Moving to Power7 Configurations

Chilli have recognised that you can save thousands of pounds moving to IBM Power7 and we have developed some sample configurations to prove how much money can be saved.

Upgrading or moving to Power7 offers improved features across the system which are considerably better than previous IBM offerings. Compared to the Power6 Systems, Power7 Systems provide:

Have a look at Chilli's Top 7 Reasons to Move to Power7

Chilli IT have used their expertise to develop Power7 configurations which are similar or better technically than older systems. The configurations show how a move to Power7 Systems can save businesses thousands due to a 3 year warranty included with most new boxes and a reduction in Software & Hardware Maintenance Costs.

Click the links below to show how much you could save moving from your old system to a new Power7:

520 (1-Way) to 720 Upgrade

System	Additional Information	CPW	Disk	Memory	Cost of System (£)	Software Maintenance Costs 1yr (£)	Hardware Maintenance Costs 1yr (£)	Total Cost Over 3 Years (£)	Monthly Cost (£)	Total Savings Over 3 Years (£)
520	p20 Software Bracket, 1 CPU's Activated, 2x 0594 Disk Storage	3,300	1TB	16GB	0	4,220.68	6,436.56	31,971.72	888.10	1,584.81
720	4 Core Express, 1 Core Active, Internal Disk Storage, 3 Year Warranty	5,950	1TB	16GB	30,386.91	0	0	30,386.91	844.08	1,584.81

520 (2-Way) to 720 Upgrade

System	Additional Information	CPW	Disk	Memory	Cost of System (£)	Software Maintenance Costs 1yr (£)	Hardware Maintenance Costs 1yr (£)	Total Cost Over 3 Years (£)	Monthly Cost (£)	Total Savings Over 3 Years (£)
520	p20 Software Bracket, 2 CPU's Activated, 2x 0594 Disk Storage	6,000	1TB	16GB	0	8,441.36	8,093.76	49,605.36	1,377.93	5,604.44
720	4 Core, 3 Cores active, VIOS External Storage DS3400, 3 Year Warranty	11,900	3.6TB	16GB	44,000.92	0	0	44,000.92	1,222.25	5,604.44

550 to 720 Upgrade

System	Additional Information	CPW	Disk	Memory	Cost of System (£)	Software Maintenance Costs 1yr (£)	Hardware Maintenance Costs 1yr (£)	Total Cost Over 3 Years (£)	Monthly Cost (£)	Total Savings Over 3 Years (£)
550	p20 Software Bracket, 4 Way, includes 1x 5094 Disk Storage	14,000	1.8TB	16GB	0	16,882.72	18,695.16	106,733.64	2,964.82	57,561.41
720	4 Core, 3 Cores Active, VIOS External Storage DS3400, 3 Year Warranty	17,850	3.6TB	16GB	49,172.23	0	0	49.172.23	1,365.90	57,561.41

570 to 720 Upgrade

System	Additional Information	CPW	Disk	Memory	Cost of System (£)	Software Maintenance Costs 1yr (£)	Hardware Maintenance Costs 1yr (£)	Total Cost Over 3 Years (£)	Monthly Cost (£)	Total Savings Over 3 Years (£)
570	P40 Software Bracket, 8 Processors, 5294 Tower Disk (90x35gb)	31,100	3.6TB	16GB	0	51,382.24	47,261.04	295,929.84	8,220.27	138,158.49
720	6 Core, Storage EXP12, 3 Year Warranty	35,700	3.8TB	16GB	157,771.35	0	0	157,771.35	4,382.54	138,158.49

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