>Besides, the software MSU figure is not the best thing to use for performance >and capacity planning studies. >It was designed by IBM solely as a way to keep software costs down.
You still have to take MSU's into account. Especially, in Capacity Planning. It does no good to come up with a configuration solution that is financially infeasible. >The software MSU to machine power ratio has been changing to the customers >favor with each new hardware release. That's true, but it's just a constant. But, unfortunately, you have to take the software constant into account. I've been arguing with IBM, since 1984, when they introduced capacity-based pricing, in the form of model groups. Everything since then has been half-*ssed solutions to address the problem they introduced. - I'm a SuperHero with neither powers, nor motivation! Kimota! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
