THE ORIGINA BLOG

Why Can’t IBM Deliver the Service Software Customers Expect?

Why Can’t IBM Deliver the Service Software Customers Expect?

When customers first contact Origina, most are concerned they are not getting value for money spent on official IBM support contracts.

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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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“IBM is not your only choice,” claims Gartner Research VP at London Summit

“IBM is not your only choice,” claims Gartner Research VP at London Summit

Gartner discusses third party support alternatives as customers fight to contain rising IBM maintenance costs.

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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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How to Maintain a Relationship With Your Vendor (and Use 3rd Party Support)

How to Maintain a Relationship With Your Vendor (and Use 3rd Party Support)

Just because you are moving to third party support, doesn't mean your relationship with the OEM ends. Here's how to keep it healthy

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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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Origina – Pioneering Third-Party Maintenance of IBM Software

Origina – Pioneering Third-Party Maintenance of IBM Software

ITCandor has finalised a survey of the UK & Irish business IT markets for Origina, a services company specialising in providing IBM software

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