Arbor Solutions is a Grand Rapids Michigan based I.T. solutions provider and IBM Business Partner offering IBM Power Systems, IBM i, AIX, and Linux O/S, Licensing & Maintenance, Application Development Services (PHP, RPG, SQL, Java, JavaScript, .NET, & VB), Systems Engineering, High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Hosting & Co-Location Services, Cloud (IBM i, AIX, & Linux…
What’s Your Backup Strategy?
We were working with a client recently who wanted us to consolidate several existing standalone servers into a virtualized Power Systems environment. The existing Power Servers all had different backup media and differing backup strategies. As we were working through their needs, I had a conversation with a consultant that we work with regarding a…
The Benefits of Outsourcing a Data Center
Every enterprise, large or small, needs a secure location to house their servers and network infrastructure. Some organizations have converted that back closet, others have spent tens of thousands of dollars (or more) to build their data center. At the same time, there are commercially available data centers that provide all the resources needed, in…
Great High Availability solution we configured for one of our customers…
Great High Availability solution we configured for one of our customers… Mid-Sized business, in many cases, have the same concerns enterprise customers have, but are required to address them with a much smaller staff and budget. One of the major concerns that businesses of all sizes face is finding a reliable business continuity solution that…
Avoid the risk and cost of downtime with IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for IBM i
IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for IBM i Since the first introduction of IBM® PowerHA® SystemMirror for IBM i in 2008, major global corporations have been transitioning from internal disk and logical replication to IBM storage servers and PowerHA SystemMirror for i. It’s not only the large corporations who take advantage of PowerHA; clients around the world…