This whitepaper summarizes key factors to consider in a platform cost comparison that evaluates financial costs and benefits of mainframe and distributed platforms. This paper outlines the key factors to consider when determining whether the mainframe or a distributed platform is the most cost effective option for a particular workload. These factors include: • Define a clear scope and objectives • Apply a standard financial analysis method • Allocate accurate mainframe and distributed costs • Compare IT management software. Don’t miss these hidden costs, examples from case studies are provided in this paper. • Include disaster recovery (DR) costs • Hardware sizing drives many costs and must be accurate • Consider cost savings of mainframe’s specialty hardware features • Identify z/OS software savings opportunities • Identify all platform support staff Download (please login and scroll down)Download
This whitepaper summarizes key factors to consider in a platform cost comparison that evaluates financial costs and benefits of mainframe and distributed platforms.
This paper outlines the key factors to consider when determining whether the mainframe or a distributed platform is the most cost effective option for a particular workload. These factors include: • Define a clear scope and objectives • Apply a standard financial analysis method • Allocate accurate mainframe and distributed costs • Compare IT management software. Don’t miss these hidden costs, examples from case studies are provided in this paper. • Include disaster recovery (DR) costs • Hardware sizing drives many costs and must be accurate • Consider cost savings of mainframe’s specialty hardware features • Identify z/OS software savings opportunities • Identify all platform support staff Download (please login and scroll down)
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