Meet your needs as you grow
Imagine you launch a dynamite new e-business application on the Web for the holiday season, and it's getting more traffic than you expected. What do you do to avoid disruptions in service? You increase the amount of processor and memory resource available to handle the transaction load, and then turn the extra capacity off when the workload ebbs in the new year.
Or say you tell your business analysts they now have access to all the company's business intelligence data. The danger is that, with your current processor configuration, increased demand could slow response times to a crawl. The solution? You allocate reserve processing power to meet the new user demands without disrupting current operations.
That's IBM System p™ Capacity on Demand available on selected servers in action.
Capacity on Demand (CoD) for System p servers with dynamic logical partitioning offers clients the ability to non-disruptively allocate (no boot required) processors and memory when implementing dynamic LPAR. Capacity on Demand also gives you the option to temporarily increase the amount of processing power to meet intermittent performance needs, to use additional capacity on a trial basis and to access capacity to support operations in times of crisis.
Types of Capacity on Demand for selected System p servers include:
Permanent capacity for non-disruptive growth: Capacity Upgrade on Demand
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Planned growth
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Pay when purchased
Temporary capacity for fluctuating workloads: On/Off Capacity on Demand, Reserve Capacity on Demand for System p5™ servers, Utility Capacity on Demand for System p servers
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Business peaks
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Pay before or after activation
Temporary capacity for workload testing or any one time need: Trial Capacity on Demand
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New application or resource testing
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One time up to 30 contiguous days of usage
Interim capacity for continued operation: Capacity BackUp for p5-590 and p5-595
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Emergency recovery
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Divert workloads to backup servers without additional charge
IBM Global Financing can help match your payments with your usage, with competitive financing for fixed and variable costs related to IBM Capacity on Demand offerings. By financing your Capacity on Demand costs and associated charges together with your base lease, spikes in demand need not become spikes in your budget.
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