Thanks, Del I have requested them to do so. - Bent
-----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> On Behalf Of Del Hoobler Sent: Monday, July 8, 2019 5:19 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Spectrum Protect PVU licensing 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= > >. > COWI handles personal data as stated in our Privacy Notice<https://www.cowi.com/privacy>.
