The purpose of this blog is to provide you a practical explanation of IBM’s plans to withdraw support and maintenance services for 8203-E4A, 8202-E4B, 8202-E4C and other IBM POWER6/7 servers. What Does No More Service and Hardware Support for POWER6/7 Mean To You? Really? On September 19, 2017 IBM announced its plan to terminate services for IBM POWER6 and most POWER7 servers. IBM wants you to know that they will discontinue hardware support for servers POWER 6 on March 31, 2019 and … [Read more...]
“IBM i Designed For The Cloud” – Frank Soltis
As an IBM i Business Partner, I always enjoy hearing Frank Soltis talk about IBM i. In this 41 minute video published December 15, 2014, Dr. Soltis explains why IBM i is the best Operating System for the Cloud. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dTZVyRDnds Let me provide the highlight. Most cloud-based solutions run some form of UNIX or Linux (a variation of UNIX). When was UNIX invented? In the 1960’s. It was designed for engineering for a single user work station. At the time, … [Read more...]
Cloud400- What Is It And How You Benefit
The purpose of this blog is to explain what Cloud400 is and how IBM i (iSeries/AS400) users can benefit from cloud hosting rather than remain with an on premise server. Disclaimer: IBM i is an operating system that runs on IBM POWER. iSeries and AS400 are former IBM servers that users commonly refer to when describing their system. I use these terms interchangeably to make is easy for IBM i users to find relevant content on the web. Summary Of The Most Important Aspects To A Successful … [Read more...]
Start Preparing For End-Of-Life IBM i (iSeries/AS400) Server Transition
IBM announced in 2016 many iSeries/AS400 servers with hardware support end-of-life terminating on January 31, 2019. Clearly, many users that want IBM hardware support will be affected. As an IBM Business Partner, I have worked with many users to make transition plans since the announcement. What causes my concern for other users is that this last week I am seeing a surge in users that want to make changes. What I find alarming about this recent surge is that most users may not … [Read more...]
6 Factors Favor IBM i (iSeries/AS400) Cloud Hosting Compared To An On Premise Server
The purpose of this blog is to explain the 6 most common factors why IBM i users go to cloud hosting rather than remain with an on premise server. Disclaimer: IBM i is an operating system that runs on IBM POWER. iSeries and AS400 are former IBM servers that users commonly refer to when describing their system. I use these terms interchangeably to make is easy for IBM i users to find relevant content on the web. 1. Superior Performance. IBM i Hosting Providers Can Provide Comparable … [Read more...]
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: 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 … [Read more...]
IBM i (iSeries/AS400) Business Continuity Options
One of the frequent concerns we currently hear from many of our clients is what options do they have for business continuity beyond basic tape backup. Disclaimer: IBM i is an Operating System of POWER servers. iSeries and AS400 are IBM servers. I use IBM i, iSeries and AS400 interchangeably in my title and text to make it easier for internet users to access information like this for their research. Recovering From Unexpected Down Time First, let’s consider the causes of … [Read more...]
7 IBM i (iSeries/AS400) Cloud Hosting Misconceptions
Despite the growing popularity of IBM i (iSeries/AS400) cloud hosting, I still encounter many misconceptions people have about moving their IBM i applications to the cloud. The purpose of this article is to highlight 7 common misconceptions and explain why these misbeliefs are not true. Disclaimer: IBM i is the current operating system brand name for the POWER server. iSeries and AS400 are brand names for older IBM servers. I use them interchangeably for convenient SEO user … [Read more...]
How To Dramatically Increase Productivity
In the last 6 months, Richard Koch’s books on the 80/20 Principle, The Star Principleand Simplify have crystalized my thinking. Many of us have heard about the 80/20 rule -- 20% of our inventory generates 80% of our sales, 20% of our sales team generate 80% of our revenue, 20% of our customer generate 80% of our profit, and so forth. Even so, I have never had anyone so thoroughly make the case for the 80/20 principle as Richard Koch. Or articulate it so well. This 10 minute video easily … [Read more...]
Reliable. Redundant. Responsive. 3 Reasons Cloud Hosting Is WAY Better Than On-Premise
Sometimes bad events can lead to insight. That is what happened to me this week. Power Failure Results In 4-Day Delay To Final Repair. My company maintains older hardware that IBM no longer supports. One of my favorite client’s legacy Intel server with Windows 2003 failed on a Saturday afternoon due to power failure that affected their entire building. This server was flat non-functional. From what little information we could gather remotely, it took one of my top engineers and myself 4 … [Read more...]
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