IBM Software Licence Management

Role Title: IBM Software Licence Management
Location: Hybrid/Knutsford (3 days onsite)
Duration: 6 months
Contract Inside IR35

Role Description:

• ILMT Maintenance/data accuracy (ongoing)
• Extraction of ILMT Computers report/Operational Servers (Service Now)
• Identification/removal of ceased and AWS Servers
• Re-classifying instances if misreporting (incorrect component to product mappings)
• Manual exclusions - Cold DR/Bundled products
• Extraction of regular ILMT reports/audit snapshots to assess current compliance position.
• Support IASP Audit (Client)-Twice yearly audit reporting to IBM: April to September -Products with PVU metrics. October to March- All products/All metrics
• Extraction/Provision of data/reports to as required by Client
• ILMT audit snapshot/Hardware report/computers report/dashboard snapshot
• Extract of all current Operational Servers (Service Now)
• VM (host/cluster) data from Compute team
• Regular calls with Client to discuss progress against actions/data requirements
• Engagement with all SMEs/Product Owners to provide data/evidence requested by the Client for all non-PVU-based products (including Mainframe)
• Internal review of Mainframe 'consumption' figures in agreement with Mainframe Team
• Request for additional software data from SAM Governance Team for Computers not in ILMT. The client will provide server list based on their review against ILMT (hardware) data provided.
• Follow up to provide additional data/evidence following review by the Client.
• Validation/Follow up of discrepancies identified by Client
• Review/actioning of manual ILMT updates following audit
• Informal internal PVU licence True-up - for early detection/remediation of any risk issues.
• Assessment of risk impact of ineligible Technologies

Other:

Review/analysis of ILMT computers with Issue reports to identify/address issues ( eg Servers without software scans/VM manager data) with GTSM Tooling Team/Platform Team/AppTeams as needed : eg Servers without software
Monthly SCRT report tracking to ensure within entitlement.