Looking for efficient ways to take control of increasing IT costs? Would you believe the System z may be a strategy to cut costs?

Our top ten list includes strategies for companies who currently have System z or zSeries servers as well as companies who are looking to consolidate workloads from UNIX and NT operating environments to a more manageable, cost efficient platform.

#10: Consolidate Oracle applications to Linux on system z. IBM and Oracle are collaborating on new Linux on System z solutions to bring to the market.

#9: Take advantage of IBM's investment in System z for SAP applications.

#8: Utilize the new zIIP - DB2 for z/OS V8 can utilize the Integrated Information Processor to move work from z/OS.  z/OS will manage and direct the work between the general purpose processor and zIIP.

#7: Take advantage of sub-capacity pricing and pay for only what you use.

#6: Use the attractively priced Application Assist Processor (zAAP) for your z/OS Java execution environment. You get powerful integration advantages and lower costs.

#5: Use the Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) processor to consolidate your Linux workloads to System z - increasing reliability and decreasing management and operations headaches. And ... no increase to IBM Software charges on your System z.

#4: Use Parallel Sysplex and the Internal Coupling Facility (ICF) for a rock solid disaster recovery / high availability solution. ICF allows multiple z/OS LPARS to share, cache, update and balance data access.

#3: Learn how SOA is exploited on System z and increase the re-use of core IT assets and applications. WebSphere, CICS, Rational and Lotus all have innovative SOA components for System z.

#2: Take advantage of the new System z9. Customers upgrading to z9 realize immediate cost savings in software licensing and lower prices per MIP on System z9 BC and EC models.

#1: Get a free cost savings study done for your environment by calling Sirius today.  

If you are interested in discovering what the new System z9 can do for your IT budget, let us know. We can help you understand the new features, pricing structures, and promotions to give you immediate benefits.