IBM z Systems Solutions Sales V7 v6.0 (C9030-633)

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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?

  • A. CMP (Country Multiplex Pricing)
  • B. Mobile Workload Pricing for z/OS
  • C. z Systems Flexible MIPS Bank
  • D. zCAP (Collocated Application Pricing)


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?

  • A. Faster provisioning of new IT infrastructure
  • B. Reduced IT costs
  • C. Improved Capacity Planning and Performance Analysis practices
  • D. Improved IT security


Answer : B

What are the three strategic virtualization platforms on z Systems?

  • A. PR/SM, z/VM, and KVM
  • B. KVM, PowerVM, and PR/SM
  • C. z/VM, KVM, and VMware
  • D. PR/SM, z/VM, and VMware


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?

  • A. zBC12 A01
  • B. z13 401
  • C. z13 701
  • D. zBC12 M01


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?

  • A. IBM SmartCloud and CloudBurst
  • B. SpecialtyEngines and Linux
  • C. Granularity and Capacity on Demand
  • D. Plan Ahead Capacity and CBU


Answer : C

Which of the following is an accurate comparison statement?

  • A. x86 VT is equal to z Systems SIE.
  • B. x86 GHz performance is equal to z Systems GHz performance.
  • C. TPC-C is synonymous with MIPS.
  • D. DASD is synonymous with disk.


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?

  • A. Forward Error Correction (FEC)
  • B. Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD)
  • C. Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT)
  • D. Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC)


Answer : B

Reference:http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp5145.pdf(page 4)

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?

  • A. HiperSockets
  • B. Infiniband
  • C. FICON
  • D. RACF


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?

  • A. Network reliability, network adaptors, and Linux hypervisors
  • B. Resource utilization, security of information, and business continuity
  • C. Network reliability, Linux distributions, and Linux hypervisors
  • D. Resource consumption, Linux distributions, and peak transaction volume


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?

  • A. Propose upgrade to new machine with faster processors.
  • B. Propose technical analysis of the batch window.
  • C. Propose additional memory on the zBC12.
  • D. Recommend IDAA to accelerate batch processing.


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?

  • A. Use Sales Plays to find correct model.
  • B. Refer to the MIPS table to find the matching model.
  • C. Perform capacity planning on the current machine.
  • D. Discuss with the customer to find out their preferred model.


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?

  • A. Simplified management through reduced complexity
  • B. The ability to manage multiple workload types simultaneously
  • C. z Systems virtualization capabilities
  • D. Low latency access to key business data


Answer : A

What IBM network software product for z/OS is a prerequisite for a GDPS Active-Active
Solution?

  • A. IBM System Automation
  • B. IBM InfoSphere IMS Replication
  • C. IBM NetView
  • D. IBM OMEGAMON


Answer : B

Reference:http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips1221.html?Open

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?

  • A. Extract/ Transport/ Load
  • B. Enhance/ Transform/ Load
  • C. Extract/ Transform/ Load
  • D. Encode/ Transform/ Load


Answer : C

What are four types of Cloud deployment?

  • A. Private Hosted Shared Public
  • B. IaaS PaaS SaaS BPaaS
  • C. IaaS Private SaaS Public
  • D. SmartCloud Enterprise SmartCloud Enterprise + Managed Shared


Answer : B

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