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Choose Your Cloud Path

  • Posted on: April 10, 2025
  • Author: Sarah Duhon
Introducing our online assessment that helps pave the way to your cloud migration journey! Whether your needs are self-paced or require more end-to-end consultative support, we have the right path for you. In just a few quick questions, you’ll gain a clear roadmap outlining the next steps and what to expect throughout the migration process.

Start Your Modernization Journey with AIX on Cloud 

  • Posted on: February 27, 2025
  • Author: Tony Perez
Speaking recently with a Director of IT Operations in the medical device industry, they conveyed this problem:  “The software systems we are using on AIX are ancient. In some cases, software packages run only on older, outdated versions of AIX 6.1. These older AIX OS versions won’t run on the current Power 10 hardware. We
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Skytap expands global footprint with availability in Microsoft Australia data center 

  • Posted on: November 25, 2024
  • Author: Sarah Duhon
Skytap, a Kyndryl company, continues its global expansion today with the opening of the first of two data centers in Microsoft Azure Australia data centers. Located in Sydney, the new Skytap on Azure region is designed to meet Australia’s growing enterprise demand for running IBM Power Systems in Azure.  Introduced in 2020 with availability in

Unlocking the Future with GenAI: Introducing AI Assistant in Limited Availability

  • Posted on: August 21, 2024
  • Author: Dawn Winston
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, Generative AI (GenAI) stands as a beacon of innovation, driving unprecedented advancements across various sectors. From automating complex processes to enhancing decision-making capabilities, GenAI is revolutionizing the way we interact with technology. One of the most promising applications of GenAI is within cloud environments, where it can help customers

Skytap Named Winner at the 19th Annual 2024 Globee® Awards for Technology

  • Posted on: June 27, 2024
  • Author: Kim Claditis
Skytap, a Kyndryl company, is excited to announce that it has been recognized as a winner at the 19th Annual 2024 Globee® Awards for Technology, one of the world’s premier business awards programs. Skytap was awarded a Gold Globee in the category of Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service for its Skytap on Azure solution which makes it possible

Multi-Attach Storage now Available in Skytap

  • Posted on: May 21, 2024
  • Author: Neb Bosworth
Multi-Attach Storage is now available in Skytap! Multi-Attach Storage expands on Skytap’s general storage solution by adding the capability to decouple storage from an individual IBM i or AIX LPAR and allows it to be shared to multiple LPARs within the same Skytap environment. Our goal is to add functionality that will enable solutions using

Creditis Modernizes IBM Application Development with Kyndryl and Skytap on Azure

  • Posted on: May 21, 2024
  • Author: Sarah Duhon
Creditis Financial Services, an intermediary specializing in providing consumer credit to private clients, is migrating its IBM application development environment to the cloud with Skytap on Azure as a part of its broader digital transformation strategy. The financial services company chose Skytap on Azure and Kyndryl to separate development and testing that was being provided by

Skytap CPTO Rahul Tripathi featured in HostingAdvice.com article

  • Posted on: April 9, 2024
  • Author: Sarah Duhon
At Skytap, our mission is to help businesses move and natively run their legacy systems in the public cloud with minimal change and effort. Rahul Tripathi, Skytap Chief Product and Technology Officer, spoke with HostingAdvice.com about Skytap’s infrastructure-as-a-service offering, the unparalleled benefits of the cloud, and Skytap’s connected community. “Many managed service providers only lift

Skytap and AI: An IBM Power VM Data Use Case You Can Begin Using Today

  • Posted on: March 20, 2024
  • Author: Sarah Duhon
Enterprise interest in AI has accelerated over the past year fueled by increased adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) technologies to support intelligent and efficient data analysis and decision making. And with data at the core of successful AI strategies, you can understand why legacy systems, and the vast data they contain, continue to enter the

Creating a Skytap on Azure account from the Azure Marketplace

  • Posted on: March 1, 2024
  • Author: Michael Wachal
Skytap on Azure is available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. This blog post, and this video, will help you navigate the process of creating an instance of the Skytap on Azure service and logging into the service for the first time. Before you start In order to subscribe to Skytap on Azure from the Marketplace,

How Skytap, templates, and cloning can jump-start your enterprise’s AI journey

  • Posted on: January 30, 2024
  • Author: Tony Perez
There are two broad classifications of AI regarding who consumes it. Consumer AI and Enterprise AI. Consumer AI aids individuals. Everyone has heard about ChatGPT. Enterprise AI serves organizations by automating business processes and analyzing large, complex data sets, requiring a scalable architecture and seamless integration with existing systems.

IBM Power 8 End of Support – What does it mean for you?

  • Posted on: January 11, 2024
  • Author: Randy Watson
As technology ages, it becomes increasingly costly to maintain and update. This is a very relatable scenario for anyone who uses technology. Take for example an 8-year-old iPad mini. Despite still being functional for basic tasks, it can no longer support the latest software and applications, and likely has slowing performance and shortened battery life.

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