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Does Third-Party Support Increase the Risk of an Audit?

Does Third-Party Support Increase the Risk of an Audit?

Dropping IBM support may save a lot of money but will it trigger an IBM audit that costs even more? Read our blog to learn more

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Are We About to See More IBM Software Licenses Being Challenged?

Are We About to See More IBM Software Licenses Being Challenged?

OEMs like IBM are using ambiguous contracts to gouge their customers – but is the worm about to turn?

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Post-Warranty Software Rights – Do You Know What They Are?

Post-Warranty Software Rights – Do You Know What They Are?

Knowing your software rights is crucial to surviving an IBM audit – and to planning your future software strategy

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The 6 Best Practice Pillars of a SAM Guru

The 6 Best Practice Pillars of a SAM Guru

So, what are these pillars, and what do they mean?

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How Third-Party Software Support Avoids Evil Licensing Tricks

How Third-Party Software Support Avoids Evil Licensing Tricks

Megavendors often employ evil tricks to keep customers locked into their maintenance contracts but a 3rd party support provider can help.

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Why Third-Party IBM Software Support Just Works

Why Third-Party IBM Software Support Just Works

Contrary to what your IBM account manager says, alternative software support provisions just work.

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5 Top Tips for Surviving a License Audit

5 Top Tips for Surviving a License Audit

5 top tips for surviving an IBM software license audit . Origina IBM Software Support helps you to understand and prepare for it.

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Why the Cloud Makes Software Asset Management Much Harder

Why the Cloud Makes Software Asset Management Much Harder

Why the Cloud makes software asset management much harder

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Breaking the IBM Software Lifecycle

Breaking the IBM Software Lifecycle

The beauty of the Cloud lies in its simplicity. Deploying a new service takes just a few mouse clicks, a hosted application subscription can be purchased on a credit card. Always on, instantly available, the Cloud seems to be the answer to many common IT problems.

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What is IBM® Passport Advantage?

What is IBM® Passport Advantage?

IBM Passport Advantage (PA) & Passport Advantage Express (PAE or PAX) are IBM programs that use a common set of agreements, processes and tools.

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Survive an IBM Software License Audit

Survive an IBM Software License Audit

How to survive an IBM software license audit? Read this article now and know everything with Origina IBM Software Support & Maintenance.

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