IBM POWER vs. x86: The Key Differences
What makes System i different from other platforms? A large part of the answer lies in the CPU architectures that System i servers use: System i relies on IBM POWER microprocessors, whereas most...
Don’t Just Back Up Data. Do It with High Availability in Mind
Do you back up your data with high availability in mind? Or do you just back it up to back it up? A backup strategy that doesn’t lead to high availability falls short of its full potential. By...
Planned or Unplanned, All Downtime is Bad
Estimates for average costs of downtime at an organization came in at around $9,000 per minute [1] last year. That number leaves little doubt that the direct costs of technical downtime can cripple...
Precisely Launches New Version of Assure MIMIX Eliminating the Uncertainty of Server Outages and Data Loss for IBM i
As IBM shops strive to take full advantage of cloud connectivity and native cloud services, security and data availability remain top concerns for most. Trends such as globalization, vigorous...
Data Availability 101: What Data Availability Means and How to Achieve It
What would happen if your business lost access to its mission-critical data? When required data is unavailable, IT operations effectively grind to a halt. LogicMonitor’s 2019 Outage Impact Study...
Data Backup vs. Disaster Recovery: Yes, There’s a Big Difference
You back up your data. You’re prepared to handle the next big disaster, right? Wrong. Disaster recovery requires much more than data backup. The difference between data backup and disaster...
High Availability Architecture: A Real-Life Blueprint to Use and Share
What does it take to achieve high availability? The short answer is “a lot.” Building highly available infrastructure requires investing in multiple infrastructure components, tools, and...
Assure MIMIX for Db2 Mirror Is an Essential Complement to IBM i Db2 Mirror
In April 2019, IBM announced the 7.4 release of the IBM i operating system. Among the many advances in the operating system is the new Db2 Mirror feature. This exciting new capability synchronously...
Highly Available Data: Why High Availability Is Not Just for Apps
High availability is a buzzword in IT today. Usually, it refers to applications and services that are resistant to disruption. But it should also apply to your data. Here’s why. What is it?...