8 Interesting Facts About IBM i

8 Interesting Facts About IBM i

In the April issue of IBM Systems Magazine, Mary Beth Kelley shares “8 Surprising Facts About IBM i From my First COMMON.”  After spending several days interacting with IBM i clients and partners, she made a list of facts that caught her attention at the user group event.  The following is a summary of her [...]

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Instantaneous Backup of Virtual Machines

Instantaneous Backup of Virtual Machines

In the past, the IT Department had to jump through hoops to back-up their server data.  The solutions they had often took a long time to deploy, were costly, required users to manage agents and recover from scratch which most importantly, took far too long to recover. Today, Veeam’s Backup & Replication solution for VMware [...]

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Impact of IBM FlashCopy on Overall SAN Performance?

Impact of IBM FlashCopy on Overall SAN Performance?

A common question that has been asked to the customer support team at ABC Services, Inc, Inc. is “what is the impact of taking snapshots on the overall performance of a IBM Storage Area Network (SAN)? FlashCopy essentially provides a point-in-time copies of data.  By taking periodic snapshots, files can be more easily recovered if they are [...]

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Leasing Technology:  The Benefits Of Fair Market Leasing

Leasing Technology: The Benefits Of Fair Market Leasing

As a necessity in today’s fast-paced world, the demand for technology across organizations continually increases and has become a significant expense for businesses.  Today, one of the biggest challenges companies face is having the ability to rapidly respond to new technology needs and gain a valuable competitive edge while also staying within their budgets.  So [...]

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The Differences between Software- and Hardware-based High Availability Replication

The Differences between Software- and Hardware-based High Availability Replication

With businesses so reliant on the mounds of data, mission-critical applications and systems that host their data and applications, backup and recovery solutions are essential for business continuity.  There are many options to evaluate.  If it is determined that your organization needs a high availability replication solution to meet a specific operational performance level then you [...]

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IBM i Reaches Its 25th Anniversary

IBM i Reaches Its 25th Anniversary

Yes, the IBM i is celebrating its 25th anniversary.  Many of us remember those days and can’t believe it’s been that long.  Others of us were too young to remember these earlier days of the technology industry.  However, we can all agree that the IBM i has come a long way since its inception. If [...]

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IBM DB2 Web Query for i Offers Robust BI and Analytic Capabilities

IBM DB2 Web Query for i Offers Robust BI and Analytic Capabilities

The rapid advancements in information technology over the past decade have provided organizations with valuable information to help run their businesses better.  However, this wealth of data has also become almost crippling for organizations that do not know how to leverage it properly. With this inundation of data, technology companies have worked hard to develop [...]

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IBM’s Storage Manager:  Tivoli Supports De-Duplication and Replication

IBM’s Storage Manager: Tivoli Supports De-Duplication and Replication

Prior to IBM’s Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 6.3, the product family did not offer de-duplication and replication capabilities.  This was a concern for many users that were using the solution or debating on whether to select TSM for its storage management tool.  Today, IBM has made de-duplication and replication standard features in its TSM product [...]

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Leveraging IBM PureFlex To Save Energy

Leveraging IBM PureFlex To Save Energy

In our last blog post , we shared the first year success of the IBM PureSystems product line, including PureFlex.  The rapid adoption of this product line has a lot to do with its performance and availability capabilities, but Managed Service Providers (MSPs), such as Aegis Technology, are also implementing these solutions for the improved energy [...]

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IBM PureFlex Is Celebrating Its First Birthday!

IBM PureFlex Is Celebrating Its First Birthday!

Eighteen months ago we wrote a blog in anticipation of IBM PureSystems and how this line of networking solutions would drive innovation, and it has!  Launched in April 2012, IBM has shipped more than 2,300 Systems in 70+ countries through Q4 2012, which has received tremendous feedback from its clients and has received multiple design awards [...]

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