A customer states that up time is very critical in their environment. What should the IBM
reseller tell the customer?

Upon meeting in an elevator, a customer’s senior executive asks an IBM sales agent to
explain in one sentence why POWER8 systems are superior to x86 solutions. Which
statement best represents the Power Systems value proposition?

A customer is running a critical and large Oracle Database on x86 servers in an 8-node
RAC cluster. The client has regular outages and poor performance. Which POWER8
advantage is most relevant to the customer?

In a very competitive situation, a business partner requested the assistance of an IBM Field
Technical Systems Specialist (FTSS) to help differentiate an E880 against HP. The team
was successful and the client wants to acquire the proposed Power solution. Who is
required to perform the Technical Delivery Assessment (TDA) in this situation?

Which POWER8 servers are NEBS (Network Equipment Building System) compliant?

A customer is considering the E880 server with PowerVC to simplify virtualization
management. Which software product includes PowerVC?

An existing customer wants to mitigate the risk of replacing their HP system running an
Oracle database with IBM Power Systems. Which resource should be reviewed with the
customer?

A customer wants to use a virtualization technology that has a consistent interface across
both the x86 and Power platforms. Which hypervisor for Power Systems will satisfy their
requirement?

A prospective IBM POWER8 customer is worried about the longevity of RISC processors.
Which response should help the customer be less concerned about their investment in a
Power System?

An existing POWER8 customer with an E870 recently acquired a small company with an

x86 Linux server running a scripting Java application. They would like to run that application
on their E870, but are concerned about the porting effort. How should the salesperson
respond?