Every IBM software pricing option has a set of customers that it will benefit. For the remaining customers, one of the other options might make more sense.
IBM’s Tailored Fit Pricing (TFP) option had some aspects that limited the set of customers that it was a good fit for.
In this webinar, mainframe maven Cheryl Watson describes recent changes to TFP and explains how those changes might alter your calculation about whether TFP is right for your company.
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