This blog briefly describes IBM’s SWMA (Software Maintenance for IBM Licensed Program Products) price increases beginning April 1, 2020 and an overview of some of your options. Disclaimer: IBM i is an operating system. iSeries and AS400 are servers. I use the terms interchangeably to make it easy for folks to find this kind of information on the web. IBM plans big SWMA price increases effective April 1, 2020. You can expect to see your SWMA renewal to increase in a range of 10%-24%, … [Read more...]
What Is IBM SWMA Service Extension?
The purpose of this blog is to explain IBM Software Maintenance Service Extension (SWMA SE) and how you can benefit. What Is SWMA? If you are an IBM POWER user, you may already know the acronym “SWMA” refers to IBM Software Maintenance Agreement. When you have SWMA, you are entitled to receive access to: 1) OS version upgrades, 2) Program Temporary Fixes (PTFs, or software patches), 3) Technology Releases (TRs, bi-annual PTFs), 4) Entitlement transfers, … [Read more...]