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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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