The Risks of Running End of Life IBM POWER Technology

Would you pile your family into a 20-year-old jalopy with half a million miles on it and head across country, knowing avg internet security there’s a very strong possibility the vehicle will break down irreparably at some point along the journey? Likewise, would you run your critical applications on an end-of-life system that was long past avg antivirus free its prime and, and presented a significant risk of data loss or failure? Now more than ever Install Avg With License Number activation, it’s time to consider these risks, with IBM’s discontinued www.avg.com/activate hardware maintenance on all IBM POWER7 systems on September 30, 2019.

Beyond the very real risk of losing data, running avg.com/retail     applications and storing important business information on an end-of-life system poses a host of risks that can put a company or organization in real peril. There are legal and compliance risks including failing to meet regulatory requirements such as PCI, HIPAA, and SOX, in addition to meeting SLA requirements. Failure to comply with these mandates can be costly for any business. In short, opting to host critical data on hardware with accompanying software that is out of date can put your business in considerable jeopardy. In addition, choosing not to invest in new hardware can result in significant maintenance costs and personnel costs. It takes qualified people to keep older systems up and running and to keep associated software Install Avg With License Number activation viable. Upgrades and maintenance can prove expensive and financially taxing avg antivirus free over the long haul.

Security & Operating Risk with IBM i, Linux, and AIX OS

  • IBM i operating systems www.avg.com/activate support issues with EOL/EOS, including i 7.1
  • IBM Linux operating system support issues with EOL/EOS
  • IBM AIX operating system support issues avg internet security with EOL/EOS
  • Increased expenses for SWMA maintenance

Hardware Support & Maintenance Risk with POWER hardware

  • IBM POWER systems that have EOL/EOS No longer able to get maintenance from IBM.
  • Need to contract with third-party for maintenance & problems that occur, including cost of maintenance and availability of parts & expertise.
  • Older IBM POWER hardware is unable avg.com/retail     to upgrade to latest IBM i OS level
  • Hardware firmware vulnerabilities for older hardware

More and more IT managers are acknowledging the risks and heavy costs of maintaining valuable data on aging and outdated systems. They’re also Install Avg With License Number activation realizing the advantages — both practical and financial — of migrating their IBM POWER avg internet security hardware and operating system to the cloud. When www.avg.com/activate hardware and operating systems reach the avg antivirus free end-of-life and end-of-support stage, migrating to the cloud simply makes sense. There are many reasons to migrate your  IBM power system to cloud including, Cost Savings, Availability and Security.

Watch for our upcoming blogs, where we’ll cover the main options available when your hardware and operating systems reach end  avg.com/retail    of life stage — including the benefits of migrating to the cloud with a qualified provider such as Data Storage Corporation.

Data Storage’s cloud hosting solution (ezHost) is built on enterprise-class IBM hardware and software and managed by IBM certified professionals. 

  1. Multi-site, off-site backup– Your cloud backups are replicated and stored at two or more Tier 3 data centers for protection in the event of a disaster.
  2. Pay-as-you-go pricing – You pay for  Install Avg With License Number activation the backup storage avg internet security space you use (Storage space usage model) or you www.avg.com/activate pay for a lower-cost backup storage license paired with a separate recovery service based on how much data you recover  avg antivirus freee ach year (Recovery-based pricing model).
  3. End-to-end encryption– Backups are encrypted at all stages of the backup process, for security and compliance.
  4. Incremental backups– Full scheduled backups are performed, followed by incremental backups that only save changes that have occurred since the last full backup. Incremental backup options included file level backups avg.com/retail     (changed files are backed up), block level backups (changed storage level blocks avg internet security are backed up), or byte-level backups Install Avg With License Number activation (changed object bytes are backed up).
  5. Backup compression and data duplication reduction– Reducing backup storage usage by compressing backup results.
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