An existing z Systems banking customer is considering a deployment of a new anti-fraud banking application on z/OS running on a zEC12. There areafew competitive solutions also under consideration.
Which of the following is a compelling TCO proposition to deploy the workload on z
Systems?
Answer : D
IT management is proposing to senior management that they adopt a cloud solution to meet a critical requirement.
Which customer requirement would a cloud solution satisfy?
Answer : B
What are the three strategic virtualization platforms on z Systems?
Answer : A
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A prospective new z Systems customer is interested in anentry-levelsystem with the lowest cost application development environment. There should be options for multiple capacity settings and a small mix of specialty engines. They also have small I/O attachment requirements and very low growth requirements.
Which z Systems capacity setting would be the lowest capacity starting point for the customer discussion?
Answer : A
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A customer has identified their workload requirements for a replacement z Systems processor. The sizing has been completed. The CIO is considering a three-year plan for this upgrade. The CIO is asking the sales specialist for advice.
Which of the following capabilities allow customers to better manage their workload requirements, considering cost and growth?
Answer : C
Which of the following is an accurate comparison statement?
Answer : A
A financial company wants to improve their real-time fraud detection for ATM cash withdrawals. Theyare implementing mathematical based models to determine the fraudulent probability of every transaction.
Which z13 feature should be discussed with the customer?
Answer : B
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Which z Systems unique feature provides a secure means of transferring data between transactional and analytical environments hosted in different LPARs within the same server?
Answer : D
A largeretailz Systems customer has allowed regional locations to implement their own analytical solutions for loyalty programs on distributed systems. For modernization, they want to standardize their business processes.
Which factors should be discussed with the customer to make consolidation on z Systems compelling?
Answer : D
A z/OS customer is running on a zBC12 machine and is having a batch window problem.
Which of the following would be the bestfirststep to address this problem?
Answer : B
A z Systems Sales Specialist is preparing a proposal for a z196 customer for a potential system upgrade. They need to propose a z13 with 20% growth to the existing capacity.
How can the seller best determine the right model for the customer?
Answer : C
What is the key z Systems feature for a customer whose main data source is on DB2 for z/OS that sets it apart for real-time operational analytics against that data?
Answer : A
What IBM network software product for z/OS is a prerequisite for a GDPS Active-Active
Solution?
Answer : B
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In an analytic environment, which process touches outside data sources, manipulates the data to fit operational needs, and makes the data available to the data warehouse?
Answer : C