IBM Z software pricing

Significantly lower the cost of deploying new applications to the z/OS platform, regardless of programming language.

Deployed applications do not directly impact the cost of unrelated workloads, even when colocated in the same LPAR.

Gain z/OS capacity at savings of 50% off the current Multiplex System z New Application License Charge (MzNALC), previously the best IBM new workload pricing metric for z/OS.

The MzNALC MLC price point is used only as a reference for the z/OS charges in the New Application Solution. MzNALC terms and conditions do not apply with this offering.

Substantially lower the cost of growth for z/OS-based development and test workloads.

Increase your entitlement for current z/OS-based development and test environment capacity, up to triple its existing size, with no capacity-based increase in MLC software charges for that workload.

This solution can be added to existing contractual loyalty agreements (such as Enterprise License Agreements (ELAs) and Open Infrastructure Offerings (OIOs)), and is also offered through stand-alone transactions.

Take advantage of a utility-per-payment-pricing model on the z/OS operating system.

With an upfront purchase of a license entitlement for the FTM product a per-payment price is applied to the number of production payments processed. You are invoiced monthly in arrears for the number of production payments that are processed by FTM.

This removes any direct MSU contribution of the payments processing by FTM, so there is no direct impact to the cost of unrelated workloads.