So, who is the vendor that charges $640 on Intel and $91,000 on an IFL? This should be a business killer.
Doug snip>>>>>>>>>>>> >Mark Post > >-----Original Message----- >From: Phil Tully [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 10:51 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Cost of ISV product > > >With the ongoing activity in the Linux/390 or Linux/Z (linz) arena I >have come across an interesting problem. It appears that many of the >"NEW" linz ISVs have decided to hit the big time when pricing their >software. These vendors are looking at using the proof-of-concept >numbers being presented by IBM as a basis for generating bills. One ISV >has a product they advertise for Linux on Intel for $640 per server but >on an IFL engine they are advertising a charge of $91,000 per engine. > >That translates into the expectation to collapse 142 intel servers into >1 IFL, I guess if the Intel server were running at less than 1/2 of 1 >percent they might fit but I doubt I will find that many. > > >I even had one vendor reference David Boyes's test of 40k servers on a >machine as justification of their pricing, boy are the hype meters going >off! > >phil Doug Fuerst Consultant BK Associates Brooklyn, NY (718) 921-2620 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
