Purpose of this information
This
information helps you to plan for and implement sub-capacity pricing
for IBM® products that run under the z/OS® operating
system. It assists you in understanding your current software inventory,
assessing your tactical and strategic software costs, making the decision
to move to sub-capacity pricing,
and using the Sub-Capacity Planning Tool (SCPT) and the Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool (SCRT) as aids in
planning and managing your software costs.
Who should read this information
This document
is intended for technical and administrative personnel involved in
managing software products for an enterprise. There are three broad
categories of users:
- Software asset managers, who must do any of the following:
- Perform software acquisition and software license management
- Maintain software inventories
- Project future software needs
- Manage software costs
- Understand software licensing terms and conditions
- z/OS system architects, who must do any of the following:
- Project software needs, based on current software utilization
- Request or specify new and additional software licenses and products
for the enterprise
- Download and run planning tools
- Review software costs
- Capacity planners, who must:
- Create and maintain capacity and growth plans for z/OS systems