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Ash Giddings
- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
What’s in 7.5 TR1 and 7.4 TR7 for IBM i System Administrators?
In time-honored tradition, IBM has announced technology refreshes for IBM i 7.5 (TR1) and 7.4 (TR7), and with them an array of features,...
Ash Giddings
- Jul 7, 2022
- 4 min
Five Reasons Why Maxava HA Works for Large Users and Enterprise Workloads
Software-based logical replication for IBM i has been the mainstay for high availability and disaster recovery for many years, due to its...
Ash Giddings
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
What’s New in 7.5 for IBM i System Administrators?
Virtual Serial Numbers Businesses are challenged with regards to 3rd party vendor licensing on IBM i, with many vendors choosing to tie...
Ash Giddings
- Apr 11, 2022
- 5 min
What forms of High Availability are there for IBM i?
Firstly, for something to be considered highly available it needs to be available “five nines” or 99.999% of the time, suffering less...
Ash Giddings
- Feb 5, 2022
- 3 min
Identifying Reasons for IBM i Disk Space Growth
We’ve all been there. Response times become erratic, odd unexplainable things start to occur on the system, calls into the Service Desk...
Ash Giddings
- Jan 19, 2022
- 3 min
The Impact of Cloud on HA/DR
It’s fair to say that cloud has dramatically changed the landscape for IBM i workloads. While electing to err on the side of caution,...
Ash Giddings
- Dec 18, 2021
- 1 min
Log4j Vulnerability and Maxava Products
Log4j Vulnerability and Maxava Products
Ash Giddings
- Dec 2, 2021
- 4 min
IBM i Cloud Migration
Most businesses begin to look at cloud, at least initially, for disaster recovery or high availability
Ash Giddings
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Power10 is here, or is it?
IBM announced Power10 on September 8th 2021, with arriving into the P30 software tier.
Ash Giddings
- Oct 27, 2021
- 3 min
IBM Navigator for i
The new IBM Navigator for i has been available since the end of September 2021 and it is an absolute revelation! Until now, despite IBM’s...
Ash Giddings
- Oct 15, 2021
- 2 min
Power10
In the four years since the announcement of POWER9 in 2017 the world has changed considerably.
Ash Giddings
- Sep 29, 2021
- 3 min
What do the IBM September 2021 announcements mean for IBM i System Administrators?
New Hardware In IBM’s recent announcements the Power10 E1080 certainly stole the headlines with its incredible performance benchmarks,...
Martin Norman
- Apr 27, 2021
- 3 min
The importance of reliable and fast IFS replication for Disaster Recovery
IBM i users need replication solutions that change as the platform changes. Originally the main focus for High Availability and Disaster...
Simon O'Sullivan
- Jan 19, 2021
- 1 min
7 Reasons To Put Your DR Box In The Cloud
Maxava’s DR software is a one-stop solution based on clear contractual terms and agreed-upon SLAs that lets your business establish a...
Timothy Prickett Morgan
- Oct 1, 2019
- 4 min
Maxava Hits Multiple Targets With The Same HA Arrow
Maxava software licenses don’t have hardware upgrade fees built in, unlike some systems and application software sold in the IBM i...
Victor Rozek
- Jan 24, 2019
- 4 min
Cloud Cover
No matter where the work is processed: in-house, in the cloud, or at a remote facility, Mi8 can direct the right information to the right...
Victor Rozek
- Jul 27, 2017
- 4 min
Death by Enter Key
If you’re not an American you’ve probably never heard of Carlos Danger. And if you are, you probably wish you hadn’t. But his story is...
Victor Rozek
- Jun 20, 2017
- 4 min
A Brief, Irreverent History of Ransom
In retrospect, it is probably safe to assume that drink had been taken. Lots of it. And there had to be at least two men involved (women...
Jordan Peterson
- May 31, 2017
- 2 min
Maxava iFoundation invites IBM i User Community to apply for 2017/18 funding
Philadelphia, PA (1 June, 2017) – The Maxava iFoundation is once again delighted to announce a new funding pool to assist IBM i user...
Jordan Peterson
- May 15, 2017
- 4 min
Bowling and Other Disasters
Long ago, I was dispatched to a land far, far away to install a computer system and train the locals in its proper use and maintenance....
Victor Rozek
- Apr 19, 2017
- 4 min
Greater Expectations
In Banff’s splendid National Park, an iridescent gemstone better known as Lake Louise lies nestled beneath granite tines. There, on its...
Jordan Peterson
- Jan 18, 2017
- 2 min
Maxava and WSS Italia Reaffirm Italian Market Partnership
Strategic Partnership reaffirms commitment to deliver premium Disaster Recovery Services for IBM i to the Italian marketplace. Milano,...
Matthew Ashton
- Nov 11, 2016
- 3 min
The Disaster Recovery Run Book
Remember your business is always changing, and thousands of transactions are changed, added or deleted each day. We have previously...
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