Category: IBM Power

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.

IBM i V7R3 End-of-Support and what it means for you

  • Posted on: August 31, 2023
  • Author: Chris Eigbrett
IBM has announced end-of-support (EOS) for IBM i OS version V7R3 effective September 30, 2023. IBM i V7R3 was released back in 2016 and the latest version of the IBM i OS, V7R5, was released in 2022. It is always a good practice to be on the latest operating system as it enables you to

High Availability/Disaster Recovery Options for IBM Power Running in Skytap on Azure

  • Posted on: July 24, 2023
  • Author: Sarah Duhon
A key consideration for running mission-critical workloads in the cloud is your high availability/disaster recovery solution. The good news is that most software-based solutions that are used for on-premises deployments can also be used in Skytap. At Skytap Academy Live, VP of Performance and Solutions Engineering Mike Neil discussed some of these HA/DR options for

Why Skytap has become the de facto cloud for AIX and IBM i

  • Posted on: January 24, 2023
  • Author: Jerry Crossfield
As CEO of a cloud migration services company, I guide enterprises each week on their digital transformation and the best path to the cloud. And over the past decade, the challenge that frequently surfaces is how to include legacy applications in the broader cloud transformation initiative. We’ve all seen how modern applications have migrated to

Using Azure NetApp Files with Power Systems in Skytap on Azure

  • Posted on: January 19, 2023
  • Author: Abhishek Jain
As a Cloud Solutions Architect at Skytap, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a variety of customers who are looking for robust and high-performance file storage solutions. One that has stood out to me as a particularly powerful option is Azure NetApp Files (ANF). Given my experience with this option, I wanted to share

Rclone on IBM Power – AIX and IBM i

  • Posted on: December 15, 2022
  • Author: Skytap
Rclone is a command-line program to manage files on cloud storage. It is a feature-rich alternative to cloud vendors’ web storage interfaces. Over 40 cloud storage products support Rclone including S3 object stores, business & consumer file storage services, as well as standard transfer protocols. I’m a big Rclone fan.  Helping migrate AIX and IBM i to

Unlocking Cloud Value for IBM Power

  • Posted on: March 31, 2022
  • Author: Skytap
Skytap SVP of Sales and Customer Success Jon Schrader recently joined host Shelby Skrhak on Ingram Micro’s B2B Tech podcast to discuss how Skytap makes the migration process easier for cloud-stubborn, legacy IBM applications. Jon discusses key drivers for migrating legacy applications to the cloud, addresses common migration challenges and details how Skytap simplifies the

Skytap 2022 Cloud and IBM Power Industry Predictions

  • Posted on: January 16, 2022
  • Author: Skytap
Public cloud computing continues to have great momentum as we head into the new year. Panorama Data Insights estimates the global cloud computing market size was US $371.35 billion in 2020 and predicts an average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19% from 2021 to 2030. Further, Gartner predicts that spending on public cloud services will