What make Cloud400 so POPULAR?
The short answer is that Cloud400 IBM i (iSeries/AS400) hosting is Simple and Affordable?
As IBM i experts working with AS400 since it was first introduced in 1988, we have designed and refined Cloud400 to be simple and affordable.
How can that be? Hosting can be complex. Hosting requires skills and technology for IBM i, networking, security, redundancy, backups, operations, disaster recovery and support. That’s tricky stuff.
Well, while it is tricky stuff behind the scenes, we make it REAL simple and affordable for our clients.
Let me explain.
1) Easy Setup – Setup is straight-forward. Send Cloud400 a complete backup of your system and your IP addresses. We restore your system to a “virtual server” (a Logical Partition or LPAR) of a larger IBM POWER server. We link you to your system via a secure firewall connection. Your Cloud400 setup can be completed in a matter of days for your testing and validation.
2) 60-Day Free Trial – You can test your system on Cloud400 for FREE for 60 days. Cloud400 proves to you that your system will work. Your support is excellent. Your system is secure. Your latency is fine. In fact, you may discover your applications run faster with Cloud400 than on your current IBM server.
3) Save Money – You pay only for what you need, instead of an over-sized server with more performance, storage and memory than your workload needs.
Many clients are pleasantly surprised that Cloud400 is less expensive than a new server. Besides the cost of a server, IBM iOS core activation and concurrent user count fees can really add up…BIG. In fact Plus, software can sometimes range from 40%-60% of the total acquisition cost of a new server.
Cloud400 does not charge for core activation or users. Your hosting fee even includes IBM hardware and software support.
4) Flexibility – There are hundreds — maybe thousands — of users on older iSeries/AS400 servers like 9406-270, 9406-720, 9406-820, 9406-800, 9406-810, 9406-825, 9406-520, 9406-525, 9407-515, etc. that plan to migrate their systems off these platforms…and DON’T want to buy a new server.
Why not?
Well, they may not be able to get a Capital Expense approved for an asset that has a 10-15 year life.
More importantly, they plan to stop using their IBM server in 2-3 years… they just don’t know exactly when.
Cloud400’s short-term flexibility is VERY attractive for an interim solution.
5) Expert IBM i Server Support – Many IBM i users face a shrinking pool of IBM i talent. We frequently hear about the in-house skill retiring. We also understand that the new IT management has limited IBM skills.
IBM i cloud hosting with expert IBM i skill has HUGE appeal – particularly when the monthly hosting fee can be less expensive than the cost of a server or the price of hardware and software support for an older iSeries.
Hosting clients need not deal with IBM i commands, unknown error messages, backups, PTFs, or version upgrades. They can count on the Cloud400 IBM i experts to manage their system.
6) Easy Data Center Management – Managing a data center to keep the technology current, secure and redundant is complex as well as expensive. Not to mention the ongoing tasks to keep support contracts and licensed program products current.
Cloud400 handles all of these tasks so you don’t have to.
7) Disaster Resilience – Cloud400 servers are hosted in an SSAE-16 secure data center that is a former bank vault. Beside security and redundancy, the data center is bomb-proof.
Most Cloud400 clients could not afford the level of disaster resilience offered by our data center. You pay nothing extra for this level of protection. It is all covered as part of the monthly fee.
8) No Bandwidth Fee – Cloud400 does not charge for bandwidth. Cloud400 bandwidth has 150 MPBS burstable up to 400 MPBS. All of our clients combined use about 50 MBPS because IBM i commutation is so bandwidth efficient. You can expect excellent response time and no extra fees.
When you stack it all up, Cloud400 is Simple and Affordable. With Outstanding IBM i Expertise Since 1988.
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