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Which of the following is not a key element in sizing an SAP solution on System z?
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A customer has identified their workload requirements for a replacement processor and the configuration and workload estimated with appropriate planning tools. The sizing has been completed. The CIO is considering a three year plan for this upgrade. The CIO is asking the sales specialist advice on the planning horizon. Which of the following capabilities allow customers to better manage their planning horizon considering cost and growth?
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A potential zEnterprise customer has 80 front end web servers to be consolidated. Which of the following information is essential for the System z seller to evaluate the capacity of the existing systems environment?
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An existing z9 BC customer is price sensitive. A z114 sizing calls for a Z03 capacity setting. The customer has significant downtime windows to accommodate upgrades. The customer is growing their z/OS capacity. Which of the following would be the appropriate zEnterprise model to propose and why?
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A zEnterprise customer is planning to replace several third party software applications. They would like to reduce the complexity of these applications by going to a single application architecture. Which of the following is the best product set the System z sales professional should discuss with the customer?
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An installed System z customer has asked for assistance determining what size processor would be needed to handle their future growth. They estimate growth of approximately 5% a year for the next five years. Which of the following would be the most appropriate action?
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The zEnteprise 114 offers two models. Which of the following is an added value for small and medium enterprises?
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A customer is interested in the IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator. They have identified some potential applications and want to know where to begin the process of evaluating the costs and benefits. Which of the following responses meets this need?
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A System z customer has a new CIO. The CIO is concerned about continuous operations and recovery following a catastrophe. Which of the following addresses this issue?
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A customer has released a RFI to supply equipment for a new datacenter. The RFI specifies performance numbers such as number of transactions per second, database size, and other technical information, including the minimum TPM performance numbers per server. The System z sales professional is responding the RFI to offer a zEnteprise system. Which of the following is the method to deal with the TPM requirement?