Plain-English guides to IBM Power cloud migration
Independent, jargon-free guidance on moving IBM i, AIX, and Linux on Power to the cloud, what's driving the shift, what runs where, what it costs, and how to plan it. Pick the question you have.
Understand the shift
Why IBM Power is moving to the cloud
Aging Power8 and Power9 fleets and IBM's expansion of Power Virtual Server are pushing AIX and IBM i workloads off owned hardware. What changed, and what's making teams act now.
Read the guide →AIX, IBM i & Linux on Power: what runs where
AIX and IBM i stay on Power; Linux on Power is portable. See which cloud destinations support each operating system, and which don't.
Read the guide →IBM Power hardware end-of-life
As Power7, Power8, and Power9 reach end of service, IBM stops maintenance and firmware fixes. Generations, support status, and what running unsupported really risks.
Read the guide →Plan your migration
Cloud Power vs. on-prem refresh
An on-prem Power10 refresh keeps control; cloud Power ends the refresh cycle. A side-by-side of when each makes sense, and why many teams go hybrid.
Read the guide →What does an IBM Power migration cost?
What a lift-and-shift to cloud Power costs versus an on-prem refresh or a replatform, component by component, plus the hidden costs to budget on three-year TCO.
Read the guide →What an IBM Power migration timeline looks like
A cloud-Power lift-and-shift runs 3–6 months; a modernization or replatform far longer. The phases of a Power migration, week by week.
Read the guide →Ready to compare actual destinations?
Once you've read the guides, start from the complete IBM Power cloud migration guide, or see how PowerVS, hosted Power, an on-prem refresh, and DR stack up on cost, risk, and fit on our IBM Power cloud options page.
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