Ben Spode

Distinctly average Account Director @recartait. Wannabe Rock Guitarist, occasional archer and fly fisher. Tweets are my own.

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Oracle has always run most efficiently on IBM Power Systems compared to x86, and with Power10 the efficiency is driven further.

Comopared with Oracle on x86, using IBM Power is all about:
* Buying and maintaining less Oracle licensing
* Deploying and ru…https://t.co/rYblcfCfm2

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

We have been seeing rapid increase in our customers consolidating their annuity contracts with us under RecartaOne.

Our customers are typically realising a 20% product cost saving using RecartaOne versus disparate contract renewals.

...and thats withou…https://t.co/hqyMaLEe6w

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Veeam is a lot of organisations first choice for Data Protection Software for their on premises systems.

Veeam extends out of the Data Centre and can provide you familiar to use and industry standard Data Protection wherever your data resides.

Recarta…https://t.co/6kD7vAOIiz

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

I'm reposting this one again, because on a recent review, we have generated an immediate £50,000 saving per year in identifying and culling un-required licensing at an EA true up point, and a further £200,000 per year saving in amending and correcting the…https://t.co/Al7A7Tn3S0

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Pretty swift read with some good info and considerations.

On more than a few occasions I've heard line of business leaders within customers state that their aspirations to move to the cloud are mainly driven by reasoning based on having heard "its more…https://t.co/LtR4Of9WPs

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Swift update of Microsoft Licensing changes below - shoot us a line for a chat about it to add some context in relation to your agreements. https://t.co/OjEGy5RMsV

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Managed Backup, DR and HA are solutions we are working on for customers every day - x86, AIX, IBM i Linux, M365 - on premises, hosted, managed, public cloud or a combination of these.

#backup #DR #disasterrecovery #highavailability #HAaaS #Backupasaservi…https://t.co/D6Gxmm9Wd0

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Microsoft updates on Azure Hybrid use and Windows Server.
#microsoft #windows #azure https://t.co/McWBIwiWgD

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

We've been getting great results for our customers with these assessments - if you have IT budget pressure we can help cut costs which could be significant. Please contact the team [email protected]

#microsoft #licenseoptimisation https://t.co/GPkVt4iVRc

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Contact me to arrange a free Cyber resilience assessment.
#cyber #cybersecurity #cyberresilience https://t.co/5bFaWiFJ5Q

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Quick update on MS Windows Server - this one is in a lot of customer favour which is a nice change ;)

We can help you rationalise and optimise your MS licensing and consumption - give us a shout.

#microsoft #micosoftwindowsserver https://t.co/5BJbeAXLX2

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Modernise to protect data. Recarta can assist with practical solutions to protect and recover safely from cyber attack
#ransomware #ransomwareprotection #ibmstorage #ibmstoragedefender #cyberresilience https://t.co/J1AkZEHnL0

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Heres a super case study with one of our many financial services customers - cost saving, optimisation, and increased performance. #recartait #recarta #ibm #ibmpower #financialinstitutions #financialservices #corebanking #temenos #ibmstorage https://t.co/jVePXAutCd

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Give us a shout - we can help with cloud options across the board, and have world class IBM Power cloud offerings (AIX, IBM i, Linux) residing alongside x86 based VMs for complete service deployment. #cloud #power #ibmpower #ibmi #ibmaix #ibmcloud https://t.co/XEUSrKVx09

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Great news for global organisations - we can help you optimise your Microsoft agreements and make use of the best geographic pricing available for your overall organisation to reduce cost. #microsoft #azure #licenseoptimisation #csp https://t.co/MPOJVi3IP7

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Do his talents have any end? Surely not - can it be? Yes! it's another hard earned industry elite qualification, it's HPE Sales Certified - Edge-to-Cloud Solutions [2023] from Hewlett Packard Enterprise!

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Hi All,

Last few days before our IBM PowerVS Webinar - please register if you can make it and its on your radar as something about which you would like to find out more.

Best regards and see you there,
Ben.

#ibmpowervs #ibmpowersystems #aix #ibmi #ibmp…https://t.co/phYOrhmJL8

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Another spectacular highlight in my illustrious career - and I just had to let everyone on Linkedin know about it - its simply too exciting for words. A new certification: IBM Power Infrastructure as a Service Solutions Technical Sales from IBM! #IBM #ib…https://t.co/0XcFMFNgzK

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

I can't say its changed my life to be honest but I’ve obtained a new certification: IBM Power Infrastructure as a Service Solutions Sales Foundation from IBM #power #ibmpowersystems https://t.co/JdwBpjAEiZ

[Ben Spode @Spodeyzz]

Two main points on this one - a tech refresh of the platform and significant pricing action makes IBM FlashSystem 5000 even more compelling.

Give us a shout to find out more.

Best wishes,
Ben.
#ibmstorage #ibmflashsystems #flashstorage #flashsytem https://t.co/cd5NoNY8jz