It may sound revolutionary, but it's really quite simple. In the highly unpredictable world of on demand business, you should get what you need, when you need it. And you should pay for only what you use. Radical? Not to IBM. It's the basic principle underlying IBM capacity on demand for the IBM System z9™ and eServer™ System z®.
You need the flexibility to rapidly increase or decrease your computing capability as requirements change. This may mean a permanent capacity increase for planned growth or a temporary capacity increase for seasonal or unpredictable peak periods. IBM provides the capability to quickly and nondisruptively activate "extra" processor capacity that is built directly into System z9 and System z products, IBM Capacity Upgrade on Demand (CUoD) for a permanent increase of processing capability, and IBM On/Off Capacity on Demand1 (On/Off CoD) for a temporary capacity increase that lets you revert to your previous processing level whenever you wish.
Mainframe flexibility
Tack on a full slate of similarly conceived features and programs - Concurrent Memory Upgrade, Plan Ahead, Capacity BackUp (CBU) and Customer-Initiated Upgrade (CIU) - and you've got a solution designed specifically for the on demand operating environment.
Types of Capacity on Demand for System z servers include:
Permanent capacity for non-disruptive growth: Capacity Upgrade on Demand
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Planned growth
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Pay when puchased
Temporary capacity for fluctuating workloads: On/Off Capacity on Demand
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Business peaks
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Pay before or after activation
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30 day prepay option
Interim capacity for continued operation: Capacity BackUp
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Emergency recovery
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Divert workloads to backup servers for up to 90- days
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.
TOTAL Solution Financing, from IBM Global Financing, lets you bundle hardware, software and services into a single contract with one periodic invoice. You can simplify your planning and budgeting and potentially turn large upfront investments into affordable monthly payments.
