Migrate to IBM System i

Consolidate heterogeneous workloads on a powerful, cost effective platform

The IBM System i is uniquely positioned as a server that provides mainframe-class reliability in a cost-effective packaged designed to adapt on-demand so you can integrate & implement new technologies on-demand.

The System i from IBM is the perfect consolidation platform, unifying operating systems, middleware, database, security and storage onto a single system.

Combine your workloads from up to four operating systems, including IBM i5/OS®, IBM AIX 5L™, Linux® and Windows®, onto a single platform where you can add capacity, partition out workloads down to the chip level, and dynamically allocate computing resources on demand, without affecting system availability or disrupting business operations.

A Proven Methodology

North American Systems has extensive experience migrating server platform to iSeries servers. We have built a best practices philosophy and methodology that keeps you migration project on time and within your budget constraints.

1. Plan & Assess

We start by examining and taking inventory of your current IT infrastructure, taking note of servers, storage, networking hardware, and software. We then work with you to configure a system that conforms to your prerequisites, and is compatible with your information infrastructure. We integrate our capacity planning services in the migration process to assist you in making your system responsive to future resources requirements. In addition we can assist with ROI analysis, helping you make a solid business case for migration.

2. Stage & test

We work with IBM to move your data and applications onto your new system, performing several test migrations before going live, so possible risks and issues can be addressed beforehand. We benchmark and test your new infrastructure to ensure it meets your requirements.

At this stage we setup & configure your logical partitions, and make sure the recommended LPAR implementation is performing as expected.

3. Fine-tune

After testing and staging, we perform load balancing and performance tuning to ensure optimal performance of your new system.

4. Deployment

From planning, testing & staging to fine-tuning, our approach is to develop a system that can be installed and implemented with minimal disruption & risk. Hardware management consoles are configured and systems administrators are brought up to speed.

5. Enhance

North American Systems is customer-orientated and stays in constant contact with its customer base. We work with you to develop plans to respond to change quickly in a cost-effective manner.

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