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	June 29, 2006 Choosing A Strategic Systems Architecture New Selection Criteria For Mission-Critical Unix Environments by Brad Day with Simon Yates, Thomas Powell	Average: 8  (1 rating)

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Executive Summary

Most firms build their Unix server systems selection criteria based on the technology feature/functionality of the components — microprocessor type, micro-architecture design, and the server designs — applied against the optimization of select applications and/or workload combinations. But IT technologists should broaden the requirements of their systems architecture vendors based on four core selection criteria: 1) The business and technology benefits from advanced virtualization technology; 2) increased availability and recovery of business applications through the virtualization stack; 3) the importance of applications benchmarks as a leading decision criteria; and 4) the need to use a full life-cycle cost of ownership approach and server consolidation to understand where the higher costs lie across a three- to five-year server refresh cycle.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• New Products And Metrics That Should Make Your Shortlist
• Life-Cycle Ownership Cost Metrics Remain Key Selection Criteria

WHAT IT MEANS

• The Virtualization Stack Anchors New Server Selection Decision Criteria
• Related Research Documents

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