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For years, many organizations have relied on Sungard environments for DR. However, the financial landscape is shifting, and cloud solutions like IBM Power Virtual Server are proving not only more flexible and scalable but significantly more cost-effective.
The Cost of Legacy DR Services
Traditional Sungard DR environments come with hefty costs: maintaining dedicated infrastructure, complex setups, and long-term contracts. These expenses often outpace the value they deliver, especially as workloads and storage requirements grow. Clients in industries ranging from finance to manufacturing report that their Sungard services cost more than an entire IBM Power Virtual Server deployment.
This realization has prompted a shift to IBM Cloud, where DR solutions deliver superior performance at a fraction of the cost.
IBM Power Virtual Server: More Value for Less
IBM Power Virtual Server provides enterprise-grade DR with cloud-native tools like IBM Spectrum Protect, multi-region redundancy, and granular RTO/RPO capabilities. Key financial advantages include:
- Eliminated CapEx: With no need for dedicated DR hardware, organizations move from costly capital expenditures to an operational expense model.
- Pay-As-You-Go Pricing: Only pay for the resources you use, reducing waste and optimizing budget allocation.
- Scalable Resources: Dynamically scale resources to match business needs, avoiding overprovisioning.
CFO and IT Alignment: Cost Meets Strategy
This transition delivers more than cost savings—it aligns IT resilience with corporate growth strategies. By reducing DR spend, CFOs can reallocate resources toward innovation and digital transformation, while IT directors achieve better performance, scalability, and compliance.
Conclusion
The message is clear: Why pay more for less? Transitioning from Sungard to IBM Power Virtual Server not only safeguards your business but frees budget to invest in the future. It's time to upgrade your DR strategy—and your bottom line.