Independent ILMT & BigFix specialist

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Stay compliant, avoid penalties and keep control, with support from an independent specialist who has worked with ILMT since 2014.


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Example quarterly ILMT audit snapshot with agent, scan and VM Manager status

Already received an IBM audit letter, or is an audit underway? That is a different job than prevention. See how I help companies respond and bring the claim down.

SERVICES

ILMT Managed Services

ILMT that stays audit-ready all year.

Agent and scan monitoring, catalog updates and a quarterly audit-ready package: a signed compliance report, archived snapshots, a discrepancy list.

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ILMT Health Check

Find out before the auditor does.

A fixed-price review of agents, scans, VM Manager and reporting, with a prioritized repair plan. The fee is credited against your first quarter of care.

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IBM Audit Response

An audit letter is not a verdict.

Independent verification of the auditor's numbers, an exposure map per product and a communication plan. I reply the same or next business day.

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BigFix & ILMT Training

Your team, able to run ILMT on its own.

Hands-on workshops on your environment, from half a day to three days. The fee is credited if training leads to a maintenance contract.

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HOW I WORK


Depending on what you need, I take over some or all of these steps. The goal is always the same: an ILMT environment whose reports you can hand to an auditor.

Planning & design

A deployment plan matched to your infrastructure, with prerequisites verified before anything gets installed.

Setup & configuration

ILMT and BigFix server installation, agent rollout across endpoints, relay architecture for segmented networks.

Inventory & licensing

Software scans, classification and bundling, so the PVU numbers reflect what actually runs.

Maintenance & support

Quarterly updates, health checks and troubleshooting, so the reports stay reliable between audits.

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SELECTED RESULTS


An audit claim that did not hold

Situation: an auditor reported license shortfalls at a fuel and energy group in Poland. The numbers came from a badly misconfigured ILMT.

Action: independent review of the auditor’s figures and a correctly rebuilt ILMT configuration.

Result: the WebSphere MQ requirement dropped from 1450 to 1050 licenses and Domino from 9220 to 1420 PVU. The claim did not hold.

IBM Audit Response »

716 endpoints, 91% flying blind

Situation: an international insurance group had 716 endpoints in ILMT, 91% without current scan results and 74% without physical processor data.

Action: health check, diagnosis, prioritized repair plan.

Result: reliable sub-capacity reporting restored before an audit could price it as full capacity.

The same two numbers for your own environment: the free Audit Snapshot Validator reads your snapshot in the browser.

ILMT Health Check »

3-4 hours a month instead of an audit finding

Situation: at a bank, 8 of 11 ILMT agents had stopped reporting after years without maintenance.

Action: repair, a long-overdue server upgrade, ongoing care.

Result: roughly 3-4 hours a month keeps quarterly audit-ready report packs coming.

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Tomasz Oniśk, independent IBM ILMT and BigFix specialist

ABOUT


My name is Tomasz Oniśk and I am an independent IBM ILMT and BigFix specialist. I started in 2014 with 7.5-to-9.x migrations and my first full deployments, and I have run my own practice since 2020.

Around 30 ILMT environments have passed through my hands since then: banks, insurers, energy companies, public institutions. I have repaired them after years of neglect, walked them through IBM audits and kept them in shape so the quarterly reports simply exist when someone asks for them.

I speak both languages of this job: the technical one of server, network and security teams, and the business one of managers who need to know what the numbers mean and what they will cost.

Certifications: IBM Certified Deployment Professional: Sub-Capacity Licensing Tools & Processes and Endpoint Manager (BigFix), IBM Certified System Administrator: AIX, Red Hat Certified Engineer, ITIL 4 Foundation, plus a dozen more technical certifications across IBM Power and storage, Microsoft and Red Hat.

I only take on as many clients as I can handle personally. For larger projects I bring in a few trusted independent specialists I have worked with for years.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What does it cost?

The ILMT Health Check has published price ranges on its page. Maintenance is a flat monthly fee based on the size of your environment, with starting points published on the Managed Services page and the exact figure quoted after a short call. Audit response is priced individually. The first 30-minute call costs nothing.

Which regions do you cover?

I work remotely with clients across Europe, in Polish and English, over VPN, a jump host or supervised sessions. On-site visits are possible when a project needs them. I am based in Poland.

How long does an ILMT deployment take?

A basic environment is up in a few days. Larger, segmented infrastructures take longer, mostly because of network and access arrangements rather than ILMT itself. For the technical details, see the step-by-step installation guide.

I am under an IBM audit and have no ILMT. What now?

Time matters, panic does not. The IBM Audit Response page describes what I do in the first 48 hours. Write through the form and pick "Active IBM audit" as the topic, I reply the same or next business day.

How quickly can we start?

A 30-minute call is enough to scope the work, and an NDA can be signed before any details change hands. A health check typically starts within days of getting access.

Can you take over our ILMT completely?

Yes. ILMT Managed Services comes in three packages, from a quarterly review to full administration of ILMT and BigFix. Partial help is fine too.

What happens when something breaks?

Under ongoing care I monitor agents and scans and repair issues as part of the service. If you run ILMT yourself, start with the troubleshooting guide.

How do I know we are compliant?

You hold the proof in your hands every quarter: a signed compliance report, an archived audit snapshot and a discrepancy list. That is the quarterly audit-ready package, the core of ongoing maintenance.

Can I check my ILMT myself before an audit?

Yes, at least the part an auditor sees first. Generate the Audit Snapshot in ILMT and drop the ZIP into the free Audit Snapshot Validator: it runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded, and in two minutes you get a score and a list of what an auditor would question. What the snapshot cannot show, such as computers without an agent or VM Manager errors, is what the Health Check is for.

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