak for Data
- Data Management - Watson Query
- Decision Optimization
- Data Integration & Replication
- Db2
- Master Data Management
- Informix
- Netezza for Cloud Pak for Data
- Cloudera & Hadoop Database Ecosystem
- Planning Analytics
- Dpectrum High Performance Computing
- SPSS Modeler
- SPSS Stats
- Watson Assistant
- Watson Discovery
- Cognos Analytics
- Watson APIs for Cloud Pak for Data
- Guardium Data Encryption
- Guardium Data Protection
- Guardium Insights
- Discover and Classify
- Key Lifecycle Management
- MaaS360
- Qradar XDR
- Qradar Security
- Security ReaQta
- Randori
- IBM Cloud Pak for Security - Verify
- Access Management
- Privileged Access Management
- Security Verify on Cloud
- Trusteer Fraud Protection
- Maximo Visual Inspection
- Maximo Application Suite
- Sterling Order & Inventory Management
- Sterling Supply Chain Business Network
- Supply Chain Intelligence Suite
- TRIRIGA
- Environmental Intelligence Suite and Weather Data
- Envizi
- ELM Application Suite
- Sterling Data Exchange
How Can CleanSlate IBM Licensing Help You?
Compliance
Compliance issues can be largely mitigated by organizations that engage in a comprehensive expert review of their IBM usage and entitlements before an audit.
Cost Optimization
Organizations may uncover opportunities for substantial cost savings and cost avoidance during a license review process.
Positive Outcomes
A robust software asset management program with documented procedures for audit notices and properly trained personnel can greatly improve vendor negotiation outcomes.
our process
IBM License & Subscription Assessment
We conduct a license assessment of your organization’s contract for comparison to its entitlements to establish a baseline compliance position.
License & Cost Optimization
Our licensing experts provide a detailed impact analysis report showing how the suggested changes will affect the organization’s licensing estate.
Strategy & Implementation
CleanSlate assists in executing strategies that may include license procurement, contract negotiations, license migrations, license upgrades, and “what-if” licensing scenarios based on recommendations around changes to server allocations and environment redesigns. Any of these may be required to keep the organization in compliance or to execute its future strategy.
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make sure you’re taking full advantage of the
IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT)
to not only avoid audit angst, but also
better manage your IBM software assets
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