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IBM i Technology Adoption Trends STG Lab Services
Mark Even
2012
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Our Mission and Profile Accelerate the adoption of new products and offerings Maximize performance of our clients existing IBM systems
Deliver technical training and conferences tailored to client needs Team with IBM Service Providers to optimize deployment of solutions
GTS, SSIS, GBS, SWG Lab Services and IBM Business Partners
Our Competitive Advantage Leverage relationships with the Labs to build deep technical skills and exploit
the expertise of our developers
Combined expertise of Lab Services and Technical training Skills can be deployed worldwide to assure all client needs can be fulfilled by
the required technical talent
Helping our clients WIN the race!
Mainframe
Power Systems
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(System x/Blade/Clustered Solutions)
System Storage
IT Consolidation / Virtualization
Data Center Services
Training Services
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Successful WW history: 20 years in AG, 12 years in EMEA, 7 years in AP
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Migration to Power 7
P7 can provide significant price/performance gains - upgrading to P7 often includes: – i5/OS migration to 6.1 or 7.1
– Use of VIOS (PowerVM) for I/O virtualization
– Implementation of external Storage
– Implementation of PowerHA
– Replace direct attach 3995 Optical Library
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Migration to Power 7 --- Migration to 6.1 or 7.1
Tasks/services needed to: – Analyze object command for V5R3 & V5R4
• Power Brand offering to provide this analysis – Lab Services tool for older releases
– Assist with side-by-side migration from old system to P7 running newer release • Leverage IBM i Services voucher(s)
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Migration to Power 7 --- Implement PowerVM / VIOS
Tasks/services needed to: – Configure VIOS partion
– Configure IBM i / AIX / Linux partitions with VIOS resources
– VIOS training • 3 day Lab Services workshop
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Migration to Power 7 --- Implement External SAN
Tasks/services needed to: – Configure LUNS for IBM i
– Implement Flashcopy (if supported by SAN) for improved backup/recovery • Lab Services Flashcopy toolkit(s)
– Training to operations • Lab Services DS8000 Storage Mgmt Toolkit
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Migration to Power 7 --- Implement PowerHA
Tasks/services needed to: – Plan for PowerHA implementation – Implement application into an IASP
• Lab Services IASP Workshop – Configure PowerHA
• Lab Services PowerHA tools – Leverage V7000 and DS8000 Copy Services
• Lab Services Advanced Copy Services toolkit for DS8000 – Training to operations – Fail-over testing
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Migration to Power 7 --- Replace 3995
Tasks/services needed to: – Migrate physical optical to virtual optical images on IBM i-
managed disk • Lab Services Optical copy utility
– Implement Virtual Optical Library for application transparancy • Lab Services Virtual Optical Library function
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Leverage Performance
Improve utilization of investment: – SSD
– Use SQL for DB2 on i
– Tuning and optimization
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Leverage Performance -- SSD
Tasks/services needed to: – Analyze current I/O for SSD feasibilty
– Optimize object placement on SSD for performance
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Leverage Performance – Use SQL on IBM i
Tasks/services needed to: – Tune current DB2 environment
• SQL-based IBM i applications • JDBC access • ODBC access
– Modernize DB Access within legacy applications
– Implement DB2 Web Query for improved function and performance
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Leverage Performance – Performance tuning
Tasks/services needed to: – Collect and analyze performance data
• iDoctor tools – Journal analysis and review
– REUSEDLT override for high velocity inserts
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Security
Industry/business requirements to improve overall system security: – System Assessments
– Encryption • Tape • Data at rest (PCI, HIPPA, Personal Information)
– Single Sign-on (Password elimination)
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Security – System Assessments
Review Security Policies and best practices: – System Assessments
• Self-assess with Lab Services QwikCheck Tool • In depth analysis with IBM i Security Assessment Tool (iSAT)
– Audit Journal Analysis tool
– Exit Point Manager
– Certificate Expiration Analysis
– Password Validation Tool
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Security – Encryption
Tasks/services needed to: – Tape Encryption
• LT04/LT05 HW based encryption with TKLM – Data at Rest
• IASP disk encryption • DB2 encryption • Application managed encryption
– Lab Services RPG Encryption APIs
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Security – Single Sign-On
Tasks/services needed to: – EIM / LDAP SSO for 5250/Telnet users
• Lab Services EIM Populator tool • Windows AD to EIM sync tool • EIM Management tool • Add/Del user Exit Programs
– Password synchronization tool
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Application Modernization and Integration
Modernize and extend legacy applications without a “Re-write”: – SOA / GUI for RPG/COBOL apps
– Web Services interfaces
– Sockets communication/integration
– Application Globalization
– Modernize development environment
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Application Modernization and Integration – SOA/GUI
Modernize and extend legacy applications without a “Re-write”: – SOA architecture design workshop
• Java / PHP GUI front-end with RPG / COBOL • RPG Open Access technology • Messaged based architecture – Java/PHP generator from
DDS
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Application Modernization and Integration – Web Services and Sockets Communication
Implement Web Services from RPG / COBOL: – RPG Web Services Toolkit
Implement Sockets communications from RPG / COBOL: – Sockets Client APIs (including SSL & Full Duplex)
– Sockets Server middleware (including SSL & Full Duplex)
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Application Modernization and Integration – Globalization
Support World-wide users: – Application Globalization workshop
– Considerations of: • Unicode • CCSIDs • Multi-lingual requirements
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Application Modernization and Integration – Modernize development environment
Replace SEU, PDU, etc: – Rational Development for i
• LS Training for RPG programmers – 1 day
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Systems Management
Leverage IBM System Director for: – Infrastructure management
– Monitoring
– Active Energy Manager
– Provisioning of LPARs – Live Partition Mobility