14 May 2019
IBM announced Tailored Fit Pricing with two new solutions, enterprise consumption and enterprise capacity, which offer alternatives to the rolling four-hour average (R4HA) based pricing model for both new and existing workloads.
2 October 2018
By eliminating the need for capping, even during production peaks, the Application Development and Test Solution delivers a low-cost, high-capacity z/OS development environment.
2 October 2018
Consumption-based pricing for new z/OS-based applications provides predictability, transparency and a direct connection to business value.
Exhibits
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Contract exhibits for software
Licensing
Licensing Terms & Conditions
What are IBM's software licensing terms and conditions? How do we bill?
IPLA Software Terms and Conditions
What are the licensing terms for IPLA software? What is Subscription & Support?
VUE Program Licensing Calculations
What are the Value Unit Edition (VUE) program licensing calculations?
z/VM and Distributed Linux Middleware
Is distributed Linux middleware running on z Systems eligible for sub-capacity licensing under Passport Advantage rules?
Backup, Disaster Recovery, and Capacity Backup Upgrade
When may a customer make a backup copy of IBM software? When are they allowed to use it?
Multi-Version Measurement (MVM)
What is MVM? Why is it better than Single Version Charging (SVC) and the Migration Pricing Option (MPO)?
Parallel Sysplex Aggregation
What does Aggregated Sysplex pricing mean, and how can a customer qualify to get it?
zNALC and MzNALC
How does z Systems New Application License Charges (zNALC) drive new workloads to the platform with attractive pricing?
Mobile Workload Pricing
How do you mitigate the impact of mobile and cloud workloads on sub-capacity license charges when transaction volumes may cause a spike?
Country Multiplex Pricing
How do you create a country-wide z Systems platform where clients can configure and balance workloads more easily with fewer constraints?
Tools
Sub-Capacity & R4HA
What is the rolling 4-hour average? How does the Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool calculate the MSU values charged for Sub-Capacity products?
Reading the SCRT Report
How do I read the sections of the report? What are the different comment fields? Which MSU report numbers are used for billing?
Workload Pricer Support for S&S Anniversary Dates
How do you use Workload Pricer to correctly calculate incremental S&S charges aligned to S&S Anniversary Dates?
Defined Capacity & Group Capacity Limits
How do you use the Defined Capacity and Group Capacity Limits tool to control the maximum MSUs charges for the products in an LPAR or set of LPARs?
Unique needs
On/Off Capacity On Demand (OOCoD)
How do I know if software charges will result from the use of On/Off Capacity On Demand (OOCoD)?
Cross Systems Waivers
How can I use Cross Systems Waivers to avoid paying for licenses on both machines when migrating workloads to a new machine?
Collocated Application Pricing
How do sub-capacity customers who add new applications pay for new workloads as if in a dedicated environment?
References
Reference guide
See the flexibility and value of different software pricing methodologies.
Sub-capacity planning
Understand your software inventory and costs. Learn how to migrate to sub-capacity and use tools.
SCRT users guide
See how to use the Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool which supports sub-capacity pricing metrics.
Which software pricing solution is best?
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