A prospective customer is considering an ERP application that can run on AIX, Solaris, and HP- UX. The environment will require multiple systems. The customer is concerned about meeting their service level agreements if a system must be brought down for planned maintenance. Which AIX based solution will address the customer's concern?
A customer is planning to convert all applications to Linux on x86 systems. The customer does not have UNIX skills and does not want to consider AIX. What should be discussed with the customer to demonstrate the advantages of Linux on Power?
A trucking company is planning to converge its DB2, MS SQL, and Oracle databases to a single database product. Which offering will help the company move to the converged environment?
A research firm wants to evaluate Linux on a Power Systems 795 for a development project. The configuration requires Linux partitions with shared I/O resources. Which set of Power virtualization support options should be used to meet these requirements?
A Power Systems customer plans to update their SAN and Ethernet network to eliminate single points of failure and reduce outages. Which solution supports the customer's requirements?
A customer has Power 780s in two data centers that are 50km apart and needs a disaster recovery solution. Which solution will meet the customer's needs while minimizing cost?
A local retailer with two systems in their data center requires 24x7 availability and support for unplanned outages. Which solution should be recommended?
How should IBM Power Systems virtualization technologies be presented against LDOMs and Solaris Containers when talking with a customer who only has Sun skills?
A Sun customer is considering purchasing a new Power Systems server. The customer likes Solaris Containers function and wants to know if IBM has anything similar. What IBM technology is similar in function to Solaris Containers?
A customer who will run virtualized mixed workloads would like to compare the performance of a POWER7 server versus a competitive x86 server. What is the best way to provide the performance differentiation?