Read this guide for step-by-step instructions on how to backup and restore Mksysb in Skytap on Azure.

Azure NetApp Files (ANF) solves numerous challenges and can be a go-to solution for Skytap customers who are looking to have a shared files solution on Skytap.

Skytap on Azure is a public cloud offering for IBM Power workloads – AIX, IBM i (AS/400) and Power Linux – to run in a hyperscale environment, alongside more traditional x86 Windows / Linux operating systems.

Under a time crunch and after a major acquisition, Skytap and Meridian IT helped Rivus migrate IBM Power to the Azure cloud with minimal disruption while boosting performance and productivity by 25%.

If your company relies on mission-critical applications that run on AIX, IBM i, or Linux on IBM Power Systems in the data center, you may only consider moving these traditional workloads into the cloud when faced with a compelling event.

With no easy recovery option for a business-critical legacy ERP system running on outdated IBM Power hardware, TCM Living faced the risk of significant disruption in the event of a disaster recovery (DR) scenario. Working with Northdoor, the company has successfully created a native DR instance within Skytap on the Azure cloud, facilitating rapid recovery without the need for ongoing investments in new on-premises hardware.

Adopting cloud transformation strategies and adjusting business operations can present challenges, such as transitioning investments in IBM Power-based workloads to the cloud without costly or lengthy refactoring efforts. With Skytap on Azure, organizations can gain cloud-scale benefits while modernizing mission-critical applications, with no rebuilding efforts, quickly and easily.

Migrating IBM Power workloads to Skytap on Azure unlocks the next level of cloud possibility. Uncover data insights by connecting your data to Azure Synapse Analytics.

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With Skytap on Azure, you can minimize the latency between traditional workloads and those running natively on Azure. You also can enhance traditional applications to extract more value from your data with Azure services—including Azure Synapse, AI/ML and Azure SQL—and more easily integrate traditional and Azure native applications.

Global retailer, SPAR, migrates to Skytap on Azure to ensure business continuity despite civil unrest. Thanks to the immediate response from cloud migration experts, SPAR’s 10 business-critical IBM i LPARs were quickly and remotely migrated to Skytap on Azure. Now SPAR can continue to modernize its workloads and advance its digital transformation strategy while saving costs.

Much has been written and said about IBM Power and the journey to the cloud. Does it have to be complicated? Can it be done without refactoring? The answers to these cloud migration questions and others might surprise you. Watch our on-demand webinar.