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“My application can’t be moved to the cloud!”

  • Posted on: August 16, 2022
  • Author: Tony Perez
My company provides the ability to host IBM Power AIX and IBMi application workloads in the cloud. We partner with two of the world’s largest technology companies to provide this service. During my daily activities as a Cloud Solutions Architect (aka Pre-Sales Engineer), I listen to many customers tell us about their “hopes and dreams”

Prove your IBM i Backup is Recoverable: The Cloud Way

  • Posted on: August 3, 2022
  • Author: Tony Perez
Beyond having checklists and runbooks, what else can you do to test your backups? In the comprehensive article called “How to Prove Your IBM i is Recoverable without a Real DR Test,” Tom Huntington from HelpSystems details all the IBM i Save Commands and system objects that should be included within a comprehensive backup. By

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

The Road to SAP® HANA

  • Posted on: January 14, 2022
  • Author: Tony Perez
Lush green tropical forests, sky blue ocean waters, cascading waterfalls, your ultimate destination awaits… For someone visiting Maui, driving the “The Road to Hana” is a thrilling experience of nature and beauty that should not be missed. The journey and destination are the rewards. For users of SAP, ECC, NetWeaver, and R/3, their HANA is
AIX Migration

Five Enterprises Running AIX in the Cloud

  • Posted on: August 18, 2017
  • Author: Skytap
With support steadily growing for multi-cloud, the strategy of using the right cloud for the right workload, enterprises are increasingly turning their focus to specialized cloud providers that can support their unique needs. Simon Sharwood at The Register pointed out this week that these providers can be “more interesting than the mainstream,” and “history tells us none
AIX Environments

Why AIX Is Moving to the Cloud

  • Posted on: August 11, 2017
  • Author: Skytap
One reason that traditional applications have largely remained on-premises, while greenfield applications continue to be migrated to, and born in the cloud, is the technology they’ve run on for decades is tried and true. These applications continue to provide core business functionality that cannot be disrupted, and other public cloud providers have ignored this fact.

Incorporating IBM AIX into Your Cloud Roadmap

  • Posted on: August 1, 2017
  • Author: Skytap
No matter the scope of your cloud migration initiative, setting a roadmap for your journey is mandatory. According to IBM, A well-thought out roadmap doesn’t stop at covering the technical requirements for such a journey, it “ensures that each cloud decision the company makes to solve today’s needs will continue to pay off in the future.”

Guest Blog: Did WannaCrypt Wreck My Demo Infrastructure?

  • Posted on: May 31, 2017
  • Author: Skytap
Security in the cloud will likely always be a hot topic of conversation, especially when there are global events like the recent WannaCrypt ransomware attack. IBM principal architect Erik Anderson recently addressed his responsibility for delivering “a reliable platform available for hundreds of other IBMers” in the midst of attacks like these, and the role

Compelling Reasons for IT to Improve Efficiency through DevOps

  • Posted on: May 10, 2017
  • Author: Skytap
If IT is measured by operational efficiency, and changing business demands are too much for existing infrastructure and systems to support, how does IT go from maintaining those systems to modernizing them with digital transformations? For many, a DevOps culture and practices—combined with cloud technologies—is the key to getting there, but a lack of one clear path to

Launching your IBM Cloud Journey

  • Posted on: April 14, 2017
  • Author: Mike Neil
IBM InterConnect took over Las Vegas last month. I spent the week meeting with enterprises who time and again said, “we are going to the cloud, we just don’t know exactly how to get there.” This was a significant shift from last year’s event when these same organizations were still reticent to move core business
AIX On-demand Instances

Skytap Details Key to Enterprise Cloud Adoption at IBM InterConnect

  • Posted on: April 3, 2017
  • Author: Skytap
Skytap had a huge presence around IBM InterConnect this year. From our booth in the expo, to the party we threw with IBM at The House of Blues, it was great to talk with so many attendees about changing business needs, expectations, and the major challenges in software delivery today. One challenge that we heard

Can’t Miss List for IBM InterConnect 2017

  • Posted on: March 13, 2017
  • Author: Skytap
IBM InterConnect is right around the corner, and for those of you lucky enough to attend, how do you decide which of the week’s 2,000+(!) sessions and activities to take part in? We’ve scoured the entire agenda and picked out some of the events that we’re most excited about in hopes of helping you build out