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Meet your needs as you grow
Imagine you launch a dynamite new Web application for the holiday season, and it's getting more traffic than you expected. What do you do to avoid disruptions in service? You turn on available inactive processors and memory to handle every hit, then turn the extra capacity off when the application requires less capacity in the new year. You pay only for what you have activated.
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 activate reserve processing power to meet the new user demands without disrupting current operations.
That's IBM Power™ Systems Capacity on Demand available on selected servers.
Match your capacity with your business goals
Capacity on Demand (CoD) offer clients the ability to non-disruptively activate (no IPL required) processors and memory. Capacity on Demand also gives you the ability to temporarily activate capacity to meet intermittent performance needs, to activate additional capacity on a trial basis, or even activate advanced functions when needed.
Note: Not all CoD offerings are available on older hardware and if they are available, the terms and conditions and/or function may vary.
Capacity on Demand offerings:
Capacity Upgrade on Demand ... permanent capacity (processor and memory) for non-disruptive growth
- Planned growth
- Pay when purchased
On/Off Capacity on Demand ... temporary capacity by the day (processor and memory) for fluctuating workloads
- Business peaks
- Pay after activation (contracts required)
Utility Capacity on Demand ... temporary capacity by the minute (processor only) for fluctuating workloads
- Business peaks
- Pay before or after use (no contracts)
Trial Capacity on Demand ... temporary capacity (processor and memory) for workload testing or any one time need
- New application or resource testing
- One time up to 30 contiguous days of usage
Advanced Function on Demand ... permanent activation of system functions
- PowerVM™ Editions
- 5250 Enterprise Enablement
Financing your Capacity on Demand solutions
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.