A prospective customer has decided to purchase a Power Systems server for a new business venture. What is necessary for the sales representative to accurately assess the size of the new system?
A prospective customer has heard about IBM i 7.1 and is interested in a new Power server. Their system administrator spends two days per week managing disk storage on their currently installed HP system. What IBM i feature simplifies storage management?
A customer has asked how IBM i object-based technology helps to ensure the reliability and integrity of the system.Which of the following key characteristics explains object-based technology?
A customer wants to consolidate their existing 2-core 520 and two x86 Linux-based Web servers onto a 4-core Power 720 to improve efficiency and position the company for future growth. Which of the following will have the greatest effect on ROI?
A client plans to order a 6-core Power 750 and will run WebSphere Application Server, Sametime and Lotus Domino each in separate partitions. The total workload will require 4 cores. What should be proposed?
A CFO has complained about the challenge his company has in finding skilled technical personnel, and has requested an explanation of the merits of a Power Systems solution competing with an HP
solution.What should be highlighted in the proposed Power Systems with IBM i Solution versus the HP solution?
The Vice President of IT plans to implement a new ERP system to replace the current ERP workload running on a single POWER6 520. The customer is comparing a Windows-based x86 version of the ERP system to IBM i running on a Power 710. The Vice President must justify this ERP purchase to the CFO.Which cost consideration should be presented that would favor the IBM i ERP solution?
A customer will be implementing a new data warehouse application which has a minimum requirement of 8 cores with a projected growth of 4 additional cores over the next three years. Rack space is extremely limited, with only 3U available.Which of the following servers will meet both of their requirements?