Which of the following statements best describes the WebSphere value proposition over open source?

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• AThe IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) for Developers is free for unit testing by
• BIt eliminates the need for testing applications, so applications can be placed directly into
• CIt provides the right-fit platform with lower total cost of ownership (TCO).
• DIt creates a situation where an IT department only has to work with one vendor for all of its

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  8% (4)
• C
  73% (35)
• D
  15% (7)

Explanation

Note 1: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investment (ROI) are among some of the most overly used acronyms within the industry today. Both are high-level, analytical models that provide the unwary system manager with an "all bases covered" methodology hype. Vendors have been flogging their wares for more than a decade now using TCO and ROI statements to quantify the value of their product. Note 2: The perspective of time to model a proposed architecture for a new WebSphere installation, you'd include cost items such as these: * Hardware (physical servers and disk arrays) * Infrastructure software (initial costs for operation systems and other middleware) * License costs (WebSphere, operating system, database) * Support costs (ongoing vendor support) * Deployment costs (operational staff time and effort) * Water and feed (power, cooling, fire retardation) These factors start to provide a good basis for a correct TCO model during implementation. Another important factor is what we term as soft costs . These are TCO aspects such as potential cost reductions through support staff options (for example, lots of lesser-experienced personnel or fewer experienced personnel), maturity of vendors (for example, response times to support calls and professionalism ), and availability assurances (from vendors). Most often, these elements don't carry a direct dollar value. Instead, they're used as weighting metrics.

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