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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…

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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…

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

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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…

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Questions to Ask Yourself When It Comes to Backup and Recovery

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,…

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Five Things to Consider When Selecting a Cloud Provider

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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