Re: IBM i Cloud Vendors

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx>]

We recently configured an IBM i VM at https://cloud.ibm.com/ costing $425
per month for .25 of a Power 9 core. We've also had discussions with other
cloud providers. The cost of cloud virtual-machine environments seems to
come out at about 10 times higher than the cost of on-premise environments
in terms of price per CPW. So it appears to me that cloud environments are
not practical for "large" IBM i environments.



On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 1:16 PM Driver, Adam via MIDRANGE-L <
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> We're in the very early stages of planning and evaluation, and we're
> looking for a list of potential cloud vendors for a (Large) IBM i
> environment. We are considering the following solutions:
>
> - Hosted
> - Full cloud
> - Hybrid (Hosted/Cloud) and Hybrid (On prem./Cloud)
>
> So, any suggestions welcome, as well as thoughts and experience, including
> ease of migration from on prem.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>
> *Adam Driver*
> *Senior IBM i Engineer*
>
>
> 1250 Techny Road
> Northbrook, IL 60062
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