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C4040-124 · Question #1
A prospective customer is considering a Power Systems solution with IBM i and PowerVM. Other possible solutions being proposed to this customer are: - x86 with Linux, Oracle, and VMware - x86 with…
The correct answer is C. Acquisition costs are slightly higher for the Power Systems solution, but the significantly reduced. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
A prospective customer is considering a Power Systems solution with IBM i and PowerVM. Other possible solutions being proposed to this customer are:
- x86 with Linux, Oracle, and VMware
- x86 with Windows, SQL Server, and VMware
How does the acquisition cost and TOO of the Power Systems solution compare with the x86 solutions?
Options
- AWith POWER7, the acquisition cost is lower than for both Windows and Linux offerings resulting
- BAcquisition costs are similar for all solutions, but the software maintenance costs for database
- CAcquisition costs are slightly higher for the Power Systems solution, but the significantly reduced
- DThe acquisition and 3 year operational costs are lower than the Windows solution, and the Oracle
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(22 responses)- A5% (1)
- B18% (4)
- C73% (16)
- D5% (1)
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