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IBM PowerHA for i is is extremely versatile. You need to be talking to the EXPERTS at IT Solutions Group to see what the right fit for your business. . •Internal Disk on Source and Target systems ( NO HMC Required ) •Internal in Source and SAN on Target ( Flash Copy ) •SAN on Source …

You can check out, but you can never leave.   During this Pandemic I have spoke with hundreds of IBM I Shops.  I am shocked with the large number of shops looking for a new MSP because of pricing.  After being in the cloud for an extended period of time the annual increase has made …

IT Solutions Group niche has been in the Hosting / Housing / Cloud for the IBM Power System i for 15 Years.  One tip I never see talked about is Remote Hands. Data Center Remote hands: A service offered by colocation providers that allows maintenance tasks within a co location facility. This allows the colocation customer to …

There are significant advantages to working with an IBM business partner that understands, sells, installs and supports both types of high availability solutions for IBM.   Unfortunately, there are not many IBM business partners that sell, install and support both types of high availability technologies. However, such a partner will be less biased to one type of technology or the other …

Ever wonder why the big players in Logical replication are “lying by omission” when it comes to IBM’s Power HA System mirror for i” Lying by omission: 1:      A person leaves out important information or hide the full truth from others.” 2:    “I didn’t lie; I just didn’t tell you.” Power HA …

The availability of data and applications is more critical for than ever before. The decisions made during the selection process is key to your company’s success.  I see all too often a High Availability Solution provider putting a square peg in a round hole   The reason, they feel when it comes to High availability Solutions …

When considering any backup solution it is important to assess two key metrics, RPO & RTO.  I put more value on RPO then RTO and here is why. RPO (Recovery Point Objective) represents how frequently backups are taken, or put another way, how much data you are willing to lose. RTO (Recovery Time Objective) The duration of time …

When it comes to high availability solutions for small and medium business, one of the most advanced solutions is PowerHA on IBM i. The reasons for the popularity of the solution are plentiful, yet some organizations still believe it is too complex for their needs. The truth is that PowerHA systems are simple to manage …