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AS/400 Phone Home

Remember Electronic Service Agent (ESA) is the function that will call IBM if you have a hardware problem.   On a monthly basis, we recommend you call IBM to verify Electronic Service Agent is working (running and sending data to IBM).   Why monthly?  Because your networking folks could be changing your firewall … one month […]

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Windows Server 2003 – Critical!

Do you still have Windows Server 2003? Are you ready to start your migration now? Microsoft estimates it takes 300 days to migrate applications and 200 days to migrate servers from Windows Server 2003.  300 days from the 7/14/15 was 9/17/14, and 200 days for server migration is 12/26/14. When support ends, you run risks […]

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TIME TO THINK OS…

TIME TO THINK OS…   Did you know that IBM recently announced 9/30/15 as an End of Support Date for V6R1? If you are currently running on this version, it’s time to think about the future.  Do you have an OS Upgrade budgeted for your next Fiscal Year?  Is this a good time to think […]

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NEW Veeam Availability Suite V8 Now Available!

Veeam’s biggest and most powerful release in company history, NEW Veeam® Availability Suite™ v8, is here! Veeam Availability Suite v8 delivers Availability for the Modern Data Center by combining the award-winning data protection of Veeam Backup & Replication™ v8 with the virtualization management expertise found in Veeam ONE™ v8 for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V. This widely […]

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Lenovo Completes Initial Closing for Acquisition of IBM’s x86 Server Business

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and Armonk, New – 01 Oct 2014: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that they have completed the initial closing for Lenovo’s acquisition of IBM’s x86 server business under the terms described in their announcement on Monday, September 29, 2014. Lenovo is acquiring System x, BladeCenter and Flex System […]

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So you’ve virtualized some servers…Now what?

So you’ve virtualized some servers…Now what? Our customer’s experiences in virtualization run from not having any virtualization, to using free hypervisors, to complex environments with Tier 1 applications virtualized. At some point people realize they are better off having virtualized some of their environment, but wonder if there is not a better way to leverage […]

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What’s Your Choice at the Time of Your Disaster?

Nobody wants to think about a disaster happening. Planning now can keep a time of disaster from becoming a time of chaos. With SPS VAR’s Total Care Disaster Recovery & Emergency Support Program, we’ve got you covered. • Equipment to get you operational when you need it most. • On Location & Remote Disaster Recovery Options. • Flexibility & Reliability. […]

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