One of the questions most people ask when reviewing the replication products is “How fast will it apply my data”. No one really publishes the data in any meaning form but I will try to […]
Category: Disaster recovery
Cheap data storage for the i5
I have been reviewing the use of Virtual Storage on the i5 for some time now, yet I dont see many others doing much in the way of expressing interest in its use. The biggest […]
Essential Guide to HA article and its validity
I recently wrote an article Essential Guide to supporting a HA environment which talks about how you would manage the research and implementation of a HA environment. Recent news Vision Solutions Aquires Lakeview Technology does […]
Do you need HA
One question which came up many times I was involved in the sales process for a HA product was how quickly do you need to switch. Many articles and marketing messages that surround the HA […]
Data auditing in a replicated environment
One of the problems I have seen people struggle with is the ability to check the data contained in one file with the data stored in another. High Availability products have been supplying a audit […]
Initial test show promising results for RAP/400 V1R1
Today we set up a couple of LPAR’s on the IBM VLP systems with RAP/400 and a data generation program. The program simply adds over 5000 records into a set of files over 5 libraries, […]
RAP/400 ongoing development
The RAP/400 Version product has been out there for a few weeks now and has seen a fair level of attention from the media and interested parties. Some of that attention did amaze me, I […]
Is there space for another replication product
A number of people have asked why I decided to write the RAP/400 program. After all there are a number of data replication products out there already why bring another one to market? Before I […]
New product released
Receiver Apply Program/400 (RAP/400) is available for customer download and use. the product is aimed primarily at those users of the IBM System i5 who need data protection on a second system. It is not […]
Disaster Recovery for the IBM System i5 masses
We are developing a new process which will bring Disaster Recovery capabilities to the masses. The tool we provide will manage the process of applying the journal changes on the remote system on a regular […]