I knew it was one of those variable pricing schemes, couldn't remember which one. :-)
The other half of the question is whether there is another government agency that uses a mainframe that has their peak at a different time of the year, where they could combine the workloads onto a single larger frame and use the excess cycles for each agency/department's busy time? I'm sure they've looked at different scenarios - or at least I would hope so. Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Radoslaw Skorupka Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 5:02 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] ATO gives itself two years to replace IBM mainframe W dniu 25.04.2022 o 15:37, Pommier, Rex pisze: > So the way I read the article, they're basically outsourced on-prem with a > z14 that's out of gas and a 10+ year old contract with DXC to run it that is > coming to an end. They need to upgrade the z14 to a bigger mainframe but are > trying to decide how to complete the outsourcing. They need more capacity > during tax season. Sounds like a perfect case for capacity on demand. Sounds like VWLC pricing. IMHO CoD is good for really short periods. My €0.02 -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
