Well, I started the thread, so I thought I'd report on my progress since the original post. I've managed to come across a very capable IBM Business Partner and Tivoli Sales rep. It made all the difference in the world. My software and DB2 reps at IBM found the good Tivoli people, and the Tivoli people sent me to the business partner.
It is a shame this was so hard because we run DB2 on AIX, which made choosing TSM almost a no brainer. We have had such good luck in dealing with IBM in the past that this really blind sided me. Now I can finally get moving on this project and go back to worrying about backing up my data and keeping my servers running.
