IBM Z Pricing

“The automation of various systems and applications increases the value of every operation and reduces the cost value of running a company.”

“Overall Cost - Mainframes are expensive but you get what you pay for Software & Hardware Maintenance are pricey Learning curve for employees. … The value proposition with utilizing the Mainframe for Cloud or even that matter AI comes down to providing a very high value in excess of 2.5 times greater than other platforms and the IBM Z is the...”

“IBM Z Enterprise Servers stacks up well against other servers and the service that is included in cost is worth the investment. … pay as you go pricing.”

“Whereas for companies that do not have the large volume to process, Z os is not suited because cost to company for using the Z os will effect the budget of company.”

“It's available at a low cost, but it's enough to have as many low-cost, more efficient systems as possible. … Pricing, cost modelling and availability should be better.”

“Improvements in CICS CPSM usability Reduce the cost - it is a very expensive platform with costs that are very easy see App dev improvements it is very difficult to implement lean processes on the...”

“Overall hardware Cost is expensive.”

“Sometimes the higher initital cost scares off folks who do not work to identify the lifetime ROI of the servers. … For example, with Container Pricing, customers can identify workload to containers and pay for them independently of any other workload at a reduced price.”

“cost lack of educated operators lack of free sandbox systems for education.”

“Great return on investment.”

“It allows for consolidation of processes in a larger environment, providing cost savings by removing unnecessary servers.”