On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:29:58 -0700, Edward Jaffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Raw license counts are a much less important measure than how much data >is stored and how many end users are accessing that data. But, Ed, that's a technologhical view. If you charge on a per-CPU or per-duo basis, the number of boxes is the *only* number that's interesting. Databases can be big or small. Who cares if you're counting CPUs? There are products that charge on a per-client (seat) basis (or a client- related tier charge). You can split your user population onto 30 servers or one. 100 databases or 1000. Who cares if you're counting clients? "Follow the money." Now, once you sweep the money off the table, then you can get into qualitative measurements about the importance of the data that sits on the mainframe. <patriotic music begins to play> Alan Altmark IBM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
