I just read your article, Joe. IBM has basically just pushed me back
down to ADTS/OPM. I just don't see how my shop will be able to justify
the added costs of RDi.
Thanks for the article, though. Very helpful.
Kelly
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From: java400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:java400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 3:31 PM
To: Java Programming on and around the iSeries / AS400
Subject: Re: WDSC changing to RDi
Mike Cunningham wrote:
Sorry for the size, this is what I got from my IBM business partner...
We are on a 520- P20 level.
I'm not going to do all the what-ifs. Please, please read the article I
posted. I spent a lot of time on it.
But here's a little look at a P20:
5722WDS is $22,900. A single seat for ILE compilers and ADTS (PDM/SEU)
is $2600. So if you have, say, eight developers, your price for a brand
new machine would be $20,800, or actually a little less. If you are
currently on maintenance, a P20 license entitles you to 12 seats
(although I think they may have upped that number). However, that comes
out to about $31,000, so your SWMA will go up (from 20% of $22900 to 20%
of $31000, or from $4600 to $6200).
Now that's for ADTS. If you want to move your ADTS entitlements to RDi,
IBM has said there will be a transfer capability. It won't cost you the
full $795, nor will it be free. It will be somewhere in between. Of
course, if you're a new client, you have a choice: ADTS or RDi.
It's not simple. It is best if you read my article, sit down and do the
math for your particular situation.
Joe
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