M2090-744 Exam - Free IBM Questions and Answers

Question #11 (Topic: )

Which best describes the approach that should be used when working on a Cognos and
BLU opportunity where Oracle or SQL Server exists today?

A. Try and introduce BLU into the environment as a Cognos Workload Accelerator, leveraging BLU for Cloud or the 90-day free trial B. Use the Oracle application compatibility layer for Oracle and do not focus on SQLServer since we don't have the equivalent C. Work to displace the Oracle or SQLServer environment as this has the largest revenue opportunity D. We are not targeting these environments. We are only targeting existing Cognos and DB2 environments

Answer: A

Question #12 (Topic: )

Which are the two key differences between the SoftLayer and Amazon public clouds?

A. SoftLayer provides only bare metal servers, while Amazon provides both virtual and bare metal B. SoftLayer provides bare metal and virtual servers, while Amazon provides only virtual C. SoftLayer does not charge for network transfer between SoftLayer datacenters, while Amazon charges for bandwidth between AWS datacenters D. SoftLayer charges for network transfer between SoftLayer datacenters, while Amazon does not charge for bandwidth between AWS datacenters

Answer: B

Question #13 (Topic: )

Which is the most accurate statement about why BLU is a better alternative solution to
HANA?

A. BLU is less expensive than HANA. but is the same technology B. BLU is the only solution in the industry which leverages both in-memory technology as well as deep hardware exploitation such as SIMD C. BLU provides a less expensive solution which works with all SAP applications regardless of whether there are analytics or reporting running in the system D. BLU provides a less expensive, mature and more flexible columnar implementation than HANA so that the client will not need to change their skills or hardware infrastructure

Answer: B

Question #14 (Topic: )

There is a customer currently running Cognos on top of SQL Server. Despite going to
Cognos 10.2,the customer continues to experience performance challenges. Which is the
best initial course of action?

A. Look for another entry point. DB2 does not have SQL Server compatibility B. Propose BLU Acceleration as a Cognos accelerator to speed up existing reports using a BLU for Cloud C. Propose an enterprise wide SQL Server takeout with an aggressive IULA D. Propose PDOA since SQL Server can't run on Power

Answer: B

Question #15 (Topic: )

What type of "as-a-Service" delivery is SoftLayer?

A. Infrastructure-as-a-Service B. Platform-as-a-Service C. Software-as-a-Service

Answer: A

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