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► Affordability<br />
Pricing is now competitive compared to distributed solutions. With the help of special<br />
engines, the hardware and software costs are now reduced.<br />
<strong>IBM</strong> provides a new Solution Edition for SAP on zEnterprise. Solution Edition means that<br />
special package pricing for SAP workloads on the zEnterprise System is provided.<br />
The System z Solution Edition for SAP has been enhanced to include both <strong>IBM</strong><br />
zEnterprise BladeCenter® Extension (zBX) and <strong>IBM</strong> zEnterprise Unified Resource<br />
Manager as optional products. The following components are in this solution edition:<br />
– <strong>IBM</strong> System z hardware with prepaid hardware maintenance<br />
– A comprehensive software stack (for example, containing z/OS, DB2 for z/OS, <strong>IBM</strong><br />
DB2 Connect, and a suite of DB2 tools)<br />
The new system architecture of the zEnterprise System adds additional value to the original<br />
System z hardware. The Unified Resource Manager enables across-platform management<br />
and the ability to treat multiple platforms as one system, although the various workloads are<br />
running across System z, <strong>IBM</strong> System p®, and System x. With this tight integration, you can<br />
take advantage of synergies and extend workloads running on <strong>IBM</strong> System p and System x<br />
with mainframe standards such as reliability and security.<br />
Chapter 1. Overview of <strong>IBM</strong> System z and SAP 7
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