>If your point 1 were accurate, management would dump those servers.
Two points that substantiate the TCA argument (or, to be more presice ICA
(initial cost of acquisition)):
1. Mainframe DASD costs more than midrange disk.
(Even IBM's DS series).
2. IFL's cost arounnd 100K (US).
("I can buy a lot of servers for that price" -- a manager I know).
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Too busy driving to stop for gas!
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