Thanks for pointing that out, Ed. I hadn't bothered to review the referenced letter, mistakenly assuming (yeah, I know) that it would be the same as what I had received earlier this year from a similar request to IBM for clarification. That is indeed MUCH stronger language. Good to know, gives me something to pass upwards here as recent barrages of marketing calls have prompted our management to inquire of us what this is about.
IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 09/02/2009 11:37:52 AM: > Edward Jaffe wrote: > > I was listening. The only mention I heard all week was in Cheryl > > Watson's 9:30 Friday presentation: slides 17-18. > > http://ew.share. > org/client_files/callpapers/attach/SHARE_in_Denver/S2109CW222303.pdf > > > I followed the link in Cheryl's presentation and read the letter from > Mark Anzani, VP and Chief Technology Officer: IBM System z, to Gregg > Willhoit from DataDirect who apparently wrote Mr. Anzani asking for > clarification of IBM's position on zPrime. > IBM seems to have firmed-up its position considerably since the last > letter I saw. Here are a few relevant excerpts from Mr. Anzani's letter: > "You have inquired about the propriety of taking actions to interfere > with the normal and intended operation of z/OS and IBM LIC in order to > enable Specialty Engines/Processors to process workloads beyond those > designated by IBM. Any such activity, by whatever means, would exceed > customer?s authorized use of the Specialty Engines/Processors and would > constitute a breach of applicable agreements with IBM. This would also > be a change to the environment, requiring customer to purchase > additional authorizations. Customers would then pay applicable charges > for software and maintenance associated with such capacity in accordance > with their authorizations." > "As is widely known, IBM provides a means for customers to activate the > computing resources/capabilities that are included in a System z machine > as built-in-capacity, but which have not been authorized (e.g., > additional processors, memory, and capabilities). IBM sells > Miscellaneous Equipment Specification (?MES?) upgrades, which include > modifications of LIC and provide the necessary authorizations. In > particular, IBM sells such MES upgrades for customers who wish to > convert Specialty Engines/Processors to CP capacity in order to execute > general purpose workloads." > "To be clear, if customers use Specialty Processors/Engines to process > workloads beyond the IBM authorizations, then customers must pay the > hardware, software and maintenance pricing associated with full CP > capacity." > "Customers seeking to expand their use of existing hardware (e.g., > Specialty Engines/Processors) for use with additional workloads should > contact their IBM representative regarding additional authorizations and > applicable pricing." > -- > Edward E Jaffe > Phoenix Software International, Inc > 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 > Los Angeles, CA 90045 > 310-338-0400 x318 > [email protected] > http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
