As data, and company’s overall demand for data increases at a staggering rate, many of my IBM i customers who have always relied solely on the internal storage capacity of their base server (Also known as the CEC), are being forced to expand outside of their IBM Power System chassis. I believe this has been…
Out growing your IBM Power system internal disk? Expansion drawer or Bigger Drives?
Anyone who has worked with IBM i knows how important disk I/O is to system performance. You can throw a 60,000 CPW, IBM Power System running IBM i, flat on its back if it’s not given the disk resources it needs to read and write at a pace greater then what the user demands. The…
Can efficiency in IT be perceived as a lack of innovation by the business?
Can high efficiency in IT be perceived as a lack of innovation by the business? I think its best that we start by defining the key words in our title. Efficiency – accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure of time and effort: Perceived – to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the…
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…