Most IBM i ISVs aren’t trying to rewrite trusted applications. They’re trying to support growth without introducing risk. At the same time, customers quietly raise the bar on resilience, onboarding speed, and operational discipline. That’s where the friction shows up: capacity ceilings, datacenter hardware pressure, customers' expectations on subscription delivery and cloud‑like experience.
The cloud conversation starts as “cost vs. control.” In practice, it becomes a different question: Can we make delivery more scalable and resilient, without losing the operational discipline IBM i is known for?
What you'll learn:
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The decision triggers that push IBM i ISVs to consider the cloud.
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How to think about resilience and availability as part of your customer promise, not an internal IT project
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What changes operationally when you move from “systems management” to a delivery model built for predictable onboarding and scaling
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How to avoid common pitfalls by aligning the platform choice with operating model, runbooks, and day‑2 manageability
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