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Who To Consult With On Your Cloud Strategy, And Who To Manage It

May 18, 2026 Doug McMaster and John Klockenkemper

If you run IBM i, you already know what operational discipline looks like. Tightly governed security models. Decades of validated business logic embedded in RPG and DB2 for i. Systems of record that have been running continuously since before “the cloud” was anything more than a weather term. Your platform is not fragile – it is, in many ways, the most stable and secure thing in your data center.

But the world around IBM i has changed. As we discussed in our previous IT Jungle article, the latest IBM i Marketplace Survey data confirms what most shops already know: …
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From Migration To Maturity: The Cloud Reality For IBM i Shops

May 4, 2026 Doug McMaster

IBM i teams don’t need to be convinced that modernization matters. Modernization should acknowledge why IBM i continues to power critical business operations: its predictable performance, tightly integrated environment, and strong security – especially when properly managed. While cloud initiatives are often framed with the assumption that everything must move, that approach is rarely the most effective starting point for IBM i environments.

As cloud adoption has matured, a more grounded perspective has emerged. The real shift isn’t about infrastructure –it’s about the operating model. Most challenges don’t stem from technical limitations, but from misaligned expectations around cost, security responsibilities, …
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The IBM i and the Hybrid Cloud World: Things To Keep In Mind

April 27, 2026 Gregg Rohaly

As hybrid IT becomes the default operating model, the IBM i platform is increasingly positioned not as a legacy “system in the corner,” but as a high-value, mission-critical core surrounded by modern integration layers and cloud-connected services.

In The IBM i And The Hybrid Cloud World: Things To Keep In Mind, a fast-paced conversation explores what IBM i leaders – and the partners who advise them – should prioritize when aligning IBM i with today’s hybrid cloud expectations.

For this video interview, Gregg Rohaly as CloudSAFE’s business development manager, joined Ron Venzin, a CloudSAFE founder and chief development officer, …
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You Are Much More Than Power Systems, And So Are We

April 13, 2026 Doug McMaster

The AS/400 was born in the age of minicomputers, but that was also when the rise of the personal computer started and eventually led to the revolution of client/server distributed computing. Not only was computing shifted to the PCs on our desks, but also out to file servers, print servers, and application servers that ran all kinds of different platforms, including NetWare, SCO Unix, OS/2 Server, rarely a variant of Unix, what would become Windows Server, and more recently Linux.

Eventually, Windows Server and Linux became not only Web infrastructure and application serving platforms but ran relational databases and sometimes …
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The Cloud Is Part Of The IBM i Present, And A Bigger Part Of Its Future

February 26, 2024 Timothy Prickett Morgan

As obvious as this might sound in hindsight, if you want to get the right answers, you have to ask the right questions in the first place. And as inquisitive communicators, we will be the first ones to admit that this is not always as easy as it sounds.

It is hard to draw the line in the timeline sands for when the first true cloudy instance of a Power Systems machine running a rentable license to the IBM i operating system was announced, but it is safe to say that various hosting providers have been renting out parts of …
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CloudSAFE And Focal Point Solutions Group Combine Services, Unify Brands

November 27, 2023 Doug McMaster

IT solutions providers Focal Point Solutions Group and CloudSAFE are unifying under the CloudSAFE brand. Both providers have a history of delivering outstanding IT services, so joining forces follows a natural progression for both organizations.

“This unification represents a transformative step forward not just for us, but for our customers. By merging Focal Point’s specialized expertise in IBM technologies with CloudSAFE’s comprehensive IT service offerings, we are uniquely positioned to meet and exceed our customers’ evolving IT needs,” says Ron Venzin, chief executive officer at CloudSAFE.

Creating A Comprehensive Service Provider

Focal Point’s specialization in IBM technologies, including IBM i, …
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Who To Consult With On Your Cloud Strategy, And Who To Manage It

From Migration To Maturity: The Cloud Reality For IBM i Shops

The IBM i and the Hybrid Cloud World: Things To Keep In Mind

You Are Much More Than Power Systems, And So Are We

The Cloud Is Part Of The IBM i Present, And A Bigger Part Of Its Future

CloudSAFE And Focal Point Solutions Group Combine Services, Unify Brands

Creating A Comprehensive Service Provider

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