Moving IBM i workloads to the cloud can offer advantages in infrastructure management, scalability, and operational flexibility. But before choosing a cloud provider, organizations need clear answers to two important questions: These questions are about more than technology. They determine how much control your organization retains over its IBM i environment, how quickly problems get…
IBM i Cloud Performance and Availability: What Does the SLA Guarantee, and Can You Test It Before Committing?
When evaluating an IBM i cloud provider, it’s easy to focus on one number: the guaranteed uptime percentage. Many providers advertise availability of 99.99% or higher. But does that number guarantee your applications will perform as expected or that disaster recovery will work when you need it? An IBM i cloud service-level agreement (SLA) is…
Navigating from Project BOB 1.0 to BOB 2.0
Here at Arbor Solutions, we take pride in staying up to date in the latest advancements but also want to make sure we can walk alongside our customers as they navigate new technologies and more. For example, for an IBM i (AS/400) programmer, the jump from Project BOB / BOB 1.0 to BOB 2.0 +…
AI & IBM: The Path Forward
It seems that anywhere you go in the technology sector, you always find the same word: AI. AI, or Artificial Intelligence, refers to the development and application of technologies that enable machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. This can sound scary; images of robots overtaking humans and other sci-fi scenes come to…
Uninterrupted Performance: High Availability on FlashSystem
What is High Availability? High availability refers to a system’s ability to remain operational and accessible over a long period. This involves minimizing downtime and ensuring that services continue even during hardware failures, network issues, or other disruptions. High availability is typically measured by the “five nines” standard, meaning 99.999% uptime, which equates to just…