Hi Bent, Please have the auditors contact me directly ASAP.
Thank you. Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 07/08/2019 11:08:58 AM: > From: "Bent Christensen (BVC)" <b...@cowi.com> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Date: 07/08/2019 11:15 AM > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Spectrum Protect PVU licensing > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > Hi, > > We are just going through an IBM license audit and to our > overwhelming astonishment the IBM auditors want to charge us for > licenses for test nodes - that is, the computers where we test the > installation of new fix packs and interim fixes before deploying to > our production environment. > In our company, deploying untested software is a very efficient way > of getting a permanent and self-payed vacation, and we really do not > want to pay for evaluating other people's faulty software. If it was > not for the test node licenses, we are fully compliant. > > So, have any of you been subject to demands for licensing test nodes? > > I should mention that we are currently PVU licensed but looking into > capacity licensing so we can evolve our virtual environment backup > strategy - but because of the audit results there is a more than > fair chance that Veeam is going to run with that☹ > > - Bent, loyal TSM customer for 15+ years > > > COWI handles personal data as stated in our Privacy Notice<https:// > urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url? > u=https-3A__www.cowi.com_privacy&d=DwIGaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx- > siA1ZOg&r=0hq2JX5c3TEZNriHEs7Zf7HrkY2fNtONOrEOM8Txvk8&m=D1L3hrbS2BGQTTc2u52YFQofS74J1SWDIfE-4_FP4GU&s=4yqC9LbeQ9zu5_7v3eTBFuZaSxsuSyIUKHowb0JTIvE&e= > >. >
