Off the top of the head. you loose support obviously you loose the free ability to move servers (keys - licenses) you loose the upgrade software you loose the patches you loose more money -- if you come back, (Some do not and pay for the whole thing again from scratch) -- Just a quick 2 Cents
On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 9:20 AM, Pierson, Shawn <shawn.pier...@sug.com>wrote: > ** > > This is correct, and it can be far-reaching. At my current employer, we > were looking into purchasing ITSM a few years ago. Basically, BMC let us > have it for paying back-maintenance from an old company. > > > > So basically what happened is that Company “E” went sold off Company “C” > and went bankrupt. Company “P” merged with Company “C” and then both were > purchased by Company “S”. When we decided to purchase ITSM, our BMC sales > rep found out that Company “E” had licensed ITSM in the past, and as a > result we could get it for merely paying back maintenance for a for a few > years, which was a whole lot cheaper than buying it new. > > > > However, my point is that the reverse could also hold true. If you drop > support, even if your company gets bought out or something else happens that > can be traced back to your current company, you risk being told to pay back > maintenance if you want to ever restore it. > > > > I would advise against dropping support unless your company is in absolute > dire straits. > > > > Shawn Pierson > > > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > arsl...@arslist.org] *On Behalf Of *Matt Worsdell > *Sent:* Friday, July 17, 2009 6:00 AM > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > *Subject:* Re: Dropping BMC Support > > > > ** > > When you decide to restart support you’ll be asked to pay the interim cost > IIRC. > > > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > arsl...@arslist.org] *On Behalf Of *Richard Parker > *Sent:* 17 July 2009 09:06 > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > *Subject:* Dropping BMC Support > > > > ** > > We are considering dropping our support contract with BMC. We've considered > the implications of this as far tech support calls, licensing and new > software releases. > > > > Was wondering if anyone has experience with dropping support and what other > issues might have come up besides the above mentioned items. > > > > Thank you in advance. > > > > Richard > > _Platinum Sponsor: rmisoluti...@verizon.net ARSlist: "Where the Answers > Are"_ > > _Platinum Sponsor: rmisoluti...@verizon.net ARSlist: "Where the Answers > Are"_ > Private and confidential as detailed > here<http://www.sug.com/disclaimers/default.htm#Mail>. > If you cannot access hyperlink, please e-mail sender. > _Platinum Sponsor: rmisoluti...@verizon.net ARSlist: "Where the Answers > Are"_ -- Patrick Zandi _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor:rmisoluti...@verizon.net ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
