IBM Clarifies Where It’s Going with IBM i Subscriptions, Product Realignment

September 11, 2024 Alex Woodie

As an avid IT Jungle reader, you’re probably aware that IBM is moving its IBM i software stack from a traditional licensing scheme to one based on subscriptions. The company is in the middle of the move at the moment, and it’s also in the middle of a product realignment, which has been the source of some confusion. IBM hosted a webinar recently that helped to clarify where it’s at now with the shift to subscriptions and the product realignment, and where it’s going in the future.

IBM first announced back in May 2022 that it was shifting to subscription-based …