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Navigating Your Power System Upgrade Path: Beyond a Simple Power11 Purchase

Facing the end of support for Power8 and soon Power9? Learn how Covenco helps businesses lower TCO, optimize migration to IBM Power10/Power11, and avoid costly extended support. Discover insights, future-proofing advice, and get a custom TCO report tailored to your IBM Power environment.

IBM Power Systems Monitoring Service case study

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IBM Power Systems Monitoring Service Case Study

This case study details Covenco's comprehensive remote monitoring and support managed service for IBM Power Systems and All Flash Storage.

IBM Power Migration Services

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Migrating to IBM Power11

For organisations running business-critical applications on IBM Power7, 8, 9 or 10 with AIX and IBM i, this article explains Covenco's migration strategies where the primary technical challenge is to synchronise the live production environment with the new target Power system in a way that allows for a seamless cutover with minimal impact on live operations.

IBM Power11 TCO report from Covenco

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IBM Power11: Is Now the Right Time To Upgrade?

The core question isn't whether Power11 is a more powerful machine - it unequivocally is. The real questions are: Is it sufficiently powerful to deliver a compelling return on investment for your business? What are the true total costs of an upgrade? And, critically, when is the right time to make the move?

AI on Power11

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IBM Power11 Systems
Are AI-Ready

Learn about the latent AI capabilities within your IBM Power Systems that can enhance business processes, modernise applications, and unlock the true value of your data securely and efficiently

IBM Storage Flashsystem C200

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IBM FlashSystem C200 (IBM 5202-C25): Affordable All-Flash repository for the Modern Data Centre

The IBM FlashSystem C200 (5202-C25) delivers enterprise-grade all-flash storage at HDD-equivalent pricing. Optimised for sequential workloads like backups, archives, and media repositories, it offers 1.1PB raw capacity (2.3PB compressed) with 200,000 IOPS and 1-2ms latency.

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Free Up Your Team with our Managed Storage Monitoring Service for IBM Systems

Covenco combines smart technology and experienced engineers to gain real-time insights into your IBM storage systems status, and we deploy those statuses to dashboards for at-a-glance insights into your IBM storage environment. Our expert IBM engineers monitor and maintain your IBM storage for complete peace of mind.

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IBM announces end of Dell storage driver support for IBM i Systems: What it means for you

In a recent announcement, IBM revealed that Dell will not renew the licensing agreement for the D910 device driver, impacting IBM i users who connect to Dell PowerMax storage. This blog explores what this change means for existing customers, the functionality of the D910 interface, and alternative storage options available for IBM i environments. Learn how to plan your storage strategy effectively in light of these developments.

IBM FS 5200 case study

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Delivering Cost-Effective, Sustainable All-Flash Storage Solutions for a Global FMCG Giant

In this case stud, outstanding cost and energy savings were achieved by upgrading to IBM FlashSystem 5200. Read about a cost-neutral replacement of legacy storage systems, resulting in staggering performance improvements.

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