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Transparent Development Program for ILMT .nextILMT Central Team – Questions & Answers Version 1.0.0

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■ The insight of future release of IBM License Metric is the seventeenth Q&A event prepared by ILMT Central Team

■ We concentrate on License Metric Tool in version 7.5

■ This session is for IBMers, Business Partners and Customers

■ The web conference chat with ILMT experts is available for you as teleconference is set to mute

■ The content (presentation and speaker’s voice) is being recorded and will be available to download from ILMT Wiki soon

Welcome

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■ ILMT .next� Introduction� Drivers for ILMT transformation� Improvements and new functionalities� New architecture� Roadmap

■ Live demo

■ Transparent Development Program� Introduction� Elements

■ Questions and Answers

Table of Contents

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Contact

■ ICT Team: [email protected]

■ ICT Team Lead: Grzegorz Sierak: [email protected]

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We develop ILMT for you

■ Vision

■ Plans and roadmap

■ Impact and influence

■ Cooperation and effectiveness

■ Feedback and right direction

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ILMT .next - Introduction

■ Next generation tool is under development

■ New architecture is created for the large scale

■ User workflows are being greatly improved

■ License metrics support is being expandedbeyond PVU/RVU

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ILMT .next - Drivers for ILMT transformation

■ Leverage the scalability of the IBM Endpoint Manager (IEM) Platform� Move beyond 45,000 endpoint limit� Improve network topologies support via hierarchy of IEM Relays

■ Leverage the IEM Platform flexibility and ease of use� Improved serviceability due to the self-management characteristics� One runtime, multiple applications (license usage,

security, patch management, etc.)

■ Eliminate the dual-agent issues

■ Improve user experience with the license usage reporting

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ILMT .next - Improvements and new functionalities

■ Redesigned audit reports workflow (no report signing)

■ Bundling APIs

■ Expanded license metrics (e.g. Concurrent Users)

■ Improved user experience and serviceability on inventory reports

■ Integrated audit trail

■ Remote agent deploy utility

■ Streamlined installer, deploying the IBM infrastructure server and ILMT aggregation server

■ Single pane of glass (Web UI) for infrastructure management

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ILMT .next - New architecture

IEM Lightweight Agent

ILMT reporting server

Network

IEM Platform Server(s)

LMT Agent

Network

ILMTserver

ILMT 9.x architectureILMT 7.x architecture

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ILMT .next - roadmap9.1 9.2

IEM customer base

Free content for IEM installs

• Can extend IEM deployments for IBM sub-capacity

• Server on Linux/DB2

Green fieldIEM customer base

Free ILMT product into PA• Expanded Usage Metrics

(Concurrent User, Authorized User, ...)

• Unified Web UI• Streamlined installer

ILMT existing baseIEM customer base

Updated free ILMT into PA• SW tagging for automated

bundling• Rapid Provisioning Support• Enhanced Compliance Report

Views• Provides migration utilities for

existing ILMT versions

• Windows+Linux/DB2 IEM platform

4Q 2013

1H 2014

2H 2014

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Live demo

■ Easy installation, simple configuration

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Live demo

■ Data driven use of application

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Live demo

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Transparent Development Program - Introduction

■ Transparent Development Program is to align ILMT .next better to your needs

■ Transparent Development Program allows you to track periodically how ILMT .next is progressing and actively influence on the progress direction

■ You are welcome to look at and play with the latest beta code and share your opinion with us

■ Your feedback is extremely appreciated and valuable for us!

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Transparent Development Program - Elements

■ ILMT.next Hosted Open Beta � accessible from a browser, no requirements on customer side

■ ILMT.next Full Open Beta� for downloading and installing on customer site

■ Live Demo sessions� held after each iteratation end

■ ILMT Open Beta Forum � available to any developerWorks user� https://ibm.biz/BdxJjC

Send an e-mail to the [email protected] to enroll.Visit our developerWorks community https://ibm.biz/Bdxptb to learn more.

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