The conversation introduces CloudSAFE and its evolution into a scaled, multi-platform hosting and managed services provider, emphasizing growth, broader infrastructure footprint, and a partner-friendly model – while reinforcing deep roots in IBM i backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity services. From there, the conversation tackles a critical reality: IBM i environments are rarely isolated anymore. Instead, they commonly connect to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and adjacent workloads such as analytics, customer-facing web/mobile applications, DevOps pipelines, and resilience architectures – often with IBM i handling core transactions while cloud services support innovation at the edge.
For midmarket organizations, the discussion highlights the “tipping points” that accelerate cloud adoption: the IBM i skills gap, rising operational burden, the need for CapEx avoidance and predictable TCO, and the desire to modernize faster without rewriting dependable core applications. It also frames how managed cloud can stabilize infrastructure economics through provider scale and long-term sourcing advantages, while delivering on-demand expertise for migration planning, performance optimization, governance/FinOps, and 24/7 operations – without forcing customers to staff every specialized role internally. The piece closes with practical guidance that you should listen to and note before jumping in.
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