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IBM Mainframe Software Licensing. A buyer side CIO advisory for the IBM mainframe framework.

Independent IBM mainframe software licensing CIO advisory across the IBM Z framework, the IBM zOS framework, the MSU metric framework, the workload framework across CICS, IMS, Db2 for zOS, and MQ for zOS, the CA mainframe framework, and the eleven move buyer side framework.

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The IBM mainframe software licensing CIO advisory framework is the load bearing IBM mainframe software licensing conversation across the customer's broader IBM mainframe deployment framework. IBM segments the IBM mainframe software framework across the IBM Z framework (z16, z15, z14, z13 generation framework), the IBM zOS framework, the IBM CICS framework, the IBM IMS framework, the IBM Db2 for zOS framework, the IBM MQ for zOS framework, and the broader IBM mainframe software framework.

The IBM mainframe software licensing CIO advisory framework anchors the IBM mainframe framework against the customer's actual IBM mainframe deployment segmentation, the customer's actual MIPS or MSU consumption, the customer's actual workload framework, and the customer's actual renewal framework. The cumulative effect is that the IBM mainframe framework matches the customer's actual IBM mainframe deployment estate rather than the publisher's preferred broad IBM mainframe trajectory.

The framework typically delivers twenty to thirty five percent savings across the IBM mainframe framework at the renewal cycle. Read the related IBM services practice, the IBM knowledge hub, and the IBM ELA Renewal Strategy Guide.

The IBM mainframe licensing advisory framework intersects with five principal commercial dimensions across the customer's IBM mainframe framework.

  • Product framework. Anchors the negotiation framework against the customer's actual IBM mainframe product framework.
  • Seat framework. Anchors the negotiation framework against the customer's actual IBM mainframe seat or user framework.
  • Contracting framework. Anchors the negotiation framework against the customer's actual IBM mainframe contracting framework.
  • Renewal framework. Anchors the negotiation framework against the customer's actual IBM mainframe renewal framework.
  • Audit framework. Anchors the negotiation framework against the customer's actual IBM mainframe audit framework.

The five dimensions compound across the IBM mainframe framework, with the cumulative effect that the IBM mainframe licensing advisory framework runs as the load bearing IBM mainframe licensing conversation across the customer's broader IBM mainframe framework.

The IBM mainframe framework

The IBM mainframe framework anchors the broader IBM mainframe deployment framework. The framework typically segments the IBM mainframe framework across the IBM Z hardware framework (z16, z15, z14, z13 generation framework), the IBM zOS operating system framework, the IBM mainframe transaction framework (CICS, IMS), the IBM mainframe data framework (Db2 for zOS, IMS, IDMS), the IBM mainframe messaging framework (MQ for zOS), and the broader IBM mainframe software framework. The CIO advisory framework anchors the IBM mainframe framework against the customer's actual IBM mainframe deployment framework rather than the publisher's preferred broad IBM mainframe trajectory.

The MSU metric framework

The Million Service Units (MSU) metric framework is the publisher's preferred metering framework for the IBM mainframe software framework. The framework typically meters the IBM mainframe software subscription against the customer's actual MSU consumption framework, with material commercial sensitivity to the broader IBM mainframe MSU framework. The CIO advisory framework typically segments the MSU framework across the rolling four hour average MSU framework, the sub capacity MSU framework, the workload license charge framework, and the bespoke MSU framework at the upper customer scale. The sub capacity MSU framework typically delivers material commercial leverage against the broader IBM mainframe framework. Read the related IBM licensing assessment service.

The workload framework

The workload framework is the third principal commercial framework at the IBM mainframe framework. The publisher segments the IBM mainframe framework across the customer's broader mainframe workload framework. The framework typically segments the workload framework across the CICS workload framework, the IMS workload framework, the Db2 for zOS workload framework, the MQ for zOS workload framework, and the bespoke workload framework at the upper customer scale. The CIO advisory framework anchors the workload framework against the customer's actual IBM mainframe workload framework rather than the publisher's preferred broad IBM mainframe workload framework. Read the related CIO playbook navigating IBM security and storage software licensing.

The CA mainframe framework

The CA mainframe framework is the fourth principal commercial framework at the IBM mainframe framework. Broadcom acquired CA Technologies in 2018, restructured the CA mainframe portfolio, and segmented the CA mainframe framework across the CA mainframe security framework, the CA mainframe storage framework, the CA mainframe systems management framework, and the CA mainframe development framework. The CIO advisory framework anchors the CA mainframe framework against the customer's actual CA mainframe deployment framework. Read the related Broadcom Software (CA) Mainframe Licensing CIO Playbook.

The renewal framework

The renewal framework is the fifth principal commercial framework at the IBM mainframe framework. The publisher anchors the renewal framework against the customer's broader IBM mainframe framework at the renewal cycle. The framework typically segments the renewal framework across the renewal scope framework, the renewal quantity framework, the renewal term framework, and the bespoke renewal framework at the upper customer scale. The CIO advisory framework anchors the renewal framework against the customer's actual IBM mainframe renewal framework. Read the broader IBM ELA renewal service and the IBM ELA Renewal Strategy Guide.

The audit framework

The audit framework is the sixth principal commercial framework at the IBM mainframe framework. The publisher applies the IBM mainframe audit framework against the broader IBM mainframe deployment framework. The CIO advisory framework typically segments the audit framework across the contractual audit framework, the licensee declared audit framework, the audit defense framework, and the bespoke audit framework at the upper customer scale. Read the related IBM audit defense playbook and the IBM license audit defense service.

The buyer side moves

The buyer side framework for the IBM mainframe licensing advisory framework has eleven moves that compound across the IBM mainframe framework.

  1. Anchor the deployment framework. Anchor the IBM mainframe framework against the customer's actual IBM mainframe deployment framework rather than the publisher's preferred broad IBM mainframe trajectory.
  2. Anchor the contracting term framework. Anchor the IBM mainframe contracting term framework against the customer's actual IBM mainframe framework.
  3. Run the product framework. Run the product framework across the principal product populations.
  4. Run the seat framework. Run the seat framework against the customer's actual seat count framework.
  5. Run the contracting framework. Run the contracting framework across the principal contracting populations.
  6. Run the renewal framework. Run the renewal framework across the principal renewal populations.
  7. Negotiate the contracting term framework. Negotiate the IBM mainframe contracting term framework against the publisher's preferred broad contracting framework, with multi year commitments only when the price protection terms are durable.
  8. Negotiate the seat framework. Negotiate the seat framework against the publisher's preferred broad seat framework.
  9. Negotiate the price escalator. Negotiate the price escalator against the publisher's preferred broad annual escalator framework.
  10. Build a competitive posture. Build a credible competitive posture across alternative frameworks.
  11. Run the audit framework. Run the broader IBM mainframe audit framework against the IBM mainframe licensing advisory framework.

The framework is set out in detail across the IBM services practice, the IBM knowledge hub, the IBM ELA renewal service, the IBM ELA Renewal Strategy Guide, the Broadcom Software (CA) Mainframe Licensing CIO Playbook, the CIO playbook for IBM PVU to VPC licensing transition, and the CIO playbook navigating IBM security and storage software licensing.

How we engage

  • IBM mainframe scoping. Six week engagement that scopes the IBM mainframe framework, anchors the customer's actual IBM mainframe deployment framework, and identifies the immediate commercial moves at the next IBM mainframe renewal cycle. Vendor Shield.
  • IBM mainframe negotiation. Contract negotiation engagement that handles the IBM mainframe framework and the broader IBM mainframe renewal conversation across the renewal cycle. renewal program.
  • Vendor Shield. Always on multi vendor management posture that covers the IBM mainframe framework alongside the broader enterprise software estate. Vendor Shield.
  • Run the assessment. The software spend assessment sizes the IBM mainframe framework against the customer's actual IBM mainframe deployment framework.
  • Cross vendor benchmarking. The benchmarking practice benchmarks the IBM mainframe framework against the broader market framework across comparable enterprise scale IBM mainframe deployments.
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