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IBM Passport Advantage Negotiation. A buyer side white paper.

IBM Passport Advantage negotiation at the broader IBM Passport Advantage renewal cycle. The IBM PVU framework, the IBM Cloud Pak commitment framework, the IBM Subscription and Support framework, the IBM audit framework, and the eleven move buyer side framework.

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IBM Passport Advantage is the load bearing IBM software licensing program for enterprise customers. IBM Passport Advantage segments the broader IBM Passport Advantage framework across the IBM Passport Advantage Express framework (smaller customers), the IBM Passport Advantage framework (mid size to large enterprise customers), the IBM Subscription and Support (S and S) framework, the IBM Software Subscription and Support framework, the IBM Cloud Pak framework, the IBM Software as a Service framework, and the bespoke IBM Passport Advantage framework at the upper customer scale. This paper sets out the buyer side framework for IBM Passport Advantage negotiation, the IBM PVU framework (Processor Value Units), the IBM RVU framework (Resource Value Units), the IBM Cloud Pak commitment framework, the IBM Subscription and Support framework, the IBM audit framework, and the buyer side moves at the broader IBM Passport Advantage renewal cycle. Read the related IBM services practice, the IBM knowledge hub, and the IBM audit defense guide.

What you will learn

  • How IBM Passport Advantage segments the broader IBM software licensing framework across Passport Advantage Express, Passport Advantage, Cloud Pak
  • How the IBM PVU framework anchors the broader IBM core based licensing framework
  • How the IBM RVU framework anchors the broader IBM resource based licensing framework
  • How the IBM Cloud Pak commitment framework anchors the broader IBM Cloud Pak framework
  • How the IBM Subscription and Support framework anchors the broader IBM Passport Advantage framework
  • How the IBM Suggested Volume Discount (SVD) tier framework anchors the broader IBM Passport Advantage discount framework
  • The eleven move buyer side framework for IBM Passport Advantage
  • How to anchor the broader IBM framework against the customer actual IBM deployment framework

Table of contents

IBM Passport Advantage Negotiation

  • 1. Executive summary
  • 2. The Passport Advantage framework
  • 3. The PVU framework
  • 4. The RVU framework
  • 5. The Cloud Pak framework
  • 6. The Subscription and Support framework
  • 7. The Suggested Volume Discount tier framework
  • 8. The audit framework
  • 9. The eleven move buyer side framework
  • 10. How we engage

Who this is for

Chief Information Officers, Vice Presidents of IT Procurement, IBM Center of Excellence leaders, IBM Program Directors, and procurement leaders running IBM Passport Advantage at scale and facing the broader IBM Passport Advantage renewal cycle.

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IBM Passport Advantage: Negotiate the licensing program on your terms.

A buyer side framework for IBM Passport Advantage negotiation. The IBM Passport Advantage framework, the IBM PVU framework, the IBM Cloud Pak commitment framework, the IBM Subscription and Support framework, and the buyer side moves.

Used across more than five hundred enterprise software engagements. Independent. Buyer side. Built for IBM customers running the next IBM Passport Advantage renewal cycle.

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