Doesn't the new licensing scheme result in 1) higher prices for clients, but
2) lower prices for the server.

So that if you are just buying client licenses you get hurt.  

But if you are setting up a new TSM server you don't have that big up front
charge for the server end.

So if you plan to back up a just a small number of clients, you may actually
come out cheaper?

Can anyone confirm this (possibly erroneous) opinion?
Tivoli certainly doesn't make it easy to understand.





-----Original Message-----
From: Coats, Jack [mailto:Jack.Coats AT BANKSTERLING DOT COM] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 8:52 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: License Pricing


Yes, I just purchased a single processor license, it was $528 or so USD.
The ones
I purchased just before year end were about $218USD.  

Unless new customers are coming in with huge discounts, I think that TSM is
now
priced out of the market.

As a consultant (in a former life) I would be seriously considering taking
my customers
to other products, if I could find one that fits.

I love the TSM concept, but economics is what rules.  And there is not
enough difference
in the technological differences to make up the economic ones at this point.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cahill, Ricky [SMTP:Ricky.Cahill AT EQUITAS.CO DOT UK]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 3:46 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      License Pricing
> 
> Just got a quote back for some Win2k licenses and was rather surprised at
> the massive increase in price, ok I've not bought a license for a couple
> of
> years but this is bonkers..
> 
> single processor server         £391.98 + vat per server
> dual processor server           £783.96 + vat per server
> quad processor server           £1567.92 + vat per server
> 
> Anyone know if a license bought prior to this stupid per cpu idea is valid
> for one server or one cpu??
> 
> 
>        ..........Rikk
> 
> 
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