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Responsiv Resale
Navigate the complexity of enterprise software licensing and procurement with confidence.
Many organisations struggle with software pricing, compliance, and licence optimisation, especially with complex product portfolios from large technology vendors. Responsiv Resale offers a trusted, end-to-end service that simplifies licence acquisition while ensuring you pay the right price and stay compliant with licensing terms.
Our resale services cover major enterprise ecosystems including IBM, Microsoft, and Red Hat software and middleware. We work directly with vendors to source licences, and combine licensing with Responsiv’s technical expertise to deliver solutions that support your transformation agenda.
Vendor Partnerships and Expertise
Responsiv's long-standing partnerships with industry leaders like IBM, Microsoft, and Red Hat give you access to products and pricing models that support your strategic goals.
Our relationships enable tailored licensing options and insights that many organisations cannot unlock on their own.
Licence Optimisation
Under utilised or mismatched licences represent money left on the table.
Responsiv reviews your existing estate to uncover opportunities to consolidate, adjust, or relocate licences so you achieve better value while reducing cost. We also identify opportunities to do more with what you have; making your investments work for you.
Compliance and Risk Reduction
Enterprise licences come with complex terms and regulatory obligations. Responsiv provide services to keep you compliant with vendor requirements to avoid penalties or unexpected fines from audits.
Our consultative approach helps you understand entitlements and how they relate to actual usage.
Our Partners
IBM
Responsiv supports clients throughout the full lifecycle of their IBM environments, from architecture design and deployment to optimisation and ongoing support.
By combining deep technical expertise with practical consultancy, we help organisations modernise their IBM estates, reduce operational complexity, and deliver reliable, high-performing solutions.
Key IBM Capabilities
Organisations facing rising software support and maintenance (S&S) costs can significantly reduce and optimise spend with Responsiv.
Responsiv provides expert support for products and versions no longer supported by IBM, helping organisations extend the life of their critical IT systems through reliable incident recovery and extended support services.
In addition, Responsiv offers managed services and software upgrades for self-hosted middleware and applications, enabling customers to optimise operations, reduce risk, and save both time costs.
Under-utilised software licences represent hidden value within your organisation. Responsiv unlocks this potential by optimising IBM licensing to reduce cost and maximise return on investment.
We assess your actual software usage against licence entitlements, identify consolidation opportunities, and negotiate directly with IBM on your behalf, delivering measurable savings without disrupting your operations.
We also ensure you do the most with what you have; using BAW with only 2 processes? Let's automate more!
Responsiv experts deliver seamless migration of IBM workloads to the cloud of your choice.
Uniquely positioned to support both the technical and commercial aspects of cloud migration, Responsiv ensures a smooth transition while securing optimal licensing terms when converting on-premises licences.
IBM software may be a vital part of your environment, yet no longer aligned with your evolving IT strategy. Responsiv provides the solution.
Our custom solutions enable the migration of on-cloud-native middleware and legacy applications to the cloud. Delivered through fully supported and hosted services on IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure, or Responsiv Cloud platforms, we provide the flexibility and adaptability needed to modernise with confidence.
Want something new? Responsiv develop custom solutions using IBM as the foundation. With proven resilience and function, we deliver comprehensive solutions to your business challenges.
Responsiv managed services for self-hosted, cloud, and SaaS environments ensure your software is continuously monitored, supported, and optimised.
We help strengthen compliance with UK Cyber Essentials, GDPR, SOX, DORA, and ISO 27001 by keeping your software secure, supported, and proactively maintained.
Responsiv Assist support offerings reduce cost by providing on-demand access to a broad range of specialist expertise, backed by a fully staffed service desk.
Microsoft
Responsiv works with Microsoft to help organisations modernise their infrastructure, improve collaboration, and adopt scalable cloud technologies. By combining Microsoft platforms with deep technical expertise Responsiv enables businesses to build secure, flexible IT environments that support modern workloads and digital transformation.
Key Microsoft Capabilities
Build or Migrate to Azure?
Responsiv offer cloud platforms that are code compatible with IBM self-hosted and IBM cloud software, and services to move workloads to them.
Our cloud offerings are Azure Zone 1 connected, meaning they are "logically" in Azure South and Azure West at the same time. This offers two ways of moving to Azure.
For organisations with existing Azure installations and who wish to maintain control of their IBM installations, we offer a self-hosted managed service. Responsiv Unity-enabled products integrate with our service desk, allowing us to remotely manage your platform, including monitoring, ongoing development, as well as patch and upgrade planning and implementation.
- Agree approach and plan the move
- Responsiv installs the software and migrates your applications
- Responsiv provide an active managed service and continuous improvement service
Responsiv Cloud has secure access directly into Azure using dedicated connections into the Azure cloud. This gives you the experience of being on Azure without being tied into contracts and giving you continued access to the same industry-leading technology you use to run your business.
- Agree approach and plan the move
- Responsiv migrates your applications
- Responsiv provide a PaaS and continuous improvement service
RedHat
Responsiv partners with Red Hat to deliver open-source enterprise platforms that enable scalable, flexible IT environments.
Responsiv supports organisations in designing, implementing, and managing Red Hat solutions to improve operational efficiency, accelerate application delivery, and create resilient infrastructure environments aligned with modern DevOps practices.
Key RedHat Capabilities
Proxmox
Responsiv helps organisations design and deploy scalable Proxmox environments while supporting migrations from traditional hypervisors.
Our expertise ensures reliable, efficient infrastructure that supports evolving workloads and operational requirements.
Key Proxmox Capabilities
TD Synnex
Responsiv works with TD Synnex to provide access to enterprise technology solutions. As a global IT distributor, TD Synnex enables Responsiv to deliver the hardware, software, and licensing solutions required to support modern infrastructure and digital transformation initiatives.
Responsiv helps organisations procure and implement the right technologies while ensuring compatibility, scalability, and long-term support for their IT environments.
Key TD Synnex Capabilities
redcentric
Responsiv collaborates with Redcentric to deliver secure managed infrastructure, networking, and data centre services. Redcentric provides resilient hosting and connectivity solutions that support business-critical systems and enterprise workloads.
By combining Redcentric's managed infrastructure with Responsiv's consultancy and integration expertise, organisations benefit from reliable, scalable platforms that support modern hybrid and cloud-connected IT environments.
Key Redcentric Capabilities
CyberCrowd
Responsiv partners with CyberCrowd to help organisations strengthen their cybersecurity posture and improve resilience against evolving threats. CyberCrowd focuses on collaborative security approaches that enable organisations to share intelligence and respond more effectively to emerging risks.
Key CyberCrowd Capabilities
24/7 Managed Detection, Investigation, and Response
CyberCrowd's UK-based, certified Security Operations Centre (SOC) delivers Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services designed to proactively identify, investigate, and respond to cyber threats.
Using advanced security tooling and expert analysts, the SOC provides 24x7 real-time monitoring across cloud and on-premises environments. This ensures continuous protection and rapid response to incidents, helping organisations maintain a resilient security posture in a increasingly regulated and high-risk landscape.
Key Capabilities
Testing and Strengthening Your Incident Response Capability
Incident Response (IR) tabletop exercises are discussion-based sessions designed to test your organisation's response to simulated security incidents.
Participants explore roles, responsibilities, and key decision points within a pre-agreed scenario. These exercises help identify gaps in response plans, improve cross-team coordination, and increase overall preparedness for real-world incidents.
Benefits
Identifying and Reducing Cyber Risk
CyberCrowd provides a comprehensive range of assessment and penetration testing services to evaluate the security of your infrastructure, applications, and users.
Services include testing for infrastructure, web applications, mobile applications, phishing, social engineering, and PCI compliance. Findings enable organisations to prioritise remediation and strengthen defences against real-world attack methods.
CyberCrowd penetration testers hold Security Clearance (SC) and NPPV Level 2 certification, allowing them to work with organisations operating in critical national infrastructure, defence, government, and NHS environments.
Services Include
On-demand Cybersecurity Leadership and Expertise
CyberCrowd's Experts as a Service provides flexible access to senior cybersecurity professionals, including Data Protection Officers (DPOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs).
This model enables organisations to access executive-level security leadership without the overhead of permanent roles, while allowing internal teams to remain focused on core business objectives.
CyberCrowd experts help lead strategic conversations, shape cybersecurity programmes, and define roadmaps aligned to organisational goals.
Roles Include
Embedding Security by Design
Cyber awareness training is designed to reduce human risk and prevent security incidents caused by avoidable behaviour. Where generic training is ineffective, CyberCrowd delivers programmes led by experienced security professionals.
Training can be customised or platform-based and is complemented by full certification readiness support.
Coverage Includes
Practical Compliance with Commercial Value
CyberCrowd's data protection consultancy helps organisations achieve and maintain compliance while identifying opportunities for broader business benefit.
A clear and concise data protection gap analysis is used to assess current maturity and guide remediation. All engagements deliver structured, actionable reporting.
All Reports Include
Building Long-Term Cyber Resilience
Effective cybersecurity requires an integrated approach across people, process, and technology. As threat landscapes evolve, prevention-only strategies are no longer sufficient, organisations must focus on resilience.
CyberCrowd provides expert guidance to help organisations develop a clear, actionable vision from improving cybersecurity maturity. This includes aligning strategy, governance, and operational capabilities to support long-term resilience and regulatory expectations.
Discover what our customers are saying
Anon
Lead Business Analyst
"Responsiv have added so much value to our IBM Blueworks Live experience.
Responsiv provide a wealth of knowledge and experience and the team are great to work with."
Lizzie Bentley
Technical Director
"It is clear the Responsiv team fully understand IBM RPA."
Anon
Programme Manager
"The resource provided to assist us with our migration to later versions of IBM WTX and MQ was very knowledgeable, and provided excelled assistance."
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