Strategic IBM Estate Assessment & Strategy

Complete inventory of your IBM products, licenses, and usage patterns to identify shelfware and entitlement gaps.

Sub-capacity licensing analysis to identify virtualization cost savings opportunities.

Multi-year licensing roadmap aligned with business growth and transformation.

Renewal Strategy & Contract Advisory

Current IBM Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) analysis with market pricing benchmarks.

Pre-renewal deployment analysis to eliminate shelfware and right-size your bill of materials.

Negotiation strategy and contract structure recommendations (ELA, subscription models, Passport Advantage).

Hybrid Cloud & Digital Transformation Advisory

Cloud migration licensing impact assessment for AWS, Azure, and IBM Cloud deployments.

IBM Cloud Pak strategy and sub-capacity optimization for virtualized environments.

Container licensing guidance (PVU, RVU, virtual server metrics) and hybrid deployment recommendations.

Software Asset Management Strategy

Software Asset Management (SAM) tool evaluation and selection guidance (ILMT, Flexera, ServiceNow).

Tool configuration strategy and integration with your existing IT systems.

Compliance monitoring processes and management framework implementation.

Risk Assessment & Compliance Strategy Advisory

IBM audit readiness assessment identifying compliance exposure and potential true-up liabilities.

Audit response strategy with documentation and remediation roadmap.

IBM relationship management and qualification for customer programs (Passport Advance Select, IBM Premier).