Our Cloud400 client has requested us not to disclose their identity. We can, however, tell you about their move from their IBM i (iSeries/AS400) production server to Cloud400.
Disclaimer: IBM i is an Operating System for IBM POWER servers. iSeries and AS400 are IBM servers. I use them interchangeably to make is easier for users to find related content relevant to their searches.
Regional Airline Running Production Applications On IBM 9406-520
A regional airline with over 100 aircraft flying more than 550 daily flights to more than 80 cities selected Cloud400 to host their IBM i legacy applications. Their system had been running on an iSeries 9406-520 at V7R1.
Their system supports a total 500 users 24 x 7 in the cities of operation.
The airline industry is highly regulated, so hosting reliability and security were important criteria for the selection as well as IBM expertise. Any change to the system has to be done in a way that no data is lost. The system has to be up 24 hours a day and the data has to be right.
Must Have No Downtime Transition To Cloud400
This airline needed a way to host their IBM i applications for cost-effectiveness, flexibility, greater security and reliability … with a no downtime move. Because of industry regulations and 24 x 7 operations, a smooth flawless transition with no downtime was paramount in their selection.
Found Cloud400 On The Net – Affordable, Responsive, IBM Expertise.
The airline’s Software Architect explains, “I was the one that originally found Cloud400 on the net. I spoke to several providers. Cloud400 was clearly the most knowledgeable and responsive.
“We did speak to other vendors. The other providers were more expensive. The Cloud400 pricing was very close to what we were looking for.
“We discussed my findings internally. We did cost/benefits analysis. We concluded that moving our IBM i applications to the cloud made sense. And that is when we engaged Cloud400.”
Cloud400 Technical Team – Prompt Experts. Night Or Day – And Weekends.
“As we started to work with Cloud400, what really stood out were the promptness, the IBM expertise, and volume of IBM certifications. Whenever we would ask some question, Cloud400 was always prompt with a correct, reliable answer based upon what we were doing. Excellent advice on what directions to take …and what directions to avoid.
“The Cloud400 technical team is great. They are awesome people. On the weekend or in the night, we could easily reach them. They were right there. And, with the right help.”
Flawless No Downtime Migration To Cloud400
“We used MMIX High Availability software for a flawless migration from our production IBM 9406-520 to Cloud400.
“Your MIMIX replication expert and Cloud400 team are awesome. You could not have assigned better senior engineers.
“We migrated our users to Cloud400. It was flawless. We switched from our production IBM 9406-520 to Cloud400 in 5 minutes. This was a very smooth transition. Most of the users did not realize we have moved off our IBM 9406-520 to Cloud400. There was no gap in any of the data from the old system to the new.
“The change was simple. We had all the users pointed at one IP address for the production 9406-520. Then we pointed the users at the new Cloud400 IP address. That was it.”
I Would Recommend Cloud400 To Anybody. Cloud400 Is The Best In The Marketplace.
“I would recommend Cloud400 to anybody. As a matter of fact, I have already suggested Cloud400 to 2 colleagues of mine. I am going to persuade them to move to Cloud400.
“I would tell them Cloud400 is the best in the marketplace. Tops in service, cost-effective, IBM experts and responsive.
“I could not ask for a better migration than this. I’m very, very happy.”
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