Independent advisory for IBM i and AIX environments. We assess your backup strategy and recovery posture, then shortlist the right partners from across the market — without selling a single platform.
IBM i and AIX run the systems that ship product, process payments, and manage policies at thousands of mid-market organizations. Most backup strategies were never designed for the recovery times those businesses now demand.
The average IBM i administrator is approaching retirement. The deep knowledge required to design BRMS schedules, validate mksysb sets, and architect LPAR-level recovery is getting harder — and more expensive — to source.
Modern operations require RTOs measured in hours, not days. Save 21 to tape, shipped offsite weekly, was never designed for that — and the gap shows up in the audit, or worse, the outage.
The average IBM i administrator is approaching retirement. The deep knowledge required to design BRMS schedules, validate mksysb sets, and architect LPAR-level recovery is getting harder — and more expensive — to source.
We work in the specific terminology of IBM Power because that’s where the gaps hide. Engagements span the full backup-and-recovery stack — from BRMS schedule design through LPAR-level DR runbook validation.
From hyperscaler-adjacent to dedicated Power specialists.
No single-platform allegiance. Recommendations driven by your environment.
Assess, match, oversee — from discovery through DR test cycles.
Three clear phases. Defined deliverables at each stage. You stay in control of timing, scope, and ultimately, vendor selection.
We review your current LPAR backup strategy, replication topology, and recovery posture. This is a working session — not a sales pitch. You get a written report regardless of whether you engage further.
LPAR & backup environment audit
Current-state RTO & RPO analysis
Compliance & gap report
Based on your environment, we shortlist two or three backup-and-DR partners with proven IBM Power engineering depth. We coordinate scoping calls, drive RFPs, and normalize pricing so you can compare apples to apples.
Shortlist with rationale
Apples-to-apples pricing model
Contract & SLA review
We stay involved through onboarding, backup configuration, replication setup, runbook authoring, and DR testing — making sure what was sold is what gets delivered. The work continues past the contract signing.
Backup & replication oversight
DR runbook validation
Annual failover test support
LPAR Backups operates as an independent advisor and channel partner. We’ve evaluated the platforms, met the engineering teams, and seen which providers have actually restored an IBM Power environment versus which ones treat it as a checkbox.
Our recommendations are driven by your environment — your OS versions, your BRMS strategy, your replication approach, your compliance posture, your budget — not by which vendor is paying us the most this quarter.
”A market this specialized rewards genuine engineering depth — not the loudest sales motion. We help you tell the difference before you sign.
LPAR BackupsBackup & Recovery Advisory
A 30-minute working session. No pitch deck, no vendor lineup. We’ll talk about your current LPAR backup strategy, your real RTO and RPO targets, and where the actual gaps are.
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