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…
How Is Security and Compliance Handled in an IBM i Cloud Environment?
Security and compliance are often among the first concerns IT managers have when considering moving an IBM i environment to the cloud. IBM i has a strong reputation for built-in security, so it is natural to ask whether that security changes when the system moves from an organization’s data center to a cloud or hosted…
What Are the Actual Costs of Running IBM i Applications in the Cloud?
For many IT managers, “How much will it cost to run IBM i in the cloud?” is one of the first—and most difficult—questions to answer. Cloud providers may advertise an attractive monthly infrastructure price, but that number rarely represents the total cost of running an IBM i application in the cloud. The actual cost can…
Exploring the Power of IBM FlashSystem
At the end of the day, data is the lifeblood of organizations. We can use this data to drive innovation, to have unique insights, and even to have a competitive advantage on competition: but only if we know what to do with this data. Managing and extracting value from ever-growing data volumes presents a significant…