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January 30, 2026
The AS400 Skills Collapse

The AS400 Skills Collapse: Why Black Box Thinking Became Midmarket IT’s Biggest Operational Risk

Walk into almost any midmarket shop still running IBM i, and you’ll hear the same line: “Our system just runs. It never breaks.” As a CIO, I used to take […]
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October 18, 2017

Regional Airline Moves Their IBM i (iSeries/AS400) Production Applications To Cloud400.

  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: […]
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April 19, 2016

The “RIGHT” ERP RFP For Success…And No Surprises

  I am shocked how many “IT experts” miss the mark for successful software selection and implementation without surprises. This probably explains why Gartner estimates approximately 75% of all ERP […]
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April 19, 2016

IBM i V5R4 Support Now Available Through 9-30-17 – Extended 1 More Year!

  IBM has just announced today service extension support for IBM i Operating System V5R4. The extended service extension offering extends support for IBM i Operating System V5R4 for an […]
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April 12, 2016

What You Don’t Know About IBM i Disaster Recovery Replication Solutions Can Hurt You

  Operations with critical needs to quickly recover from IBM i (iSeries/AS400) server downtime want Disaster Recovery Replication Solutions. Disaster Recovery Replication Solutions allow users to recover in minutes, not […]
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April 4, 2016

“End Of Life” IBM i (iSeries/AS400) Applications

  This blog discusses considerations for those thinking about outsourcing “end of life” or “sunset” IBM i applications. I often hear these issues when speaking to larger Fortune 2000 clients […]
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March 28, 2016

Managing Technology? What’s That?

  “Managing technology” means different things to different folks. There are many kinds of technology, and most of them need to be managed in some way or another. But even […]
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March 22, 2016

IBM Has Announced BIG SWMA Price Increases

  This bog briefly describes IBM’s SWMA (Software Maintenance for IBM Licensed Program Products) price increases beginning March 1, 2016 and an overview of some of your options. IBM plans […]
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March 16, 2016

Expert IBM i (iSeries/AS400) Skills Fuel Cloud Hosting Growth

  This blog provides key insight into why IBM i users turn to expert IBM i hosting for their core business applications. I recently attended a summit sponsored by a […]
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