Service Delivery Offerings
Ensuring your success throughout cloud adoption stages
Migrate with ease with Skytap support and expertise
Skytap Service Delivery offerings are designed to ensure customer and partner success throughout the stages of cloud adoption. Our IBM Power experts have the skills and experience to lead Skytap proof-of-concepts, migrations and support your team post migration.
Download DatasheetSkytap Service Delivery Offerings
Migration Services for on-premises systems into Skytap: networking consultation and implementation, data migration consultation and implementation, system development and configuration.
Implementation of data protection strategies within Skytap including Backup/Recovery, High Availability, and Disaster Recovery
PTF Management and OS upgrades for LPARs running in Skytap to address security threats and vulnerabilities
Skytap security analysis and consulting services
Performance analysis and consulting (IBM Power Systems)
4-week proof-of-concept to migrate IBM Power workloads to Azure
Migration Services
Networking Consultation and Implementation
The Skytap Service Delivery Team provides cloud specific network architecture consultation along with implementation support including VPN configuration.
Data Migration Consultation and Implementation
The right data migration approach is dependent on variables including platform, RTO / RPO, application requirements, data set size, and more. The Skytap Service Delivery Team has the cross platform experience to plan and implement a strategic data migration approach to meet these requirements.
Data Protection Consultation and Implementation Services
The Skytap Service Delivery Team provides consultation and implementation services to help with Backup and Recovery, High Availability, and Disaster Recovery needs. The Skytap Service Delivery Team will determine the best solution, which can include Skytap product features such as Live Clone, use of a 3rd party tool, or a combination of strategies to meet business requirements.
Skytap on Azure Quick Start: 4-Week POC
IBM Power to Azure
Skytap is the only cloud service on Azure to support AIX, IBM i, and Linux on Power as well as x86 VMs. Let Skytap be your guide to transforming your IBM Power workloads. Our expert Services Delivery Team will lead your organization through a 4-week proof-of-concept to accelerate your IBM Power in the cloud journey.
Learn MoreWhat’s Included:
- Migration of two IBM LPARs from on-premises to Skytap on Azure
- Planning and implementation of Skytap landing zone & network configuration
- Support for creation of the on-premises backup images
- Guidance and support for the migration of data from on-premises to Skytap
- Building infrastructure components (i.e. NIS, NIM) within Skytap to support data migration
- Restoring exact copies of LPARs from current system to Skytap on Azure
Additional Service Delivery Offerings
Security Consultation, Review and Best Practices
- Securing network boundaries
- Managing user and resource access
- Security applications integrations
Technical Delivery
Assist with implementation of security devices, VPNs, and custom coding. Includes integration with external cloud security services or internal management tools with Skytap APIs.
Skytap Product Training
Skytap Product Training includes a dedicated Skytap Delivery Resource, in person or virtual, to provide training on Skytap functions/features and is typically scheduled as a 2 or 3 day event.
Skytap training scope may include:
- Configuring VMs/LPARs and environments
- Sharing and accessing environments
- Managing environments and usage
- Administering Skytap Cloud including creating users
- Network and connectivity
- Data migration and restoration
- Data backup and recovery
PTF Management and OS Upgrades
OS/400 PTFs address security threats and vulnerabilities, correct problems and defects, and provide new functions and features. Set your mind at ease with Skytap’s PTF Management and OS Upgrades offering for LPARs running in Skytap.
