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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.

Use your cloud migration to leave bad practices on-premises

  • Posted on: October 31, 2023
  • Author: Sarah Allen
Even when it’s a “lift-and-shift” of your legacy apps Changing environments in order to change behavior is widely studied as an effective approach, as intuitive as it seems. It makes sense then that changing the environment of your business IT operation from an on-premises datacenter to the cloud can serve as the catalyst for improving

Harnessing data in legacy systems for your GenAI strategy

  • Posted on: September 27, 2023
  • Author: Rahul Tripathi
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its latest evolution Generative AI (GenAI) are not only the hottest buzzwords in technology, but also likely the most transformational value drivers for businesses and people. We felt the same way for technology evolutions in mobile, social and cloud, which are now mainstream in society and the workplace. Hence, every business

How can we accelerate and simplify your cloud journey for specialized workloads to Azure?

  • Posted on: September 26, 2023
  • Author: Sarah Allen
This is a question we constantly ask ourselves at Skytap. Our specialty is providing a platform for Azure customers to host workloads within Azure’s data centers that otherwise wouldn’t run on Azure hardware. The most common operating systems that I speak to customers about as a Cloud Solutions Architect here at Skytap are AIX and

The Very Group Selects Skytap to Modernize its IBM Power Estate in Azure

  • Posted on: September 19, 2023
  • Author: Sarah Duhon
The Very Group, an online retail and digital payments business​, is modernizing and migrating applications and infrastructure with Skytap on Azure as a part of a wider digital transformation strategy. The retailer selected Skytap to modernize its IBM Power estate in Azure and support an enhanced customer experience. The Very Group has also partnered with

MGM Resorts Ransomware Attack: Disaster Recovery as a Malware Defense

  • Posted on: September 19, 2023
  • Author: Tony Perez
MGM Resorts reported an active Ransomware incident starting on September 11th, and as of September 17th, it had not fully recovered. Rumors are that the company did not pay the ransom and is “recovering” its systems. It makes you wonder, if a company like MGM Resorts, with all of its available resources, is struggling with

Skytap Academy Live: Course Manager Training Event

  • Posted on: September 12, 2023
  • Author: Kim Claditis
Join us for our Skytap Academy Live 2-Day Course Manager training event! Whether you are a current Skytap customer or considering Skytap Virtual IT Labs, you do not want to miss this live virtual educational event. We’ll share an inside look at the latest Skytap Course Manager features along with tips and best practices to maximize
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The Rise of the Super Cloud and What it Means for Specialized Workloads

  • Posted on: September 12, 2023
  • Author: Tony Perez
A pragmatic approach to including “stubborn” legacy or specialty applications into an evolving cloud ecosystem. First came “the cloud,” and IT embraced and consumed it. For many companies, this evolved into hybrid-cloud due to business requirements such as meeting regulatory and data sovereignty requirements, leveraging paid-for on-premises technology investments, and addressing requirements for low latency,

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

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