This February marked 35 Years of IBM AIX. For over three decades, AIX has been the cornerstone of mission-critical computing for Enterprise organisations in highly complex industries. Over this time it has continued to evolve introducing a wealth of new hybrid cloud and opensource capabilities. My first introduction to AIX was with version 3.2.5 running on a 7013-590 in the…
When WaterAid moved its offices from Vauxhall to Canary Wharf, it meant the international NGO for water, sanitation, and hygiene, needed to migrate its IT services as well. Some of the systems were running core business, such as the link to direct debit processing, the phone system and data warehouse, so it was essential that WaterAid formed a close partnership…
Identify legacy configuration inefficiencies and tighten up resource spend. Summary Most AWS environments that have grown organically or been implemented by different consultants lack visibility and proper documentation. Recarta IT can document your environment and give you the visibility to identify configuration drift, unused resource, or configuration anomalies. Details Chances are, if your AWS environment has been deployed or managed…
Making the move to a Hybrid Cloud environment with IBM Power Virtual Servers can make a big impact to your company, and it has for many clients who have recently modernized their IT environments. Companies that have modernized their IT Infrastructure with IBM Power Virtual Systems see some of these benefits. Faster time to market - Bring more capacity to…
These are strange times. The rise of home working has seen a number of issues. Is security tight enough? Can everyone access the applications they need? And, is your back up good enough. In light of the extended lockdown, we felt now could be a good time for organizations to evaluate their current Backup and recovery capability. Traditional tape back…
Last year the CIPD survey outlined how home worker rates were set to rise to 37% as a long term effect of the pandemic. These new working conditions, not only bring about significant changes in the way we work but also, how we work. With breaches in data security also on the rise, should organizations be looking at ways in…
OK so when I say new, I have been here at Recarta for 8 weeks and slowly starting to understand what this company is all about. This may sound cliché, but it is all about the customer and helping them sort stuff out. It doesn’t matter if it’s a major upgrade to an IBM Power System or an order of…