RE: Any thoughts on the PowerVM and lx86 announcement?

Exactly. I probably didn't word that to well. There is a definite fit
for some people.

On the pricing - it is effectively no different than what has been used
previously for the user pricing for the 515/525. But I will bet that
confusion will reign supreme.

Michael Crump

Manager, Computing Services
Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc.
1509 S. Macedonia Ave.
Muncie, IN 47302
765.741.7696
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Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 3:10 PM
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Subject: RE: Any thoughts on the PowerVM and lx86 announcement?

There are several scenarios that business partners might look at for
selling these boxes - where people are at and where they might go - some
include the blade, some use a stand-alone 525, others use a 570 -
classic answer - it depends!

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From: "Crump, Mike" <Mike.Crump@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Agreed. Under certain circumstances and for certain customers this

may

be a nice way to do nice incremental increases. At our company I see
very little benefit, but we are similar to you. Not that I think it's

a

bad thing.

Here is the only thing I could find on pricing:

10 Users -- PWR6-61X 1478 2,500
Unlimit Users -- PWR6-61X 1479 50,000
Unlim Ext Access -- PWR6-61X 1480 3,995
Unlim Collab User -- PWR6-61X 1481 5,995


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Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 2:50 PM
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Subject: RE: Any thoughts on the PowerVM and lx86 announcement?

My thoughts on this run into the "What's in it for my company?".

Don't

get me wrong - we have a blade center and another one to install (and,

damn, I've not see an electrical cord that big for computer equipment
outside of the Rochester Lab - and it takes two of those for the
redundant
power supplies).

Our SAN is a 570. If I am going to run a power blade to get a

separate

i5/os lpar, why wouldn't I just run it as one of the new virtual

lpar's

on
an existing lpar on the 570? Either way, I'm using the same SAN.

Let's

face it, if the blade center has freaking huge power cables who wants

to

cool that? We're already having to add an additional air conditioner.

So a small shop can run on a blade. However, does your average small
shop
go out and purchase a SAN? Once again, they're probably better served

using the System i as their SAN.

Rob Berendt
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Group Dekko Services, LLC
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PO Box 2000
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6928N 400E
Kendallville, IN 46755
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