If you haven't already gone through one, you will soon enough. IBM randomly chooses clients for Software Compliance Audits throughout the year. In most cases they come to you in the form of a workbook that is to be filled out and returned in 2 weeks - no exceptions. These workbooks will be populated with all IBM software that IBM believes you own and are using. This audit is to ensure that you are not over-deployed or abusing the license honor system in which IBM entrusts you with. Tips for Completing the Audit Workbook: 1) Be Honest - The IBM Compliance team is stern but reasonable. They want to work with you to fix the problem. 2) Start Early - This is not a simple task. It takes time. Use the two weeks you are given. 3) Be Thorough - Don't turn in an incomplete w...

When advising my clients as to why they should upgrade to P7, the following aways applies as immediate benefits to the customer: 1. P7 delivers better performance and depending if you're replacing P5 or P6 you see between 3:1 and 4:1 increase 2. P7 will allow you to do more with less processors therefore cutting your software lics cost. In some cases, the savings of software lics will pay for the hardware 3. P7 uses less energy consumption and takes up less space 4. P7 will lower your maintenance cost. In some cases the cost of maintenance on older boxes can pay for new hardware and ROI is less then 3 years. I hope this helps.

thinkASG, IBM and Bramasol/SAP joined forces and gathered their valued clients and prospects for a fun evening of hockey at the Staples Center. After all, everybody enjoys the inter-county rivalry of the Anaheim Ducks vs the Los Angeles Kings! We met at the VIP entrance to be escorted by the Kings Ice Girls and straight to the arena floor.  The, straight out to Center Ice for a perspective few but the athletes get to enjoy - where we took a picture of our winning team!  We marched back inside to find the Ducks playing a little soccer/volleyball as warm-up in the hallways of the Staples Center...it was all our crew could do not to stop for a George Parros autograph!  Our group broke into  two groups representing those interested in IBM/Intel EX5 offerings and those interested in S...