of a true utility model in a capitalized version.
To order Temporary Instant Capacity apacity on Superdome, A7067A must be ordered. For more information on Instant
Capacity, please refer to the appropriate section in this guide.
Utility or Pay-per-Use Program
Utility or Pay-per-Use ProgramUtility or Pay-per-Use Program
Utility or Pay-per-Use Program
HP Utility Pricing allows financial decisions on investments to be postponed until sufficient information is available. It
allows customers to align their costs with revenues, thereby allowing customers to transition from fixed to variable cost
structures. This more flexible approach allows customers to size their compute capacity consistent with incoming revenues
and Service Level Objectives. HP Utility Pricing encompasses just-in-time purchased capacity, pay per forecast based on
planned usage, as well as pay per use via metered usage. All offerings are industry leading performance solutions to our
customers.
This program was introduced in July 2001 on HP's powerful Superdome and IA-32 servers. Customers are able to pay for
what they use with this new processing paradigm. The usage payments are comprised of both fixed and variable amounts,
with the latter based on average monthly CPU usage. Additionally, with HP retaining ownership of the server, technology
obsolescence and underutilized processing assets are no longer a customer concern. This is the cornerstone of HP's pay-as-
you-go Utility Pricing. Customers will be able to benefit from their servers as a "compute utility". Customers will choose when
to apply additional CPU capacity and will only be charged when the additional processing power is utilized. Real-life
examples of processing profiles that benefit from Pay-per-Use are season spikes and month-end financial closings.
The utility program is
mutually exclusive
mutually exclusivemutually exclusive
mutually exclusive
with Instant Capacity. In order to take part in this program, the utility metering
agent (T1322AA) must be ordered.
QuickSpecs
HP 9000 Superdome Servers
HP 9000 Superdome ServersHP 9000 Superdome Servers
HP 9000 Superdome Servers
(PA-8600, PA-8700 and PA-8800)
(PA-8600, PA-8700 and PA-8800)(PA-8600, PA-8700 and PA-8800)
(PA-8600, PA-8700 and PA-8800)
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