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About Software Licensing

Our approach to Software Licensing

Our approach to Software Licensing is guided by three overarching principles: fairness, transparency and innovation.

How we work with our clients

We seek to build trusting and transparent relationships with our clients.

Benefits of adhering to license terms

Our clients benefit from knowing they are meeting the software licensing terms and paying only for what they need.

How we operate

Our worldwide software licensing program works together with clients to identify and remedy software licensing issues.

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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.
Clients' licensing responsibilities

Maintaining records and reports to demonstrate adherence to software licensing terms.

Managing IBM software assets

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

Questions commonly asked about software licensing. These questions touch on the topics most important to our clients.

Each licensing guide and user guide on the Guides page also contains a section on Frequently Asked Questions specific to the topic.