Background
Cloud technology has assisted many businesses to incorporate flexibility along with reliability and responsiveness within their operations. This has been a motivation for enterprises to embark on the iSeries modernization journey. iSeries/ AS400 migration to the cloud is a straight-forward ‘Lift n Shift’ process but requires some prerequisites and experience to make the move.
Preparing
for the
migration
Application Knowledge
Detailed Understanding & Documentation of the system and batch jobs.
Business Plan
Determine & Categorize what needs to be contained, renewed, or migrated.
Version Checks
Remediate older IBMi versions and perform AS400 upgrades before planning a migration.
User Requirement
Assess the reception to such a change by discussions with internal teams.
Current vs New architecture
Benefits of a well-thought-out migration
Flexibility
in storage & while maintenance
Accessibility
access data anytime anywhere
Security
customizable in-built framework
Cost-saving
reduced spend on infrastructure
Cost-Auto-monitoring
rule-based support & auto-scaling