Re: WDSC changing to RDi

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike Cunningham wrote:
> Sorry for the size, this is what I got from my IBM business partner... We are on a 520- P20 level.
>
>   
I'm not going to do all the what-ifs. Please, please read the article I 
posted.  I spent a lot of time on it.

But here's a little look at a P20:

5722WDS is $22,900.  A single seat for ILE compilers and ADTS (PDM/SEU) 
is $2600.  So if you have, say, eight developers, your price for a brand 
new machine would be $20,800, or actually a little less.  If you are 
currently on maintenance, a P20 license entitles you to 12 seats 
(although I think they may have upped that number).  However, that comes 
out to about $31,000, so your SWMA will go up (from 20% of $22900 to 20% 
of $31000, or from $4600 to $6200).

Now that's for ADTS.  If you want to move your ADTS entitlements to RDi, 
IBM has said there will be a transfer capability.  It won't cost you the 
full $795, nor will it be free.  It will be somewhere in between.  Of 
course, if you're a new client, you have a choice: ADTS or RDi.

It's not simple.  It is best if you read my article, sit down and do the 
math for your particular situation.

Joe