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The software manufacturer IBM has sent a statement to its customers and users to notify the MLC license price increase.

These recently announced increases target and target monthly MLC license charges on operating systems and middleware software and downstream programs. Without forgetting that this has been previously selected by the manufacturer IBM.

It is noteworthy that the price increase in certain and selected programs will be approximately 5%, without forgetting that this will depend on the characteristics that the user has selected.

The programs that come into play for the reported increase are the following that are applicable to the MLC software principle metric, with monthly license changes: VWLC, AWLC, EWLC, PSLC, CMLC, MWLC, FWLC, TWLC and ESLC for Tailored Fit Princing.

Your organization is likely to implement or use some of them.

For this, you must be prepared and have strategies that help you reduce costs in your licensing. In our article: How to be successful in negotiations with software providers you will find recommendations from our experts.

It should be noted that these increases will take effect from January 1, 2022.

This announcement will help your organization plan its budget for the following year and seek advice to help it choose the best options for its licensing.

That is why Licensing Assurance has a team of experts trained to support you in facing the processes of budget changes, who with their knowledge and expertise have designed strategies according to the challenges of each organization, thus guaranteeing you obtain up to 30% savings in their contracts to be renewed.

At Licensing Assurance we have all the knowledge about licensing acquisition and we have the best options for IBM software licenses, since this is very complex and issues frequent changes for its management, putting the contractual and compliance part into play. and this being a common challenge in the IT area.

For the aforementioned, the Licensing Assurance team can help and support you in planning your budget and optimizing the renewal of your IT investments.

Contact one of our experts.