Usage of IBM’s License Metric Tool (ILMT) is a contractual prerequisite for managing IBM licence compliance where products are licensed in sub-capacity environments. Therefore it is critical that ILMT is implemented correctly in order to provide IBM with accurate data on both product usage and the ILMT supported operating systems (OS).
The delivery of these reports must be submitted to IBM on a quarterly basis to adhere to the conditions. Often we find IBM customers have either not implemented ILMT correctly or are not maintaining its configuration to ensure accurate compliance reporting. ILMT needs to be correctly implemented and managed on an on-going basis. Failure to do so could have serious implications for your compliancy, future audits, and potential penalties.
Benefits
Complete & accurate reporting
Be prepared & audit ready
Optimise IBM costs & reduce risk
Meet ILMT contractual conditions
Develop your ILMT maturity
Are you meeting your contractual obligations with IBM?
Our ILMT services help identify and address any existing issues with your ILMT instance’s health. We ensure your IBM estate is optimised, fulfill your ongoing reporting obligations to IBM, and align your people, processes, and policies with best practices to be audit-ready.
Health Check – we will review your current ILMT configuration (including supported OS) and the reliability of the data within it. This will help you understand the accuracy and completeness of your reporting and be able to take corrective action on any high risk issues identified.
Optimisation – Our team of experts can review your IBM estate (including entitlements and usage), product bundling, and future requirements to advise on the best fit solutions.
Managed Services – ILMT expertise when and where you need it. This includes regular reporting to ensure continued IBM compliance, negotiation and renewal support, and audit defense if required.
service deliverables
Review of the health and maturity of your IBM ILMT processes, reporting and governance capabilities
Measurement and management of the sub-capacity programme to ensure compliance
Our expert IBM team can compile contracted quarterly ILMT reporting
Review of current IBM ILMT skills, accreditations and knowledge
Services include questionnaires, workshops, data analysis and Project Management, also executive reports and presentations are also included.
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