Consolidation Simulation

Quantify the modernization business case

Model the financial impact of replacing legacy disk with IBM FlashSystem, tape-tiering, or a hybrid approach.

SIMULATION

Define your consolidation scenario

Consolidation target

Legacy annual spend4 $M

Capacity to consolidate5,000 TB

Migration cost (one-time)0.8 $M

IBM FlashSystem: $80/TB/yr · 3.2× effective capacity via efficiency

NEW ANNUAL SPEND

$125.00M

▲ from $4.00M

ANNUAL SAVINGS

$-121.00M

▲ -3025% reduction

PAYBACK

99 mo

▲ after $0.80M migration

3-YR NET SAVINGS

$-363.80M

▲ -45475% ROI on migration

Year-by-year cost comparison including one-time migration

Financial justification for the consolidation decision

Migration investment

$0.80M

3-year gross savings

$-363.00M

Payback period

99 months

Return on investment

-45475%

Marginal case: at current assumptions, IBM FlashSystem does not clear the investment threshold within 3 years.

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