Vision Solutions Announces High Availability Assessment and Readiness Audits for IBM System i; Vision's HA Assessment Software and Process Identify a Clear Path for Protecting Critical Applications and Information.IRVINE, Calif. -- Vision Solutions, a leading high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. (HA) solution provider to the Global 5000, has announced the ORION(TM) Assessment program for IBM's "all-in-one" System i business computing platform See platform. . This program focuses on organizations that need to implement or improve their business resiliency The ability to recover from a failure. The term may be applied to hardware, software or data. and disaster recovery readiness. "ORION Assessment from Vision Solutions can provide IBM System i The IBM System i (formerly known as iSeries, AS/400, and Application System/400) is a minicomputer platform produced by IBM. It was officially introduced as the AS/400 in 1988. clients an effective method for establishing best practices in a high availability and/or disaster recovery environment," said Steve Finnes, IBM System i business continuity product manager. Based on proven technology, ORION Assessment utilizes Vision's DIRECTOR. DIRECTOR is an automated tool for accessing and improving storage and system management and evaluates HA variables that determine solution, implementation and integration needs. "ORION Assessment reinforces our commitment to supporting a wide range of customer needs for business continuity, compliance and systems consolidation," said Alan Arnold, president and COO, Vision Solutions. "We are teaming with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) worldwide to inform users and resellers about this tremendous offering." Demand for business resiliency is growing rapidly. Organizations need clear and concise guidance to determine what they need for high availability and disaster recovery. The ORION Assessment will be utilized to promote HA adoption by IBM System i users. Details are available on Vision's website, www.visionsolutions.com/ORION-Assessment About Vision Solutions Vision Solutions, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., is a leading high availability solution provider to the Global 5000. For more than 16 years Vision Solutions has achieved recognition and earned the respect of technologists and business leaders around the globe as an IBM Premier Business Partner and an IBM High Availability Business Partner, and together with IBM has pioneered such technology innovations as remote journaling and clustering. With more than 2,000 customers and 12,000 licenses worldwide, the company works closely with a worldwide network of channel partners and IBM to deliver its industry-leading ORION(TM) software, services and support for protecting mission-critical applications and information from planned and unplanned downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. . Vision Solutions is a member of the publicly traded IDION group of companies (JSE JSE See: Johannesburg Stock Exchange :IDI IDI ICC (International Cricket Conference) Development International Conference) IDI Israel Democracy Institute IDI I Doubt It IDI Initial Domain Identifier IDI In-Depth Interview ). For more information on Vision Solutions, please visit the company's website at www.visionsolutions.com. |
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