IBM i / AS400 / iSeries / System i Users
STEP 1 – FREE IT Health Check Up.
We talk. We learn a little about your business, your operation and your goals. You describe your current iSeries/AS400 server, business software, users you support, your network infrastructure, your support costs and your needs. We provide you with expert IT advice about your options and possible budget to change your technology – all 100% free of charge. You just may discover you have a clean bill of IT health. Or, you may determine you need to make some changes – so we take the next step.
STEP 2 – Comprehensive Assessment – No Charge.
We conduct an assessment of your current situation. At a minimum, our assessment includes a review of your current iSeries/AS400 configuration and serial number (your rack configuration), OS400 version, a listing of your licensed software, your production workloads, key peripheral and connectivity issues, current system backup and recovery strategy, and related technologies.
STEP 3 – Analysis And Cloud400™ Strategy.
Our Cloud400™ IBM i/OS400 Fanatics analyze your assessment to develop a Cloud400™ strategy. As required, we will review your needs to migrate to V6R1 or V7R1, performance modeling, and Logical Partition (LPAR) strategies and design.
STEP 4 – Price/Performance Strategy.
We discuss the merits of the Cloud400™ strategy and the related costs to develop your preferred price/performance strategy.
STEP 5 – Review Our Mutual Responsibilities For Success.
By this point we have presented a Cloud400™ strategy and pricing for your review and approval. We have identified and discussed resources we both contribute and our mutual responsibilities for Cloud400™ to succeed for you.
STEP 6 – Free 60-Day Test Trial.
Now you put us to the test to make sure Cloud400™ is right for you. And you don’t have to spend a dime until you are satisfied.
Here’s what we do next:
- You send us a full system save from your server, and we install it on your Cloud400™ virtual server
- We set up a Cloud400™ virtual server for you and assign a static IP address.
- We work with you to configure your firewalls for site-to-site VPN connections in the locations you want.
- We help you set up any additional individual VPN connections you require.
- You supply the assigned static IP address to all individuals participating in the testing so they can create an additional Client Access session.
- You test your Cloud400™ virtual server by running your normal operations, printouts, batch jobs, and the like in a test environment for 60 days.
- During this process, we work to resolve any issues that may arise.
STEP 7 – Cloud400™ Go Live.
Once you are fully satisfied with the solution, you send us another Full System Save on a priority basis (counter-to-counter or overnight). We usually do this over a weekend. We reload your Cloud400™ virtual server with the up to date data and bring it online. All of your users now point their Client Access sessions at the new IP address and start production operations on your Cloud400™ virtual server.