As an IT Director, managing IBM i workloads is a cornerstone of your organization’s operations. However, balancing performance, scalability, and reliability with the ever-increasing cost of maintaining on-premises infrastructure can be challenging. IBM Power Virtual Server offers a transformative alternative, enabling you to optimize costs without compromising on the reliability or performance of your IBM i workloads. By shifting to the IBM Cloud, your business can achieve substantial savings while unlocking new opportunities for innovation and growth. 

The High Cost of On-Premises Infrastructure 

On-premises IBM i environments come with significant hidden costs that extend beyond initial hardware investments: 

• Hardware Refresh Cycles: Maintaining on-premises systems requires periodic hardware upgrades to keep up with evolving performance demands. These upgrades are expensive and often disruptive. 

• Overprovisioning: On-premises environments frequently require overprovisioning to handle peak demands, leading to wasted resources during normal operations. 

• Maintenance and Support: Keeping infrastructure up-to-date involves ongoing costs for firmware updates, patching, and hardware support contracts. 

• Data Center Expenses: Power, cooling, floor space, and physical security all add to the total cost of ownership (TCO). 

These expenses can make on-premises infrastructure a costly and rigid solution for dynamic business environments. 

The Cost Efficiency of IBM Power Virtual Server 

IBM Power Virtual Server eliminates the inefficiencies of on-premises systems by offering a consumption-based cloud model: 

1. No Hardware Refreshes: In the cloud, hardware refresh cycles are a thing of the past. IBM continuously upgrades the infrastructure to the latest Power architecture, ensuring your workloads run on cutting-edge systems without additional cost or downtime. 

1. Pay-As-You-Go Pricing: IBM Power Virtual Server enables businesses to scale resources dynamically and pay only for what they use. This eliminates overprovisioning and aligns costs directly with usage. 

1. Reduced Operational Costs: Infrastructure management, including patching, maintenance, and upgrades, is handled by IBM. This reduces the operational burden on your IT team and cuts support expenses. 

1. Data Center Savings: By transitioning to the IBM Cloud, you can eliminate expenses associated with physical data center operations, including power, cooling, and floor space. 

Comparing TCO: On-Premises vs. IBM Power Virtual Server 

When comparing the total cost of ownership, the advantages of IBM Power Virtual Server become clear: 

• CapEx vs. OpEx: On-premises systems require significant capital expenditures, while the cloud model shifts costs to operational expenses, providing financial flexibility. 

• Efficiency Gains: Dynamic resource allocation ensures that you’re never paying for unused capacity, optimizing costs while maintaining performance. 

• Business Agility: Freeing your IT team from hardware management allows them to focus on strategic initiatives, driving additional value. 

A Strategic Investment in Cost Optimization 

IBM Power Virtual Server is more than a cost-saving measure—it’s a strategic investment in your organization’s future. By moving IBM i workloads to the IBM Cloud, your business can reduce costs, eliminate inefficiencies, and position itself for scalable growth and innovation. 

The time to optimize costs and unlock cloud-powered agility is now. Transition to IBM Power Virtual Server and take control of your IT budget while maintaining the reliability and performance your business demands. Let the IBM Cloud redefine what’s possible for your IBM i workloads.

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