Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST Series vs. IBM Z

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST Series
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Fujitsu now offers the PRIMEQUEST series of mission critical workload enterprise rack servers, available in the 2000 and 3000 series.N/A
IBM Z
Score 9.3 out of 10
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IBM Z is the company's mainframe enterprise server solution product line.N/A
Pricing
Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST SeriesIBM Z
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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User Ratings
Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST SeriesIBM Z
Likelihood to Recommend
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Usability
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Availability
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Performance
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Support Rating
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In-Person Training
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Online Training
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Implementation Rating
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Configurability
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Ease of integration
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Product Scalability
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User Testimonials
Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST SeriesIBM Z
Likelihood to Recommend
Its cost effective. Its very well suited for huge data handling with zero downtime environment. Various business intelligence software can be used in very well manner with maximum uptime. Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST Series is using X-86 architecture with high reliability. But some models only available in all regions worldwide. other models are only available in Japan. Also learning resources need to be increased
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We found its Data processing marvelous, and its benefit to accomplish chores in time gives us high authenticity and availability to the data deposit with accelerated admittance. One thing I will say that try to make it more user-friendly as it is difficult to learn. We liked it overall; Working is very good.
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Pros
  • High availability
  • Operational efficiency
  • Ultra high speed data utilization
  • Effective handling of Bigdata
  • Business continuity
  • Efficient x86-architecture
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  • Transactional processing, including data entry across multiple departments
  • Reporting on massive amounts of data, due to its scale and size of processing capabilities
  • Analytics on data as there are various accelerators for both IBM's databases and others such as Oracle
  • Security is another major benefit to this platform as it contains a non-open systems design
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Cons
  • The models PRIMEQUEST 3400E and PRIMEQUEST 3800E only available in all regions world wide. Other four models only available in Japan.
  • Complex architecture
  • Learning resources are very less
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  • IBM needs to add more focus on simplifying mainframe usage and management.
  • Most modern programmers interface with the Z using an IDE. However, performing many tasks, such as cataloging a data set or checking on a job status, can require switching to the ISPF interface. Users want to interface with a GUI, not a function-key, menu and character-based interface like ISPF. Anything that can simplify and modernize interfacing with the mainframe should be a high priority for IBM.
  • The IBM Z platform is one of the most instrumented computing platforms in the world, so there are a lot of metrics that could be automatically analyzed and used to improve the performance and management of the mainframe environment.
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Likelihood to Renew
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The IBM Z mainframe capabilities are unmatched for cloud readiness and optimization the learning capabilities are matched perfectly with Watson and the expandability of the cloud makes it a perfect choice.
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Usability
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pay as you go pricing
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Reliability and Availability
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The Z in IBM Z is for zero down time. If you configure your system according to IBM's best practices, you can achieve zero downtime
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Performance
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Performance is a major part when you configure your system. IBM has many tools to study your system and suggest the appropriate configuration. With the right contract, you can add processing power dynamically and remove it when no longer needed
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Support Rating
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Support is usually superb, only occasionally dropping to very good. We participate in some of the CD (Continuous Delivery) aspects of z/OS, IMS, MQ, and DB2.
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In-Person Training
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Over my 33 years on this platform, I attended many in person courses, conferences, and other training opportunities.
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Online Training
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There are many online courses from both IBM and other vendors. Most are great. All of the documentation is available online.
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Implementation Rating
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I do not personally have any key insights regarding implementation of IBM Z Enterprise Servers as that is what our mainframe architects do.
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Alternatives Considered
We are mainly going to Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST Series for high availability with cost effective. Using Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST Series is very simple than other similar servers. We can use several business intelligence applications without any issues in Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST Series. Latest equipped processors helps to achieve ultra-high speed data utilization. Also we are getting good customer support
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My answer is yes. This made moving to the cloud much easier. The main benefits of this are latency and data extraction. The speed, security and reliability is the game changer and where it stacks up when compared to other IBM products. Additionally, increasing the workload is also very helpful. Use a single platform to avoid unnecessary activities and actions, help maintain safety, and even recover quickly. Activities that users are unable to continue and complete tasks help avoid mistakes when there are errors related to And because it's perfect for your users, it has less impact on your business. Always ready for backup. I didn't even care about the migrations that were performed.
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Scalability
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If you need more processing power, just add more CPU's or memory. The largest system can have close to 200 CPU's and 40 TB of memory. If that is not enough, you can add more physical computers, and connect them using a sysplex
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Return on Investment
  • Cost effective
  • Good customer support
  • We didn't face any business impact till
  • Achieving customer satisfaction
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  • It has increased the reliability of data which has decreased our dependence on legacy systems.
  • It has no loss while migration which has a positive impact on ROI as we don't have to worry about data loss.
  • It has multi tasking and support for non-cobol applications on mainframe.
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