Capacity On Demand - take it seriously

I have been banging on about IBM's Capacity On Demand offering on system z9 for some time now. So it is good to hear that around the place there are some stories coming out of intelligent use of this pricing structure. The computerworld article Capacity on Demand Retains Mainframe Users reports on The Charles Schwab Corp and their apparently highly successful use of Capacity On Demand.

There are sensible words of caution there also. With IBMs notoriously secretive deals its difficult to guage whether you have struck up the best contract you could have, as having the right level of toughness in negotiations with IBM is desirable.

Temporary scheduled or unplanned rises in capacity are something IT managers and planners have long struggled to deal with on mainframes. The need to avoid expensive mainframe upgrades for what may be just a mere passing peak, conflicts with the urgent business need to keep going, meeting the demands that will fuel profit and growth. Failure to cope with these peaks can be costly, both in terms of current business but also in terms of potential future business. IBMs On/Off Capacity on Demand is designed to deal with this, read more >>>