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Soooo, you’re planning to upgrade (or replace) your System i. You only do this about once every 2 or 3 years. And since you last did this, a bunch of things have changed.
Now, all models are servers. Every model has 2 CPW ratings. You have to buy an interactive feature code, and they are really expensive. And, of course, you only want to "go to the well" once, so it has to be right. And you've got some new applications to think about. The marketing department wants an "interactive web site". The logistics department wants a "self service web site". Everybody wants Domino e-mail (where did they hear about it?). How in the world are you going to pick the right model? The right memory? Or the right DASD? You don't have an IBM Sales Rep any more. Your old Business Partner isn't a capacity planning guru - he is a software house. Truth be told, you probably need help. MPG's help, in specific. Our middle name is PERFORMANCE, as in Midrange Performance Group. We kinda wrote the book on System i performance measurement and management. We offer a product, called Performance Navigator that provides performance management and capacity planning. But more important to you, we provide help in planning and sizing new and upgraded System i products. Our service is called SecondOpinionService^sm. And for a fixed fee, starting as low as $1,500, you can arm yourself with correct sizing of a new server, and the graphs to support your decision.

If you are seriously going to replace, upgrade (or especially combine several) System i’s you owe it to yourself to call MPG. We can save you time, effort, money, and most importantly, a mistake. The SecondOpinionService is fixed price, so you know what it will cost, going in. Maybe you want a Second Opinion just as an audit of your Business Partner’s recommendations. Or maybe you just want a Second Opinion to cover your assets.

Think about this:
   • Auditors get audited
   • Doctors have “peer reviews”
   • The Senate has oversight on appointments (sort of)
   • HMO’s require second opinions for major surgery

But these people do these things every day, for a living. You size a new System i maybe once every 2 years. And I’d be willing to bet that you’ve got someone looking over your shoulder. Especially when you are asking for big bucks for new hardware. Do you want to ‘go to the well’ once, well armed, or do you want to go back 3 times?

So, if you are held accountable for the capital you deploy in your computer room, or for service levels, arm yourself with the best support you can get –GET A SECOND OPINION from Midrange Performance Group.