Take Your IBM i Operations to the Cloud with Confidence

Cloud migration refers to the process of moving applications, data, and other resources from on-premises infrastructure or one cloud to another advanced, modern cloud environment. This allows you to utilize the cloud’s scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency.

Migration requires assessing the current infrastructure, creating a strategy, executing the process, and testing and optimizing the transitioned resources to ensure they function effectively and efficiently in the new cloud environment.

Cloud migration services are specialized solutions that help businesses move their applications, data, and workloads from on-premises systems, like IBM i/AS400, to a cloud environment.

• Reduced operational costs: By migrating your IBM i system to the cloud, you can reduce maintenance and hardware costs while keeping your infrastructure current and accessible from any device. This shift to the cloud can also improve productivity and collaboration, resulting in potential cost savings.
• Improved scalability and flexibility: Cloud migration allows you to scale IBM i/AS400 systems based on evolving business needs without worrying about hardware limitations.
• Enhanced security and compliance: Cloud environments offer various security measures and compliance frameworks to help you maintain data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance. By leveraging robust security controls, encryption, and access management protocols, you can enhance your environment's security posture, reduce the risk of cyberattacks, and easily meet compliance requirements.
• Disaster recovery and business continuity: When migrating to the cloud, a comprehensive disaster recovery and business continuity plan is put in place. An effective plan helps proactively address potential disruptions, minimize downtime, and ensure continuity of operations in the event of a disaster.

In the evolving technological era, many businesses want to migrate IBM i/AS400 applications and data to the cloud. However, moving to the cloud entails more than just updating your infrastructure; it involves re-engineering the underlying architecture of your core business applications and much more.

Before moving to the cloud, it is crucial to consider factors like CPW, disk, I/O, and memory. You can trust Programmers.io for assistance with such critical projects.

Programmers.io offers proven AS400 iSeries cloud migration people, plans, and processes required to migrate your mission-critical data and applications to the cloud. Our expert cloud engineers create strategic roadmaps and follow recommended practices to help you with:

• Sizing techniques designed to avoid excessive charges
• Streamlining data replication during the transition
• Licensing and compliance considerations
• Identifying and avoiding data security risks and more

Cloud migration is a big undertaking, and one thing’s for sure: once you’re there, you don’t want to be forced to move back due to performance problems. Getting the most from the cloud requires careful planning, the right people, and secure processes, a complete suite with which we can help with.

Yes, we can migrate AS400 systems to the cloud. We follow a few streamlined steps for the process. We assess your current environment, then choose the best migration strategy—like re-hosting, re-platforming, or refactoring. Next, we set up your cloud environment, handle the data and application transfer, and conduct thorough testing. Finally, we deploy your applications with minimal downtime and provide ongoing support to ensure everything runs smoothly.

Yes. We offer comprehensive data backup services during IBM i/AS400 cloud migration. To prevent data loss, we ensure all your critical data is securely replicated on scalable storage platforms. This guarantees that your information is safe and can be quickly restored.

The cost of IBM i/AS400 cloud migration can vary based on several factors, including the current environment's complexity, preferred migration approach, specific customization or optimization needs, and more.

At Programmers.io, we conduct an initial assessment to provide an accurate estimate. We offer competitive pricing and ensure our services deliver excellent value for your investment. Feel free to contact us for a detailed quote based on your requirements.

Similar to the cost, the duration of migrating an IBM i/AS400 system to the cloud can vary depending on several factors.

At Programmers.io, we work closely with you to develop a detailed migration plan and timeline, ensuring transparency and alignment with your business goals. We minimize downtime and disruption to your operations, delivering a successful migration within a reasonable timeframe.

We follow IBM-recommended security practices along with ISO 27001 and 42001 guidelines to ensure data privacy. We leverage encryption for data transfer and storage, network security protocols like firewalls and VPNs, strict access controls, and transparent AI usage. Additionally, we apply data masking techniques to anonymize sensitive information and ensure compliance with relevant regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA. We also conduct continuous monitoring, logging, and regular security audits to enhance your data security further.

Programmers.io provides advanced tracking mechanisms to keep you informed and involved every step of the way, ensuring a smooth and successful migration to the cloud. We provide dedicated project management tools for real-time updates, regular meetings to discuss progress, detailed progress reports, open channels of communication for immediate feedback, comprehensive documentation outlining the migration plan, and opportunities for you to provide input throughout the process.