I recently read a LinkedIn article, “The Real Costs of Cloud Application Portability”. Simply put, the article highlights trade-offs with workload portability and the use of low-cost native services unique to one cloud provider compared to the delay and extra cost to make your applications portable to a broader range of cloud providers. For applications that use Windows, UNIX and Linux, workload portability and cloud hosting can be a major evaluation factor, especially when planning for … [Read more...]
Raising Demand For Skilled IBM i (OS400) Talent Fuels Cloud Hosting Growth
Frequently what we hear from prospective clients interested in IBM i Cloud Hosting is their need for IBM i (OS400) expertise. Many have aging IBM i talent planning on retirement and want to make plans for subsequent support for the years to come. Many have a background in other technologies (such as Windows or UNIX) with the responsibility to manage IBM i technology without the needed skills. Others are consolidating and looking to outsource their IBM i support. While cost savings … [Read more...]
Why Do IBM i (OS400) Software Developers Come To Cloud400?
To Host Their Applications Cost-Effectively With Around The Clock IBM i Expertise In A Secure SSAE-16 Data Center. Software developers have discovered that hosting can be less expensive than owning an on premise server especially because most use a fraction of the server's resources for test and development. Many software providers want to offer Software As A Service (SAAS) without a huge investment in staffing, server technology and infrastructure. Cloud400 offers flexible terms as … [Read more...]