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IBM i migration to Cloud IaaS
Client Situation
Challenge
The context
The IBM i infrastructure of the client, operating in the Retail & Distribution sector, was the heart of their business processes: the platform, hosted within the company's data center, was based on previous-generation IBM Power systems that were reaching the end of their support cycle.
Beyond the need for a technology refresh, the company wanted to take the opportunity to adopt a more modern infrastructure model capable of responding quickly to business needs without sacrificing the reliability that has always characterized the IBM i world.
The challenge, therefore, was to migrate a mission-critical environment without interrupting operational continuity and without changing the behavior of the applications used daily by the users.
The challenge
The project objectives were clear: modernize the IBM i infrastructure, overcoming the limitations of obsolete hardware and the risks associated with End of Support, while ensuring operational continuity and minimal downtime during the migration. The new environment also had to offer greater resilience, security, and scalability to support the company's future growth.
Technological implementation
The project was planned together with the client through a structured process that involved the production, development, and test environments.
Thanks to our experience in managing complex projects on the IBM i platform and our established methodology, all tasks were completed without any issues and ahead of the initial schedule.
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The project went beyond a simple hardware infrastructure replacement: it enabled the client to evolve toward a more agile, resilient, and future-oriented operating model, while keeping processes, applications, and workflows unchanged.
This migration is a concrete example of how mission-critical IBM i environments can be modernized without business disruption and without incurring the so-called migration tax, which refers to the costs and complexity typically associated with large infrastructure projects.
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Significant results of the project
Thanks to this structured and integrated approach, the organization has achieved tangible benefits both in operational and strategic terms:
Operational continuity
The transition took place with no significant impact on business operations, ensuring all mission-critical services remained available.
Accelerated delivery
The project was completed in just 60 days, about a month ahead of the original schedule.
Immediate scalability
The infrastructure can now quickly adapt to business needs. Just days after the migration, it was possible to create new partitions for a temporary project—an operation that would have taken significantly longer with the previous architecture.
Increased resilience
Native High Availability and Disaster Recovery features have improved operational continuity and data protection.
Technological evolution
The company now has a modern, high-performance platform ready to support future growth, free from the constraints of traditional infrastructure.
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