Can Your Organization Defend Every Core, Contract, and Clause in an IBM Audit?
Eliminate compliance gaps, reduce licensing waste, and build a defensible IBM position before auditors arrive.
Whether under audit, approaching a renewal, or reevaluating ILMT readiness, LDS gives you full control over IBM licensing—ensuring compliance, cost-efficiency, and confidence in every report you submit.
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Reduce Costs
Optimize licensing to eliminate unnecessary spending
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The Compliance Challenge Every IBM Customer Faces
Managing IBM software entitlements is no small task. With hundreds of licensing metrics, evolving policies, and product-specific rules, organisations often struggle to maintain clarity over their rights and obligations. Many agreements are left untouched after purchase, leaving decision-makers uncertain whether they are fully compliant—or if they're paying more than necessary.
45% of IBM-audited organizations have incurred over $1 million in unplanned costs over the past three years. IBM's licensing framework is among the most complex in the industry, and audits are a fact of life. Yet, with the right insight, financial exposure can be avoided. Capacity-based models, such as PVU, RVU, or VPC, can deliver cost efficiency for organisations with changing workloads—but they also carry hidden compliance risks if not managed with precision.
Virtualisation changes, hardware upgrades, or misinterpretation of eligibility requirements can all tip an environment out of compliance. A single misconfiguration or oversight can result in significant financial penalties during an audit.
Where Organizations Lose Control — Fast
Even organizations with mature IT practices can face issues during IBM audits
ILMT misconfiguration
leading to full-capacity licensing charges
Inactive or orphaned users
increasing costs for user-based products
Cloud migration gaps
resulting in duplicate licensing or invalid transfers
Limited cross-team coordination
between IT, procurement, and compliance functions
How LDS turn Audit Anxiety into Advantage?
Turn Audit Anxiety into Strategic Advantage
Managing IBM software is not just a technical task — it’s a contractual and financial responsibility. At LDS, we combine former IBM auditor expertise with over 15 years of licensing experience to help organisations maintain compliance, optimise costs, and strengthen their position in every IBM engagement.
Our Expertise
End-to-end IBM licensing solutions
LDS provides end-to-end expertise in IBM software licensing, compliance, and audit defence. We believe that prevention is always more cost-effective than cure—addressing potential compliance risks before they escalate into formal audits or costly disputes.
• Our approach covers every stage of IBM licence management, including:
Strategic licensing guidance and ongoing optimisation of your IBM software environment.
Identifying opportunities to lower annual support and maintenance expenses.
Reducing exposure to unexpected legal or financial liabilities.
Managing and defending against IBM audit findings with evidence-based strategies.
Your Trusted Partner
With LDS, you gain a partner who not only understands IBM’s licensing rules inside out but also knows how to keep your organisation compliant, cost-efficient, and ready for any audit scenario.
Our IBM Licensing Services IncludeComprehensive IBM Compliance & Optimization
Baseline Compliance Assessment
A detailed review of your current IBM environment, existing tools, and entitlement records to establish a clear compliance position.
Entitlement & Deployment Mapping
Correlating your actual software usage against your licence rights, including sub-capacity and full-capacity scenarios.
Audit Preparation & Defence
Leveraging our audit experience to pre-empt non-compliance claims, challenge inaccurate findings, and negotiate fair resolutions.
Ongoing Monitoring & Reporting
Regular reporting on IBM deployments versus entitlements, highlighting over- or under-deployment risks before they escalate.
Contractual Guidance
Interpreting Passport Advantage terms, providing practical advice on how to meet IBM's obligations, and reducing legal exposure.
Our Numbers Speak for Themselves
Proven results that demonstrate our expertise and commitment to excellence in IBM licensing
ENTERPRISE MICROSOFT CLIENTS
CLIENT SAVINGS
MICROSOFT LICENSING EXPERTS
YEARS OF MICROSOFT EXPERIENCE
AUDIT DEFENSE SUCCESS RATE
Key BenefitsKey Benefits of Choosing LDS for IBM Licensing Services
LDS enables organizations to confidently manage their IBM software licenses through expert analysis, proactive compliance strategies, and audit-ready support. Here's how your business benefits when you partner with LDS:
Full License & Entitlement Clarity
License DataWe begin by thoroughly reviewing your IBM software licenses, agreements, and usage records. This ensures you have a clear understanding of your entitlements — and any potential compliance gaps.
Accurate Usage vs. Entitlement Mapping
Actual Usage
EntitlementsLDS compares actual software deployments and usage against your licensing entitlements. This helps identify over- or under-licensing and ensures you're not exposed to unnecessary compliance risks or costs.
Proactive Internal Compliance Audits
Our team supports regular internal audits, allowing you to stay ahead of any licensing issues. This proactive compliance monitoring helps resolve discrepancies before they escalate into larger problems.
Complete IBM Audit Readiness
When facing an IBM audit, LDS ensures you're fully prepared. We guide you through the process and help compile the required documentation — including software entitlements, deployment records, and agreements.
Ongoing Software Record Management
We help you maintain clean, current, and auditable licensing records through routine reviews and updates. With LDS, you're always ready — no surprises.
