This ROI tool can assist you in understanding the cost-savings involved in using Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) over competitive offerings in the area of High Availability or Continuous Availability with a cluster environment or even with a remote geographic deployment. The tool allows you to input not only your existing or expected levels of resources (people and hardware) for comparing with a similar implementation using IDS.
Inputs range from Installation. setups, upgrades and ongoing administration which includes monitoring, performance tuning, change management, backups and archiving. Algorithms in this tool have been taken from research at IBM, as well as experience and feedback from partners and customers who have been using multiple database servers in their companies.
