Publisher overview for IBM in the Software Asset Workspace

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated August 1, 2024
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    Summary of Publisher Overview for IBM in the Software Asset Workspace

    The IBM publisher overview in the Software Asset Workspace enables ServiceNow customers to monitor and manage IBM software license usage effectively. Accessible via License usage > Publishers by selecting IBM, this overview provides up-to-date license reconciliation results to help ensure compliance and optimize software investments.

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    Key Features

    • Summary Section: Presents a concise report of license usage including:
      • True-up cost: Estimated cost to achieve compliance based on average IBM entitlement pricing.
      • Potential savings: Possible cost reductions for IBM licenses.
      • Actual savings: Realized savings from current license management.
      • Unlicensed entities: Overview of unlicensed IBM software installations and client access records.
    • Unlicensed Entities Details: Interactive counts for:
      • Unlicensed installs
      • Installs requiring action
      • Unlicensed client access records
    • Progress Indicators: Tracks license compliance progress including:
      • Ignored installs during reclamation
      • Removal candidates for software optimization
    • PVU Subcapacity Consumption Trend: Displays peak usage trends over time for all IBM software products.
    • Top 10 Products by PVU Usage: Highlights peak utilization metrics for the highest-used IBM software products.

    Practical Benefits

    This overview helps customers identify compliance gaps, prioritize remediation actions, and optimize IBM license usage. By leveraging detailed metrics and interactive lists, customers can make informed decisions to reduce costs and maintain compliance with IBM licensing requirements.

    View license usage information related to IBM in the publisher overview for IBM in the Software Asset Workspace.

    From the Software Asset Workspace, access the IBM publisher overview by navigating to License usage > Publishers and then selecting IBM from the list of available software publishers.

    Results are updated whenever a new reconciliation result is available.

    IBM publisher overview.

    You can view a summary of your license usage information in the Summary section of the IBM publisher overview.
    Table 1. IBM Summary
    Report Description
    True-up cost Cost to be compliant based on the average price of rights in your IBM software entitlements.
    Potential savings Potential cost savings for your IBM licenses.
    Actual savings Actual cost savings for your IBM licenses.
    Unlicensed entities Summary of your unlicensed entities.
    This summary includes the following information:
    • Unlicensed installs: Total number of unlicensed IBM software installations. Select the number to view the complete list of unlicensed IBM software installations.
    • Installs requiring action: Total number of IBM software installations that you must take action on. Select the number to view the complete list of these IBM software installations.
    • Unlicensed client access: Total number of unlicensed IBM client access records. Select the number to view the complete list of unlicensed IBM client access records.
    Progress indicators Summary of your license compliance progress.
    This summary includes the following indicators:
    • Ignored installs: Total number of IBM software installations that were ignored during reclamation. Select the number to view the complete list of ignored IBM software installations.
    • Removal candidates: Total number of IBM removal candidates. Select the number to view the list of all software removal candidates.
    PVU subcapacity consumption trend Comparison of the aggregate peak consumption for all IBM software products over time.
    Top 10 products by PVU sub-capacity usage Peak PVU utilization for your top 10 IBM software products.

    For more details on the license usage information that is provided in the publisher overview, see License usage publisher fields in workspace.