Expert IBM i (iSeries) Managed Cloud Hosting
Racksquared has designed and built from the ground up a reliable and secure cloud for IBM Power The core compute resources are delivered using IBM Power10 and Power11 servers with IBM Flashsystems for back-end storage. This combination allows us the flexibility needed in a cloud environment for IBM Power Systems and the ability to quickly provision resources and offer competitive pricing.
The Best in IBM i Cloud Hosting
Racksquared's cloud is built to be secure and reliable with the expertise to keep your business up and running.
- Two data centers equipted with multiple Power10 and Power 11 Servers.
- Storage is replicated between two data centers as our standared offering.
- Backups stored in two data centers.
- Optional highly available SAN technology available.
- Fully supported IBM hardware stack.
Peace of mind iSeries cloud hosting
Never apply another PTF or operating system update or backup!
- Eliminate the need to purchase, update, and replace a server every three to five years.
- Focus on time on business applications that your customers rely on and not infrastructure.
- Switch to a opex model to keep your costs consistant on a monthly basis.
- No need to keep costly maintenance contracts on your IBM hardware and operating systems.
Data Protection that works!
The key to preventing data loss is having the best technologies available to protect data such as SAN replication and HyperSwap for Hign availability.
- SAN to SAN replication in two data centers in Columbus and Louisville
- Encrypted SANs
- HyperSwap SANs optional
- VTL replication between Columbus and Louisville
- Isolated networking technology
- Optional tape copy
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IBM Power Servers
Technology moves fast and our customers want access to the latest technologies. Our primary server footprint is IBM Power11 and Power10 but we also have Power9’s (and older models) for customers that have unique hosting requirements. We handle all licensing, maintenance, and support so you can focus on your applications and business needs.
Power10 and Power11 - The Lastest IBM Power Servers and Storage
Features Power10 9105-22A Power10 9105-22B Power11 9824-22A Product Processor Socket Count 2 2 2 Cores 12 16 20 Processor Speed 12 16 20 Processor Tier P10 P10 P10 CPW per Core 26,575 26,575 29,550 Memory (GB) 1024 2048 2048 PowerVM Yes Yes Yes Storage IBM Flash System 7300/7600 IBM Flash System 7300/7600 IBM Flash System 7300/7600 HyperSwap Available Yes Yes Yes Flexible Hardware Configuration
As the performance of the IBM Power processor continues to grow, many companies are finding they don’t need a full processor to meet their business needs. With our cloud solution, we can configure an LPAR with the specific CPU, memory and storage resources you need today and then grow those resources as business requirements change.
High Performance Storage
To enhance the performance of your application, we have implemented a Fiber backbone between our IBM Power servers and our IBM Flash storage SANs. This fiber backbone and flash storage combine for faster I/O, recovery and backup. Customers often report improved application performance after migrating to the cloud.
Production Data Replication
Your data is stored on an IBM SAN that replicates to secondary IBM SAN at a geographically diverse data center. This happens as close to real-time as possible providing two copies of production data and reducing the chances of data loss. In addition, the primary SAN is “XXXXX” to a third IBM SAN that is on prem and can provide instant failover in the event the primary SAN fails. This SAN configuration provides 100% data availability and helps prevent data loss.
Enhanced Data Backup and Recovery
Data backup is included with all cloud hosting implementations. We work with you to implement your backup schedule in our environment Utilizing Cybernetics Virtual Tape Libraries (VTLs), the primary SAN is backed up to a VTL on a nightly basis creating a third copy of your data. This VTL will dedupe, compress and encrypt your data before replicating it to our geographically diverse data center where it is stored as an immutable backup. VTLs provide faster backups than tape, reducing your backup window, and faster recovery than tape. This backup strategy guarantees that in the event of a disaster, we have a secure copy of your data from which to recover.
Robust Network Infrastructure
Our business is keeping your business up and running. To do this our network infrastructure has to be fully redundant and self-healing. We have high-speed internet connections from multiple providers, entering the facility from diverse locations. Once inside, we terminate into hardware that immediately creates diverse paths from the telco d-mark to the servers in the racks. Those diverse connections aren’t just in the data center, we utilize the same philosophy between our data centers, ensuring they are always connected.
Secure, Reliable, Resilient Environment
The Racksquared Data Center’s are everything you would expect from a data center. Our environment is designed with a minimum of an N+1 configuration to ensure that in the event of a failure, your business continues to run without interruption. When it comes to security, we combine physical and logical security, with processes, procedures and policies that protect our business and yours. Annual 3rd party audits are performed to make sure we maintain SOC2, HIPPA and PCI compliance.
Tried and True Migration Process
If the fear of migration is holding you back, know that we have a staff of subject matter experts to lead the process. Our team of network, storage, and Windows admins are here to make this process go smoothly. We have migrated customers in as little as a few days and as much as a few months, all depending on their business needs. Once we have the infrastructure in place and you have completed testing, we will schedule a cut-over date that minimizes business impact.
“Racksquared’s IBM i Cloud hosting gives me the ability to easily add IBM Power servers and then adjust the resources as our business requirements change.”
- Ryan Jones - CEO - American Benefit CorporationIBM i (iSeries) Cloud Hosting
with RacksquaredWith access to team of data center and IBM iseries experts, the latest IBM Power and storage technologies, and a secure, reliable, and resilient environment you can rest easy knowing that your server will always be available to keep your business up and running.
Secure Reliable Hosting
Racksquared's iSeries cloud hosting is built for resiliancy across two data centers offering allowing for fast recovery in the event of an outage. Racksquared deploys that latest in redunant network and security equipment to protect your data.
Value
Racksquared’s iSeries hosting is a flexible environment where you only pay for the resources you use instead of purchasing minimal resources on a new server. Racksquared also has bundled solutions for both production and disaster recovery.
The Best Support
Our IBM i professionals are experts in IBM iSeries administration and management and provide expert support from project kickoff through implementation to production. Our Staff is available for you 24x7x365 should you need assistance.
The trusted data center partner behind successful businesses
Delivering expertise, technology, and a secure, reliable, resilient environment
Frequently Asked Questions
The Racksquared team will send out questionaire with get some information about your server. We will match processor CPW, memory, and storage for you existing server.Racksquared replicates SANs between two data centers to prevent data loss. In addition backups are also replicated between two data centers.Our experienced team of IBM i experts will quickly build a LPAR from a current backup. We will allow you to test and make arrangements for the final restore to go live. This process usually takes around two weeks.Learn More about how you can
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