Please be aware that IBM has announced that they intend to withdraw hardware maintenance (HWMA) for your 8202-E4D effective December 31, 2020. Review Your Options And Start Planning For The End Of Your IBM 8202-E4D HWMA. When IBM 8202-E4D HWMA expires, here are your choices: 1) Do Nothing. Run your server until you get an error or it fails and then reach out to a 3rd party maintenance company to fix it when it breaks. 2) Get IBM Extended HWMA (when available) or 3rd Party … [Read more...]
Finally. IBM Offers Extended Hardware Support For EOS IBM i POWER (iSeries/AS00) Servers.
The purpose of this blog is to let you know that IBM now offers hardware support for those POWER servers that had been identified as End Of Support (EOS). This new announcement will provide temporary relief to those users that have been fretting about how to keep their POWER supported for 1 more year as they transition to their next step. Whatever step that may be. Disclaimer: IBM i is an operating system. iSeries and AS00 are names of IBM servers. I use these terms interchangeably to make it … [Read more...]
What Are Your Likely Options For Your End Of Service (EOS) IBM i (iSeries/AS400) Server?
The purpose of this blog is to explain your options if you are faced with IBM EOS. In my opinion, 2 options - used servers and non-IBM hardware support are poor choices. I explain why. Your other 2 viable choices include a new IBM POWER server or IBM i cloud hosting. I briefly explain what you can expect. Clearly, this a high-level presentation so you get a sense of what you can expect. As they ultimately say, the devil is in the detail. Disclaimer: IBM i is an operating system. iSeries … [Read more...]