shelby_day asked a question.
IBM "Client" License
Has anyone ever heard of IBM PVUs being calculated against a "client" license and if so, how does one differentiate that a client "license" is in use as opposed to a full license. I keep getting push back on this.
Thanks in advance!
Shelby
@shelby_day - When you say "Client" license, are you referring to how PVU Points are calculated when IBM Software is installed on a client device (Laptop / Desktop), as opposed to when IBM Software is installed on a server?
Is is this in reference to something else?
Kirk
I would be interested in this topic and yes Kirk, my question would be exactly that, e.g. if a product is only available in PVU metric, however the installation is a standalone client installation on a laptop, a license auditor would have no choice but to count the PVUs on the laptops. This can be very expensive as the i3/i5/i7 quad core processors would consume 280 PVUs each. The alternative would be to change to a client-server installation because then unlimited number of clients could access the server software. This however may not always be feasible from a technical perspective. Any thoughts?
Any thoughts from anyone?