RE: Selecting a business partner for an upgrade

There will be hardware work.

If you're stuck on twinax then they will have to check for multiple twinax 
cards for example.
Disk drives may need to be moved around.
Been there, done that.

Rob Berendt
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Thanks,  this is very helpful.

Regarding LPAR however, what do you mean by "hardware work"?  I thought 
LPAR
was all software.  We are just kicking around the LPAR idea and will
probably upgrade to an 810 without making a decision on LPARing.  Can't we
just LPAR at anytime?

Regarding out of state business partners, I would think there would be
enough BP's in Chicagoland that we would not have to pay expenses for an 
out
of state BP.  Our company is by no means stingy (makes for a nice culture)
but I would always look locally before getting involved in paying expenses
to any BP or consultant.  This is just my opinion though, our director 
makes
all the decisions anyway. I just like to sound intelligent when I talk to
him. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jones, John (US) [mailto:John.Jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 11:16 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Selecting a business partner for an upgrade


First of all, pricing will not be the same from BP to BP.  Some will
want the sale and will be more aggressive in discounting.  I commonly
hear everything from 0% off to 20% off without even trying.  Some will
discount even more to win your business on the hope of earning more
money later.  Some will discount hardware by 1 percentage and software
by another.  Ditto for maintenance.

That said, you want to go with a BP who has experience with what you're
intending to do.  LPAR is common enough nowadays but make sure their
person is certified or get customer references.  SAN on 400 is still
pretty uncommon so again look for a BP with experience.

Finally, there's nothing wrong with using an out of state BP.  But if
you are bundling LPAR setup, which can include on-site hardware work,
into the purchase, be warned that an out of state BP may incur (and pass
along) T&E charges.

I've used 2 BPs here in Chicagoland and a third out of California.  Each
one has offered a 'unique' experience.

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