This information is copied directly from IBM announcement 915-050 Effective November 30, 2015, IBM® will withdraw from marketing the following selected IBM Power Systems, model upgrades, associated features and feature conversions. On or after the effective date of withdrawal, you can no longer order these products directly from IBM. IBM Power Systems IBM PowerLinux 7R1…
My three favorite IBM Power8 configurations for Mid-sized businesses running IBM i.
For those who don’t know me yet, my name is Richie Palma and I work for an IBM BP in Grand Rapids Michigan. I’m most likely 15 to 20 years younger than the average IBM i enthusiast, which puts me in a fairly unique position. I’m blessed to work with customers that are using both…
Welcome to Arbor Solutions – Video
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…