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  • Power10: A Simple And Smooth Migration To The Cloud

    May 3, 2022 Jason Hardy

    Is it because you like the big upfront capital expense and the depreciating asset? Is it because installing PTFs and doing OS upgrades gives your IT team something to do during slow times? Or maybe it’s because the thought of migration and downtime is just completely overwhelming to you? While I don’t have an answer to the first two reasons above, I’m here to tell you that a migration does not have to be difficult, and downtime can be practically nonexistent.

    I recently spent some time with an IBM reseller, and he walked me through the steps of migrating to …

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  • IBM Power In The Cloud: More Than A Hardware Lift And Shift

    April 4, 2022 Jason Hardy

    In my role, I speak with several companies each week about the prospect of migrating from their on-premise IBM Power server to our IBM Power Cloud. A common thread that runs through these conversations is a focus on the cost of purchasing and maintaining an on-premise server versus the monthly recurring fee of our cloud based service. Many prospects see this move as a simple lift and shift to cloud infrastructure rather than a modernization strategy.

    And while this may be partially true, as most customers are not modernizing their application when migrating, they are overlooking the modernization benefits that …

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  • Solving The Power9 Dilemma

    February 7, 2022 Jason Hardy

    Purchase hardware, depreciate hardware, and repeat.

    After four years on the market, the Power9 processor is in the process of being replaced by the Power10 chip. Whether you are an early adopter of CPUs or a laggard, the challenge for many companies is the timing of the refresh. As leases on the Power9 machines are expiring, companies are struggling with how to bridge the gap between the end of their current Power9 system lease and the release of the Power10 systems. Their typical options include lease renewals, lease buyouts, or purchasing a new Power9 server, but some companies just want …

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  • Here’s What You Should Do About The IBM i Skills Shortage

    February 24, 2021 Jason Hardy

    A shrinking IBM i talent pool has been a major concern for years.

    Back in 2015, dwindling access to IBM i professionals was blamed by IBM’s own top brass on revenue shortfalls. A system that had been around for nearly three decades, it was only a matter of time until the veterans left for greener pastures. The problem was, and continues to be, that fewer young professionals have been eager to master the same set of skills.

    According to the latest data, not only is the IBM talent shortage getting worse by the year – it’s aggravating a set of …

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  • Racksquared Is Another Option For IBM i Private Cloud

    November 2, 2020 Alex Woodie

    IBM i shops that are looking for a private cloud to run their IBM i applications may want to check out Racksquared. The Columbus, Ohio-based managed services provider rents Power and IBM i resources to its clients, who, the company says, turn to it because of the increasing difficulty in finding IBM i expertise.

    Racksquared was founded in 2011 when a 118-year-old restaurant supply distributor called the Wasserstrom Company spun out its IT department into a separate entity. Wasserstrom had outgrown the server room at its headquarters, so it bought and renovated an old AT&T Wireless data center in downtown …

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