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October 13, 2018

Unix Roadmaps: The future for AIX, HPUX and Solaris

by Jerry Crossfield in AIX, HPUX, Solaris

Is there a future for Unix? Unix is not dead. It still runs many of the core systems for the world’s largest companies and multiple SMEs across multiple industries. However as Unix migration and cloud specialists we often get asked what is the future of AIX, HPUX and Solaris. From a longevity perspective its interesting […]

March 29, 2018

What is your AI initiative trying to achieve?

by Jerry Crossfield in Artificial Intelligence

Sounds a basic question but we have seen several well intentioned AI projects stall as objectives get blurred. Can AI effect operational efficiency and cost reduction or is it a true driver of revenue growth for businesses? To enhance the success of your AI project it should be clear whether you are addressing process automation […]

March 12, 2018

Getting your AI project started

by Jerry Crossfield in Artificial Intelligence

AI or ML is certainly the hottest topic in the business/IT world at the moment but what is the best way to get started and create something that is of value to the business? Traditionally AI has meant Artificial Intelligence, but a more appropriate definition is Augmented Intelligence – providing the business with the mechanism […]

March 1, 2018

What’s the future for AIX?

by Jerry Crossfield in AIX, Power, PowerAI

Towards the back end of last year there was debate in the Unix communities around the future of several Unix operating systems. Unsettling news had been released by Oracle regarding its Solaris team https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/04/oracle_layoffs_solaris_sparc_teams/ and many have long thought HP’s UX roadmap was uninspired at best. Naturally attention turned to IBM’s AIX. A recent article (albeit supported with […]

January 4, 2018

New Year New Unix Maintenance Bill?

by Jerry Crossfield in AIX, Cloud Computing, Power

So January starts and many are faced with tighter budgets, from which new projects are supposed to be funded (which often means completing last year’s projects let alone looking at new AI or cognitive analytic initiatives). Compounding this will most likely be a large maintenance bill for your AIX, HPUX or Solaris Unix infrastructure that […]

December 15, 2017

What is the most reliable server?

by Jerry Crossfield in Cloud Computing, Power

As a cloud and hosting provider a reliable and robust server infrastructure is key to our clients. ITIC recently published their mid-year update on their Global Reliability Survey (this is not sponsored by any vendor to allow neutrality), ranking the most reliable servers. At L3C our infrastructure is built on IBM Power, Lenovo x86 and IBM System […]

November 16, 2017

Why legacy AIX Unix and IBM I apps should be at the core of a cloud strategy

by Jerry Crossfield in AIX, Cloud Computing

If your ‘legacy’ AIX, Solaris, HPUX or IBM I system is still running a core business process or application then why is it not part of your cloud strategy. We generally hear of new workloads and initiatives being considered for cloud or part of a ‘cloud first’ strategy but I’m not sure how one can […]

November 9, 2017

Extending your AWS Azure Google IBM Bluemix or Public cloud to include core AIX Solaris and HPUX apps

by Jerry Crossfield in AIX, Cloud Computing

As cloud strategies continue to accelerate deploying existing and new applications into public clouds such as AWS, Azure, Google and IBM Softlayer / Bluemix its key to consider core AIX, Solaris, HPUX and even IBM I applications into this strategy. While these so called legacy Unix (and IBM I) applications are not supported by the […]

September 28, 2017

Why consider Cloud for AIX/Unix DR?

by Jerry Crossfield in AIX, Cloud Computing

Having been recently appointed as a formal IBM Power Cloud partner (one of only a small number across Europe) we at L3C often get asked what workloads should be considered when moving to AIX or Unix Cloud. For those wanting to test the water DR is a convenient place to start. Even with High Availability […]

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Unix Roadmaps: The future for AIX, HPUX and Solaris

What is your AI initiative trying to achieve?

Getting your AI project started

What’s the future for AIX?

New Year New Unix Maintenance Bill?

What is the most reliable server?

Why legacy AIX Unix and IBM I apps should be at the core of a cloud strategy

Extending your AWS Azure Google IBM Bluemix or Public cloud to include core AIX Solaris and HPUX apps

Why consider Cloud for AIX/Unix DR?

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