IBM Licensing Essentials

Get to grips with IBM licensing, metrics and agreements

This course covers:

  • IBM Agreements and contracts
  • Processor Value Units (PVU)
  • Resource Value Units (RVU)
  • Sub-Capacity Licensing
  • User based licensing
  • Proof of Entitlement
  • ILMT

Helping you understand the various types of agreements, how to understand the most common licensing metrics, how to manage your IBM estate in a virtual environment – and the key gotchas to be aware of, plus much more.


Your Instructor


Eric Chiu
Eric Chiu

Eric Chiu is the Managing Director of HW Fisher’s IT Asset Consulting business (FIAC) and shares his expertise in software licensing with his clients through various consulting and services engagements.

As a veteran of software license compliance, Eric has experience in the design and management of Software License Compliance Programmes for IBM.

In recent years his focus has been on advising enterprises over strategic and tactical matters in establishing and operating Software Asset Management (SAM) and has provided services to a wide-range of clients from SMEs to substantial enterprise clients.


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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
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