IBM i / AS400 / iSeries / System i Users
You Don’t Have To Settle For An
Over-priced, Over-sized POWER Server
Here’s A Simple Way To Avoid Buying More Than You Need To Spend
Most POWER i/AS400 resellers will try to sell you a new, more-powerful POWER i. They focus on the IBM-prescribed upgrade path – instead of ways to save you money.
Further, most POWER i resellers will recommend a server that is far more than you need, so you wind up paying another $5000–$80,000+. Worse yet, you may find yourself in a “killer” lease that is way more expensive than you are lead to believe.
It’s good for them but BAD FOR YOU.
We think there is a better way that is GOOD FOR YOU… REALLY GOOD… Let me explain
If you are:
| Uncertain that your next POWER i (AS400/iSeries) is correctly sized or overloaded with hardware and software you don’t need, | |
| Doubtful due to lack of a comprehensive technology and needs assessment for your next server, | |
| Uncomfortable that important upgrade considerations may have be overlooked, | |
| Apprehensive you will be overcharged for migration services, or | |
| Anxious that you are being guided into a BAD lease, |
This may be the most important message you read all year.
We have been custom-sizing IBM servers since 1979 (and at IBM from 1973 to 1979). We understand how your business software works WITH your IBM hardware so you will get the right configuration – and avoid features, software and capabilities you don’t need that needlessly waste your money. More specifically, we can help your organization by…
- Pinpointing your server needs with our proprietary 37-point comprehensive assessment so nothing gets overlooked,
- Modeling the right combination of processor speed, memory, disk capacity, disk arms , etc. so you get the server to handle your workload needs for the next 5-10 years at the lowest possible cost,
- Including solutions assurance reviews and migration planning by at least 3 veteran IBM-certified technicians, each with 20 years of field and technical experience, so you never have to worry that something gets omitted that costs you money or embarrassment when implemented,
- Providing application, OS400 version upgrade and migration off-site testing to reduce the dedicated migration downtime from 15-25 hours (the common requirement) to 4 hours or less, which save you time and money on migrations. Our unique approach also tests your backup strategy for holes – without costing you a dime.
- Offering No-Downtime Migration when you have critical production applications, a huge database, and a 24 x 7 demanding environment that makes a traditional server cutover next to impossible,
- Expertly assessing, demonstrating and trial-testing High Availability software and replication in your environment and under your control before you ever have to commit to buy any replication software.
- Crafting the proper lease without unpleasant surprises or dirty tricks.
Which ultimately means you get just what you need – no more –— with BIG SAVINGS.
Now, you may think, “I have a Business Partner that really knows the hardware.” Or, “I have a software consultant that watches out for me.”
I can tell you from first-hand experience that knowing hardware does not mean understanding how the software really operates…and, knowing software does not mean understanding the hardware and the related IBM pricing and policies…And That’s The Problem.
In fact, most of the businesses in this industry started because the owner used to sell hardware and does not understand software – or knows how to program but does not understand the hardware complexities. That means many of the so-called experts have no idea how all the technology really works together. Which is why it’s so important for you to arm yourself with the information from an IBM i on POWER server expert.