Source Data Is A Premier Managed Services And IBM i POWER Systems Business Partner
Hi, I’m Bob Losey, President of Source Data Products.
Our Specialty
For over four decades, Source Data Products has helped IBM midrange server users get value-smart solutions.
We have worked with over 4,000 clients in a wide range of industries that include mining, agriculture, manufacturing, construction, logistics, wholesale distribution, retail, health, city and state government, education, finance, insurance, software development and services.
We have installed, upgraded, migrated and supported on premise and hosted IBM servers with a range of independent software solutions including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), EDI, Warehouse Management, Business Analytics, and a range of High Availability Disaster Recovery solutions.
More specifically, since 1979 we have specialized in the IBM midrange market whose products have included System
3 / 32 / 34 / 36 /38, AS400, iSeries and IBM i Power servers.
IBM i (iSeries/AS400) Since 1988
Since 1988, our focus has been IBM i (iSeries / AS400) users with Entry (P05) and Enterprise (P10) servers. Our clients’ servers range from 1 – 1000 users, where most have 20 to 250 users, 8 to 256 GB of RAM memory, and 300 GB to 9 TB.
If you have a legacy system (9009, 8286, 8202, 8203, 9407, 9406-520 or older) with back-level IBM i operating system (V7.3 or older), we are ideally qualified to move you to more reliable technology for your business applications.
Deep “Bench” Of Experts
Over the decades, we have recruited a deep ‘bench’ of experts with 20-30+ year of field support you can rely on to deliver efficient, accurate recommendations and fast fixes to any problem you encounter.
Real People With Candor
Not only do we answer our phones “live”, we are CANDID. We will tell you up front if your needs are outside our scope of expertise.
You will get more for you money with our IBM i expertise and prompt relevant responses.
Peace Of Mind
Yep, you found the right team to help you and you can breathe that sigh of relief we so often hear.
We Are Recognized For 4 Categories We Perform Uncommonly Well:
What Our Customers Say:
“You have been the best IBM Partner that we have had! Never have we had an IBM partner that we have felt truly cared about making the best decision for us and not about selling more product or services.”
“You are one of the most honest leaders in the business because you care about your customers. Thank you for your service.”
“I worked with Mark Walsh to get the LTO-3 tape drive installed and tested last Friday evening. He did his usual outstanding job and everything is working fine.”
“I have come to rely on you and your staff and you never disappoint.”
"As a 20+ year AS/400, iSeries veteran, it was such a pleasure finding Bob and his team at Source Data. I have always had my systems in my own data center and the prospect of moving it to the cloud was unsettling. After meeting Bob and his team all my concerns vanished. They demonstrated the kind of expertise and dedication you normally find only in your most trusted employees."
"When you are running mission critical applications you can't afford to miss a beat. The other cloud companies we looked at made me feel like we were just a number. Source Data gave us the attention that demonstrated they are just as committed as we are."
"I wish every company I did business with had the same level of competency as they do."
"I paid $50,000 less than I expected and got a smooth migration to my new IBM Power i from a reliable, expert OS400 project leader. With Source Data you are going to get the right machine at the right price from the right people to get your project done."
"We Saved Over $46,000 On Our New IBM Power i, Got The Easiest Migration In My IT Career, And Our Peak-Load Web Response Time Dropped From 5 Seconds To Instantaneous."
"SDP makes a point of understanding what our business needs are. I believe this is the first time I was handed a questionnaire in order to determine what I was looking for. I think that shows the extra mile that Source Data goes to determine what our needs are and not sell us a pre-configured server that makes the seller the most profit.”
“My gosh, Source Data saved me over $21,891 per year in IBM support and maintenance! We went to the new IBM Power i – all the hardware, software, and support is built into the lease – the payback was in less than 28 months.”
“Had we found a fit like Cloud400™ we would have migrated long ago. I would tell a friend they would be crazy to spend any money on new hardware…or write another check for hardware or software maintenance.”
Cloud400™ Is Just More Cost-Effective
“When we compared the cost of the IBM CBU at over $100,000 and Cloud400™, the cloud approach just made lots of sense.”
“Cloud400 includes all the IBM software we need, all the user licensing, and the processor activation fees. We don’t pay any IBM software or hardware maintenance fees. Those unexpected savings really add up.”
“The Cloud400 team knows what they were doing, have been in business a long time, and really knew OS400.”
“Cloud400 contributes to a real watershed moment for the growth of Equitable Life & Casualty with a target system in sync and failover ready.”
“The Cloud400 team is world-class, top-notch, easy to work with, professional, get-the-job-done-above-and-beyond."
“I would recommend Cloud400 to any and everybody without hesitation. I already have.”
I would recommend Cloud400™. For any user that needs Disaster Recovery (DR) or hosting of any OS400 application, it almost does not make sense to purchase an on-premise server.
“Cloud400 was 53% less expensive than these other OS400 hosting solutions. A big savings.”
“I could tell from talking to the Cloud400 team that they were very knowledgeable of OS400, hosting, iTera replication and had network expertise.”
“I have no doubt in my mind that the future of OS400 computing is going to the cloud. ”
“Source Data Products Made The Transition From The 9406-520 To The New IBM i on POWER Seamless”
“What I really liked is after we ordered the IBM I on POWER server, it shipped to SDP’s Data Center where their techs preloaded my system. So when my server came on site, we had everything set up in about 4 hours on a Sunday. This is a really big deal!”
“On Monday, the users were thrilled with the performance improvement. In a following manager’s meeting, I received congratulations on a job well done and a round of applause. That’s great, too.”
“In the past I hired IBM to do our upgrade. IBM would come onsite for the whole weekend. They would back everything up, do the install, restore it all, and test everything. Of course, there are always bumps along the upgrade road. It was a huge and time-consuming undertaking. And, everything at IBM rates.”
“I gladly recommend the SDP 4-Hour Version Upgrade.”
“Heck, the day after we went live we had a power failure in Baton Rouge. Our office went down, but our other 18 offices kept right on running.”