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 additional year, from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. The extended support covers usage and known and new defect problems. A service start date of October 1, 2016 or later and the service end date of September 30, 2017 or earlier must be manually entered by the user. For further details, contact … [Read more...]
Lowest IBM POWER i Price Minus Unneeded Software Saves Enough To Get Super-Fast SSDs
How To Boosts Server Performance Up To 300% And Get Smoothest Migration Source Data Products has many clients that prefer a low profile, so they ask that we do not reveal their identity in print. One such client recently upgraded from their POWER 6 8203-E4A to a new IBM POWER 8286. IT Programmer Analyst Bobbi S. was so pleased with the experience she agreed to share her story. Background A 120 year old Midwestern manufacturer had supported their business with an IBM POWER6 8203-E4A on … [Read more...]
4-Hour Upgrade IBM i (OS400) to V7R1 or V7R2
IBM withdraws support for IBM i V6R1 at the end of September 2015. Afterwards, V6R1 support is available with Service Extension which is an extra fee in addition to your IBM Software Maintenance support (SWMA). Even with Service Extension, there are no more PTFs for V6R1 and support is on a best efforts basis. Now is the time to upgrade to V7R1 or V7R2. And, you can upgrade your IBM POWER server in 4 hours – instead of a whole weekend. How is that possible? Check … [Read more...]