Proximity: Achieving fast, uninterrupted deliveries with IBM Power Virtual Server

Delivering high availability for mission-critical logistics processes

This case study details Covenco’s successful collaboration with Proximity, an IBM i application developer, in achieving a reliable and highly available Disaster Recovery system for their critical customer-facing business applications. The project included the migration of essential business workloads from a third-party hosting provider on Azure Cloud to a robust Disaster Recovery Service (DR) solution built on IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS) within IBM Cloud.

The migration addressed Proximity’s challenges with their incumbent provider’s fluctuating costs and service reliability issues. Covenco’s expertise in IBM Power infrastructure and disaster recovery strategies ensured a seamless transition with minimal downtime, delivering a highly available and cost-effective DR solution for Proximity’s platform.

Proximity partnered with IBM and IBM Gold Business Partner Covenco to implement IBM® Power® Virtual Server (PowerVS) as a flexible, reliable, cloud-based DR solution for Stream.
IBM PowerVS allows Proximity to replicate data from applications running on the IBM i operating system in real-time and scale resources almost instantly during unplanned outages, helping the Stream service to remain up and running for every driver and every delivery.

Covenco worked alongside IBM to optimise the sizing and configuration of IBM PowerVS instances to meet Proximity’s unique operational needs while keeping costs manageable.
Proximity worked closely with Covenco during overnight maintenance windows at weekends to deliver a smooth implementation and seamless transition.

Download the full case study to read about the project in detail, including the outcomes and benefits that IBM PowerVS has delivered for Proximity.