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IBM Software Licensing
About Software Licensing
Our approach to Software Licensing is guided by three overarching principles: fairness, transparency and innovation.
We seek to build trusting and transparent relationships with our clients.
Our clients benefit from knowing they are meeting the software licensing terms and paying only for what they need.
Our worldwide software licensing program works together with clients to identify and remedy software licensing issues.
Updates
Read about the latest developments and updates
Licensing
An overview of how IBM licenses its software and the agreements which cover clients' use of IBM offerings. Includes a set of guides to help clients navigate common areas of IBM software licensing.
Measurement
How IBM defines the basis for measuring the number of licenses required for its software and techniques to identify and collect the necessary data to do this.
Verification
The licensing verification approaches that IBM employs to verify that client's use of IBM software meets the license terms.
Software Asset Management
It is every client's responsibility to ensure they meet IBM licensing terms and a strong SAM capability is fundamental to achieving this.
Maintaining records and reports to demonstrate adherence to software licensing terms.
Keeping track of deployments and preparing for an audit
Product Search
Explore IBM's software portfolio and find related licensing, announcements, lifecycle and ordering information
Frequently Asked Questions
Each licensing guide and user guide on the Guides page also contains a section on Frequently Asked Questions specific to the topic.