The iTech Blog

Five Reasons IBM i Shops Are Considering VTL Solutions

Posted on September 24, 2019

It’s plain and simple. You must execute backups daily. No excuses! It’s not just about being able to recover in a disaster; you also need to be able to recover a file that is accidentally overwritten or deleted. If you…

Posted in: Blog, High Availability/Disaster Recovery
Tagged with: cybernetics, IBM i, ibm i backup, ibm i virtual tape, ibm i VTL, power system backup strategy, Virtual Tape Library, VTL

— No Comments ↓

Can your backup survive a hurricane?

Posted on July 30, 2019

It’s that time of year again, hurricanes, tornadoes and severe thunderstorms are back again. Which means you’re at risk, especially if you haven’t done a recovery test of your backups recently. What are you waiting for, a natural disaster? To…

Posted in: Blog, High Availability/Disaster Recovery
Tagged with: Backup, Backup and Recovery, Backup Management, Disaster Recovery, ibm i backup, ibm i backup and recovery

— No Comments ↓

An Explanation of IBM i 7.4 DB2 Mirror for i

Posted on May 28, 2019

On April 23rd, 2019, IBM announced the newest release of the operating system IBM i 7.4. The announcement contained hundreds of updates to the OS and licensed programs. One new licensed program, DB2 Mirror for i was also announced. It…

Posted in: Blog, High Availability/Disaster Recovery, IBM i (iSeries, Systemi, AS400)
Tagged with: continuous availability, db2, db2 for i, db2 mirror, ibm i 7.4

— 2 Comments ↓

How to tell if your Disaster Recovery System is a Boat Anchor

Posted on

Now that I have your attention, I want to discuss a serious topic; disaster recovery. In the event of an actual disaster, you want to be able to recover as quickly as possible to reduce the number of transactions that…

Posted in: Blog, High Availability/Disaster Recovery
Tagged with: Backup, Backup and Recovery, Backup Management, Disaster Recovery, ibm i backup, ibm i backup and recovery

— No Comments ↓

Questions to Ask Yourself When It Comes to Backup and Recovery

Posted on February 26, 2019

When people talk to us about backup and recovery, one of the most common questions is “how often should I be doing a full system save?” Given we’re about to install PTFs or upgrade the OS, my response is always,…

Posted in: Blog, High Availability/Disaster Recovery, OS, PTF, & Firmware Upgrades
Tagged with: Backup and Recovery, Backup Management, ibm i backup and recovery, IBM i cloud backup, ibm i in the cloud, Virtual Tape Library

— No Comments ↓

Five Things to Consider When Selecting a Cloud Provider

Posted on February 22, 2019

Deciding to move to the cloud is often a decision made by the business; the idea is to reduce overhead and costs. With so many companies offering cloud-based services, it can be difficult to determine which one is the best…

Posted in: Blog, Cloud, High Availability/Disaster Recovery
Tagged with: 2019, cloud provider, cloud services, i in the cloud, IBM i, ibm i in the cloud

— No Comments ↓

What Santa Wants for his IBM i

Posted on December 12, 2018

Just a few more days to shop, to work, and to wait for Christmas. I thought I would share a little story about how iTech Solutions helped Santa prepare for Christmas this year. As many of our readers remember, Santa…

Posted in: High Availability/Disaster Recovery, IBM i (iSeries, Systemi, AS400), IBM POWER Systems, Managed Services, Newsletter, Security
Tagged with: 7.3, Disaster Recovery, DR, HA, High availability, IBM i Future Roadmap, IBM Power Systems, IBMi, Managed Services, MSP, OS Upgrades, POWER9, PTF, Security, Websphere

— No Comments ↓

A Disaster Recovery Perfect Storm

Posted on October 24, 2018

Last week I had a customer with a downed POWER5 system due to hardware failure. The situation: The system bezel said that it couldn’t find the disk drives which could’ve been a number of failing parts. This system had a…

Posted in: High Availability/Disaster Recovery, Newsletter
Tagged with: Business Resiliency, Case Study, Customer Story, Disaster Recovery, High availability, IBM i, IBM i Cloud, iINtheCLOUD, V5R4

— No Comments ↓

6 Steps to Help Back Up Your Data During Hurricane Season

Posted on September 10, 2018

This is a special edition of our newsletter due to Hurricane Florence, and our regular monthly newsletter will be delivered in 2 weeks. If you haven’t subscribed, join 15,000 other IBM i professionals by subscribing here. On Thursday of this…

Posted in: High Availability/Disaster Recovery, Newsletter
Tagged with: Backup, Backup and Recovery, BRMS, Business Resiliency, Disaster Recovery, High availability, IBM i, IBM i cloud backup, IBM Power Systems, iINtheCLOUD, Recovery, Virtual Tape Library, VTL

— No Comments ↓

How to Eliminate Downtime and Keep Business Flowing

Posted on January 12, 2015

According to a study done by Emerson Network Power, 71% of senior-level managers believe that their datacenter is crucial to their company’s success. CEO’s and IT Directors can agree that downtime is a major detriment to business performance, as well…

Posted in: Blog, High Availability/Disaster Recovery

— No Comments ↓

The iTech Blog

Five Reasons IBM i Shops Are Considering VTL Solutions

Can your backup survive a hurricane?

An Explanation of IBM i 7.4 DB2 Mirror for i

How to tell if your Disaster Recovery System is a Boat Anchor

Questions to Ask Yourself When It Comes to Backup and Recovery

How to Eliminate Downtime and Keep Business Flowing

Categories

Archives