[Info-vax] Marketing ideas for VSI ?

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <5ac3978c-0f56-4367-b6ae-ecddf0372d6a at googlegroups.com>, Rich
Jordan <jordan at ccs4vms.com> writes: 

> Cluster in a box.
> Two decent servers, shared storage or shadowing with a cluster interconnect
> (even if it is just GbE or 10GbE)
> VMSCluster (and maybe shadow) licenses included
> Rdb or other relevant database license included (at least runtime)
> Fixed price program development option including at least one compiler of
> choice and tools (more compilers=3Dbetter); database dev license also if 
> base is runtime.
> Unlimited user licenses
> TCPIP Services
> Bundled service/support for (1 year?) with 'special' renewal pricing relati=
> ve to having bought all the stuff independently.
> 
> At a price that is 'departmental approval' level at average-corp, whatever 
> that is these days; $9999?  $4999?  No idea.  We're tiny so the owners have
> to approve everything.

This is an argument for a collection of bundled licenses.  But someone 
wanting to pay for a cluster would want them at different sites.