Under an IBM audit
IBM audit defense, on your side of the table.
We defend companies through IBM software audits and negotiate the settlement down. Independent and buyer side only, we challenge the PVU math, defend your sub-capacity position, and hold IBM to its own rules. We are not affiliated with IBM.
Audit Defense · we build your position firstAudit Negotiation · findings challenged line by line
$250M+
Audit exposure defended
500+
Engagements delivered
30 to 92%
Findings reduction range
48hr
Mobilization on notice
Two ways we protect you.
Whether the audit letter just landed or the findings are already on the table, there is a buyer side move for your stage.
Service 01
IBM Audit Defense
From the moment the notice arrives, we run the defense. We build your independent compliance position before IBM finishes theirs, and we curate every byte of data that leaves your network.
- Independent PVU and RVU recalculation for every product in scope
- Sub-capacity eligibility validated against your ILMT data
- Virtualization rules applied correctly by hypervisor type
- Data response curated, scoped and controlled
Service 02
IBM Audit Negotiation
When IBM presents its findings, we challenge them line by line and negotiate the settlement. On average, challenges land thirty to fifty percent of audit findings, and we fold forward terms into the deal.
- Findings challenged item by item with evidence
- Incorrect PVU values and sub-capacity denials disputed
- Entitlement offsets IBM left out, credited back
- Forward renewal terms negotiated inside the settlement
The full audit response desk.
Six engagements that cover the whole audit lifecycle, from first letter to signed settlement.
01
Audit Defense
End to end management of the IBM audit motion, with your compliance position built before IBM completes theirs.
02
Audit Negotiation
Findings challenged line by line, the settlement reduced, forward terms folded into the deal.
03
ILMT Remediation
Fix the configuration, correct miscategorized installs, and restore a defensible sub-capacity posture.
04
PVU Reconciliation
Independent processor value unit recalculation against entitlements and Passport Advantage records.
05
Sub-Capacity Defense
Defend the virtual capacity claim where IBM has defaulted you to full-capacity charging.
06
Settlement Negotiation
Close the audit on terms that name the products, the number, and the sub-capacity reinstatement plan.
How we work: Contain. Reconcile. Challenge. Settle.
01
Contain
Control the data request and the clock. Nothing goes to IBM until it is scoped, curated and defensible.
02
Reconcile
Run our own PVU and sub-capacity calculation against your entitlements before IBM finishes theirs.
03
Challenge
Dispute the findings line by line: wrong PVU values, denied sub-capacity, missing entitlement offsets.
04
Settle
Negotiate the number down and fold forward renewal terms and reinstatement into the settlement letter.
Products we defend.
The high-risk IBM products that draw audits, where the sub-capacity and bundling traps live.
Exposure defended.
Manufacturing · WebSphere + Db2
71%
claim reduced
Methodology challenge
Incorrect PVU values and denied sub-capacity reversed against clean ILMT evidence.
Financial Services · ILMT
$3.1M
penalty avoided
Sub-capacity reinstated
Missing agents and misconfigured reports corrected before full-capacity charging landed.
Enterprise · Cognos + Maximo
$2.8M
over-deployment cut
User reconciliation
Actual user counts mapped to entitlements, excess license claim removed at renewal.
"They built our compliance position before IBM finished theirs, then challenged the findings line by line. The exposure dropped by over seventy percent."
VP of IT Procurement · Global Manufacturer
Do not face the IBM audit alone.
$250M+ in exposure defended. 500+ engagements. We mobilize within 48 hours of your audit notice. Independent and buyer side, every time.
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Independent, buyer side IBM software audit defense and negotiation. Not affiliated with IBM Corporation.
Independent. Not affiliated with IBM Corporation.Buyer Side · Est. 2019