WebSphere on Cloud TCO Calculator
To use the calculator, click the tabs and edit the values in the cells to reflect your requirements. In the Hardware tab, choose a pre-built hardware configuration, and the calculator updates the values on the other sections. You can also adjust the assumptions on all sections.
Notice:
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING DISCLAIMER. ACCESSING OR USING THIS TOOL AND ANY OF THE PROVIDED OUTPUT INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE PROVISIONS. This tool examines certain factors involved in total cost of ownership and acquisition comparing on premise Java application environments with running those applications on IBM WebSphere Application Server on Cloud to project three year total cost of ownership savings based on using IBM WebSphere Application Server on Cloud. The data used to generate the results in the tool is current as of February 11th, 2016. Results will vary based on the selections you make in using the tool. The output from the tool, including, but not limited to any accompanying summary of potential savings is provided "as is." Any reliance by you on using the tool and any output is at your sole risk and will not create any liability or obligation for IBM. IN NO EVENT WILL IBM BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THIS TOOL, WEB SITE, OR ON ANY OTHER HYPER LINKED WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.Hardware
Select from default deployment configurations
Pre-production Server(s)
| Server quantity | Total cores per server | RAM (GB) per server | Year 1 Hardware Costs | Year 2 Hardware Costs | Year 3 Hardware Costs | |
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HTTP Server |
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Load Balancer |
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Firewall Server |
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Other |
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Pre-production server utilization (as a percentage): |
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Note: This percentage indicates the estimated real usage of dedicated hardware by the in-scope applications. Many times hardware is sized for anticipated peaks and is therefore underutilized. Cloud eliminates this unnecessary overhead. Use the slider to adjust this percentage.
Production Server(s)
| Server quantity | Total cores per server | RAM (GB) per server | Year 1 Hardware Costs | Year 2 Hardware Costs | Year 3 Hardware Costs | |
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Other |
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Production server utilization (as a percentage): |
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Note: This percentage indicates the estimated real usage of dedicated hardware by the in-scope applications. Many times hardware is sized for anticipated peaks and is therefore underutilized. Cloud eliminates this unnecessary overhead. Use the slider to adjust this percentage.
On-premises storage, networking, business continuity (disaster recovery), and facilities costs
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Additional storage hardware (as % of total server costs) |
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Network hardware (as % of total server costs) |
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Disaster recovery hardware (as % of total Production server costs) |
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Facilities overhead (as % of total server costs) |
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Software
| Estimated # of units | License | Support | Year 1 Software Costs | Year 2 Software Costs | Year 3 Software Costs | |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS subscription/support |
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On-premises IBM® WAS Base Processor Value Units (PVUs) |
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Hypervisors (priced by processor) |
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Other (anti-virus, monitoring, LDAP, HTTP) |
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Labor
Current level of scripting:
Initial setup costs - 26 total on-premises servers
| Servers to set up | Average hours per server | Average hourly labor rate | Year 1 labor costs | Year 2 labor costs | Year 3 labor costs |
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Ongoing support costs - 26 total on-premises servers
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Hardware investigation and planning |
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Labor investigation and planning, script mgmt, PMR mgmt |
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Hardware-level support (includes networking, servers, etc.) |
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Software-level support (O/S install, patching, monitoring, etc) |
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Application specific support (e.g. App Servers, HTTP Servers, Load Balancer, EARs, WARs, User registry, etc.) |
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Cloud Option
IBM cloud offering:
See IBM WAS Base on Bluemix details
Estimated IBM WAS Base on Bluemix costs
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IBM WAS Base on Bluemix subscription |
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Cloud Migration labor |
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Hardware-level support (includes networking, servers, etc.) |
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Software-level support (O/S install, patching, monitoring, etc.) |
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Application specific support (e.g. App Servers, HTTP Servers, Load Balancer, EARs, WARs, User registry, etc.) |
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Results
Estimated on-premises costs
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Software * |
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Setup and support labor |
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Estimated IBM WAS Base on Bluemix costs
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IBM WAS Base on Bluemix subscription |
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Software and application support |
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Cloud migration labor |
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Savings with IBM WAS Base on Bluemix |