I am in total agreement with Timothy. Whether or not you maximize the ELA benefits is not the fault of IBM. The numbers are known in advance. You should plan accordingly or have negotiated more favorable terms in the ELA beforehand. Even if management lays waste to your planning, one assumes that it would be for a good business (think unplanned growth and/or a new, financially attractive) reason to do so.
I wonder why one views their relationship with IBM as adversarial. It should be a partnership. Then again, I am ever the optimist. Bob -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Timothy Sipples Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 1:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Predict WLC invoice amount ... Words have meaning. "...Which probably at least reduce the intensity..." almost never means *zero* worry. Why else would I have typed those words? Let's try again. Enterprise License Agreements (ELAs) still require SCRT collection and submission. I didn't claim otherwise. How much you worry about those monthly reports -- the intensity of worry -- will depend in large measure on your caps relative to your utilization. I strongly disagree with the statement that "Tails IBM wins, heads you lose" with ELAs. The ideal case is that you choose caps (a utilization forecast) that are exactly as you experience. However, if you don't -- if you're either too high or too low -- YOU STILL ENJOY ELA BENEFITS! You haven't *maximized* those benefits, but you still come out way ahead unless you've totally screwed up. It's a gamble, but the odds of winning that bet are HEAVILY weighted in your favor. "Ask your IBM representative." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples GMU VCT Architect Executive (Based in Singapore) E-Mail: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
