Hallo Leute,

Wer behauptet, dass die AS/400 teuer ist?
Ich habe Folgendes gefunden:

IDC considers the iSeries to be the cheapest system over 3 or 5 years

Who ever said that the AS/400 is expensive? The renowned consulting company IDC has recently published a comparative study showing costs for iSeries-AS/400s, PC servers based on Intel processors, and Unix machines; the results have been amazing. The survey shows that - considering all purchasing costs, ongoing management and maintenance - running an ERP application on the AS/400 in a small company has a cost 91% lower than Unix and 95% lower than an NT server or Linux over 5 years. The AS/400 is always cheaper, even in those cases when the total cost is only considered over 3 years; and is also cheaper in large companies (with more than 5,000 users) instead of small companies.

What’s the secret? Although purchasing a PC server is cheaper initially, the survey shows that an iSeries-AS/400 supports many more users, has a longer useful life and above all, requires one third of the technical staff needed for a PC (and 60% less than Unix). Furthermore, the survey confirms the recent results of a Gartner Group study regarding AS/400 reliability: unscheduled downtime in a Unix machine is 6 times more frequent than in an AS/400 (not to mention Windows, which is 20 times more). This survey, performed in real companies, is a decisive document for all those who are decide which platform to use in the future. You can click here to get a download a copy for free. http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver...pdf/idctco.pdf

Birgitta