CAPACITY ON DEMAND

Features, Functions & Benefits

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Key Features, Functions and Benefits
Feature
Function
Benefit
Preconfigured, on-demand, CPU/memory resources.
Ability to configure extra CPU/Memory resources that can be activated and purchased in full at a later date.
The COD resources provide customers with instant access to additional resources to quickly respond to compute capacity and growth requirements. Lower up-front costs for configured COD resources.
"Hot spare" headroom feature.
Allows up to eight COD processors to be activated at any time before a permanent RTU is purchased.
COD customers maintain system availability by instantaneously increasing compute capacity with the headroom feature and avoid any delays while purchasing the Right-To-Use (RTU) COD licenses.
No time limit or requirement to purchase RTU COD licenses.
Provides purchasing flexibility.
Customers have the flexibility to purchase the COD RTU licenses only when and if the additional capacity is needed.
COD provides self-monitoring of COD resources.
Simplifies system management for customers.
Customers do not have to provide system usage reports, emails or other system monitoring of resources.
Single processor increments.
Allows customer to more precisely align computing requirements with incremental hardware, software and service costs.
Maximizes system utilization while minimizing cost and preserving additional built-in head-room for future expansion.

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