As Radoslaw said, the answer is far more political than technical. Indeed, some might offer the following:
Departmental budget/number of seconds in budget cycle/nCPU. It also matters if the department is a cost center or a profit center. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Salva Carrasco Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 6:33 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: How many cost a cpu second? Well, I know the simple way is: TCO/nCPU/365/24/3600 But, i do not have the TCO. So, i would like to get an average. I know that there is a lot of factor in the play: - LPAR vs single image - MSU, MIPs, etc.. - Software licences - ELAs - Hardware amortization - etc... So, anybody can make a Fermi estimate to say me how much does a cpu second cost ? Thanks in advance ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
