On 1/1/2012 6:37 AM, Mike Schwab wrote:
On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 11:16 PM, Edward Jaffe
<[email protected]> wrote:
This checking by various products leads to quite a bit of redundancy. A
centralized approach to license compliance would seem superior--reasoning
that led to the creation of the 'IBM License Manager for z/OS' debacle.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/76517/IBM_drops_mainframe_license_manager_tool
Exactly! After all that effort--by IBM and numerous ISVs--to make ILM for z/OS a
reality, we ended up no further ahead that before we started. Well, not quite.
At least, we all now have a better understanding of the enormity of the project.
Another side benefit are nice System z capacity query capabilities--far better
than what existed before. Also, the need for license compliance management
didn't go away just because the ILM for z/OS project failed. Software producers
seized on the opportunity to produce priced products to help. For example:
http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/license-compliance-mgr/
Of course, the downside is that product license keys themselves are still
managed and applied using a hodge-podge of techniques. But, license compliance
products are still a big step in the right direction.
--
Edward E Jaffe
Phoenix Software International, Inc
831 Parkview Drive North
El Segundo, CA 90245
310-338-0400 x318
[email protected]
http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/
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