IBM offers several Capacity on Demand (CoD) solutions designed to help organizations activate processors and memory without disrupting operations.

IBM’s Product Offerings

1. Capacity Upgrade on Demand (Permanent)

Enables dynamic activation of processors and memory in single processor or 1GB memory increments. Users receive encrypted activation codes via the internet with no hardware shipping required.

2. Trial Capacity on Demand

Provides 30-day trial periods for evaluating additional capacity.

3. On/Off Capacity on Demand (Manual)

Allows short-term activation similar to Ticap offerings.

4. Utility Capacity on Demand (Automatic)

Automatically manages processor allocation from shared pools, measured in processor-minute increments for unpredictable workload spikes.

5. Capacity BackUp

Designed for disaster recovery with “a minimum set of active processors” and numerous inactive processors available for emergency activation. Includes complimentary activation days.

Key Features

Capacity on Demand allows you to easily activate processors and memory without disruption to your operations, paying for increased capacity as needs grow.

Both prepay and post-pay options are available for most solutions.

Note

Finding IBM’s GICAP equivalent to HP’s offering in this category proved difficult.