An Italian solution provider has doubled its ERP sales by betting on IBM i and Linux. Sanmarco Informatica, based near Vicenza, has consolidated on model S814 Power hardware. The company is also doing a brisk trade in what it calls “cloud-on-site” systems, whereby it installs S814 servers at customers’ premises and manages them remotely. Sanmarco’s […]
ReadySpace launches $300-per-month AIX cloud
An ambitious Southeast Asian cloud specialist has launched a new service based on Power Systems running AIX and Linux. Singapore-headquartered ReadySpace is offering instances of AIX from $300 (U.S.) per month. To launch the service, the company is giving subscribers 50% off their first month. In a statement released today, David Loke, ReadySpace CEO (pictured, […]
APSU gets £7 million expansion fund
Major Power i reseller and managed service provider APSU has secured a £7 million investment from the UK’s Business Growth Fund (BGF). The Cirencester, Gloucestershire-headquartered firm aims to use the cash to recruit more tech staff to support a growing overseas customer-base. It also plans to expand operations to North America and is considering acquisitions. […]
Get with the cloud and face pay cut, IBM staff told
IBM employees in the States have been told to brush up on their cloud and mobile computing skills at the same time as taking a 10% pay cut. A memo sent to selected staff at the strategic outsourcing arm of Big Blue’s global technology services division said: “A recent assessment revealed that some GTS US […]
Bluemix offers a glimpse of the future
IBM’s new cloud-based developer sandbox Bluemix offers a fascinating insight into the future. Or, at least, the future according to IBM. Launched last week, the emergence of this cloud development platform as a service (PaaS) may not seem immediately compelling to Power Systems users. But Power-based development options will be available in the near future, […]