The purpose of this blog is to identify end of life servers and factors so IBM i users can start thinking about their options. Disclaimer: “IBM i” is an operating system. “iSeries” and “AS400” are servers that IBM used to market. I use these terms interchangeably to reach a broader audience who Google for information. IBM users should be aware that many IBM i Servers (iSeries/AS400) will have hardware support withdrawn between 2019 to 2020. Most notably, these are 9406-520, 9406-525, 9407-515 … [Read more...]
IBM i. Unbeatable.
Why Your IBM i (iSeries/AS400) Is One Of The Best Decisions Your Organization Made This blog is meant to be shared with IBM i user management and stakeholders to remind them how their operations benefit from this marvelous server. IBM i is truly a remarkable business platform without peers. Let’s be clear. Business people focus on revenue, costs and profit. Obvious? Yep. Let me highlight the IBM i key features that business people “get” right away when it is explained: 1) … [Read more...]
Does IBM i Have A Future? You Bet It Does!
The purpose of this blog is to assure IBM i POWER Users (who also think their server is an iSeries/AS400) that there is a future for IBM i. Disclaimer: "IBM i" is the operating system. "iSeries" and "AS400" are IBM servers that precede IBM POWER. I knowingly use these terms combined to reach a larger audience with web site that host my blog. As an IBM Business Partner and cloud hosting provider, I talk to IBM i users every day. A lot of “pundits” claim IBM i is old, dying technology. I … [Read more...]
Cloud400 – The Knowledgeable Solution For IBM i (iSeries/AS400) Hosting
New Web Site Offers Misleading “Teaser” Pricing To Host IBM i Applications This week I came across a cloud hosting company that had spent BIG BUCKS to update their web site. This new web site featured the latest fashionable designs, modern graphics and professionally made videos featuring the founder. It even featured an online estimating tool to let visitors know how much their hosting service cost. The online pricing estimator offered enticing pricing…Too enticing. Initially, I … [Read more...]
How To Prepare For IBM i/iSeries/AS400 Cloud Hosting – The Basics
The purpose of this blog is to prepare you to streamline your process to determine if cloud hosting makes sense for you. My sense is that you don’t do this every day, so this checklist will help you gather the key information you will need to quickly figure out if cloud hosting can work for you. Getting A Quote When you think about the possibility of cloud hosting, you want to get an idea how much it will cost. After all, hosting has to be economically feasible if it is going to make … [Read more...]
What is IBM PowerVM? (And Why Should You Care?)
Server Virtualization Many may know that IBM introduced server virtualization for its mainframe in the early 1980’s. Many of you also may have heard of VMware or Microsoft’s Hyper-V to virtualize an Intel server. Well, PowerVM is IBM’s server virtualization software for IBM i (iSeries/AS400). PowerVM For IBM i Virtualization PowerVM lets you allocate the server memory, storage and performance resources into smaller virtual servers, or Logical Partitions, also called LPARs. The … [Read more...]
End Of Life (EOL) iSeries/AS400 Cloud Hosting Is Popular
In 2016, IBM announced that it will terminate hardware support (HWMA) for IBM POWER5 iSeries and older AS400 servers. In essence, these older servers are End Of Life (EOL). Will More Than 24,000 EOL iSeries/AS400 Users No Longer Get HWMA After 2019? IBM does not publish how many iSeries/AS400 users are affected. Based on my installed IBM i users database, my guess is that there may be between 8,000 – 12,000 affected users in the US. If so, my sense is that there may be 16,000-24,000 … [Read more...]
IBM i. Just More Reliable
Running Out Of Kerosene Can Be Worse Than Running Out Of Gas… Much Worse. Have you ever seen someone walking down a road carrying a can of gasoline? Sure you have. Running out of gas is not all that uncommon, and it certainly is a hassle. But when was the last time you heard of an airliner running out of gas? Actually, airliners don’t run on gasoline, they run on jet fuel, which is essentially a grade of kerosene. When an airliner runs out of fuel, it’s more than a hassle, it’s a … [Read more...]
Why IBM i (iSeries/AS400) Owners Do NOT Have to Pay for Custom Programming Every Time There’s a Hardware Change
Hint: The Simple Answer Is Technology Independent Machine Interface (TIMI) You need software to run your business…and you need hardware to run your software. Your software—or more precisely, what your software does—is the reason you spend money on information technology. Some of that money has to go toward hardware, of course, but hardware is, functionally speaking, twice-removed from the “action.” Running your business profitably and efficiently is the “action,” and that’s why you want to … [Read more...]
8 Reasons Cloud400 IBM i (iSeries/AS400) Hosting Is So Popular
What make Cloud400 so POPULAR? The short answer is that Cloud400 IBM i (iSeries/AS400) hosting is Simple and Affordable? As IBM i experts working with AS400 since it was first introduced in 1988, we have designed and refined Cloud400 to be simple and affordable. How can that be? Hosting can be complex. Hosting requires skills and technology for IBM i, networking, security, redundancy, backups, operations, disaster recovery and support. That’s tricky stuff. Well, while it is tricky … [Read more...]
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