A customer has a quote for running an Oracle database on a HP Itanium server. What POWER8 competitive advantage should an IBM reseller discuss?

The correct answer is C. The Oracle database cost has a multiplier of .5 on POWER8. HP Itanium doesn't support IBM power8. It only supports Oracle Database with Windows.

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Options

AOracle no longer supports Itanium on Oracle's latest versions of their database.
BHP Itanium only supports Oracle database with Windows.
CThe Oracle database cost has a multiplier of .5 on POWER8.
DPOWER8 requires fewer cores resulting in fewer Oracle licenses.

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A
12% (8)
B
6% (4)
C
78% (51)
D
3% (2)

Explanation

HP Itanium doesn't support IBM power8. It only supports Oracle Database with Windows.

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#Oracle licensing multiplier#HP Itanium#competitive positioning#core licensing

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