RE: Getting ready for the (far?) future

Rob,

It is a warranty & maintenance issue indeed.

IBM's maintenance & warranty here (Israel) is priced so that a 3 year deal
costs close to a package of a new machine plus 3 year warranty &
maintenance.

last time around I waited an extra (4th) year waiting for Power 9 and the
yearly maintenance was not cheap (-:

A cheaper 3rd party maintenance is available but I prefer IBM's which is
superb!

Gad

P.S.
Do you use IBM's maintenance? How would you rate it?

from: Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: Getting ready for the (far?) future

I'm curious as to what you're outgrowing on your current P9. Memory, disk,
processor? Or are you just getting a new box so you can relegate this one
to be your H/A machine? Or do you update every x years to keep them on
warranty maintenance?

Rob Berendt
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