Re: cloud services with new development on IBM i on Power

That is *exactly* the way to do it! The whole cost of ownership issue is something *you* manage. The issues regarding hardware, expertise, green screen UI, gone! Yes, YOU as the service provider can have plenty of green screen interfaces if you want but the customer only sees a web interface.

Nice, Nathan. We've been pitching too much to end users. We should be talking to businesses who want to provide SaaS and reap the benefits of a low TCO. Let me know if you stray into the finance and payroll arenas. I have an HR/Timeclock system that runs best on i and would love to get some more mileage out of it.....

Pete Helgren
www.petesworkshop.com
GIAC Secure Software Programmer-Java

On 5/14/2013 6:21 PM, Nathan Andelin wrote:

The IBM i ecosystem has a lot of potential for new growth under a cloud business model. Perhaps only 1 in say 1,000 of users (in our case) knows what platform they're running on. No green screens. No IBM i user profiles. No spool files. No output queues. No writers. No devices. Email instead of message queues. No PC software to install or support (such as IBM i Access). No emulation. No discussions about platform name changes. No accusations of the platform being archaic or declining. No ODBC interfaces.

Browser-based sign-on screens. Hundreds of web applications and GUI reports (HTML & PDF). Deployment of new applications and updates is a matter of saving objects on the development box and restoring them on the production server. Automated procedures for provisioning new environments for new clients. Data backup to a separate cloud co-location data center. No capital outlays. Monthly fees based on metered rates, such as a rate per student in our case.

-Nathan