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AS400 iSeries – Everything You Need To Know About the IBM Operating System

If you are a techie, you must have heard this name, i.e., AS400/iSeries earlier. The AS400 is a mid-range server developed by IBM. The server was launched into the market in 1988, and it was expected to be used by large firms having big database records.

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AS400 iSeries – Everything You Need To Know About the IBM Operating System

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  1. AS400 iSeries – Everything You Need To Know About the IBM Operating System Summary AS400 iSeries software forms the foundation of some of the most powerful servers and OS in the market. Over 100,000 companies worldwide use the AS400 iSeries as the technology powers their most critical applications. What it means is, these organizations are running their business on AS400 iSeries software, not because other technologies are not up to the mark, but because only “IBMi” suits their needs. This blog will help in clearing confusions about this technology and tell what it can offer you. Click here to know more about IBM AS400/iSeries. If you are a techie, you must have heard this name, i.e., AS400/iSeries earlier. The AS400 is a mid-range server developed by IBM. The server was launched into the market in 1988, and it was expected to be used by large firms having big database records. IBM iSeries AS400: History Through Numbers Have a look at the critical stats since 1988 that led the way for today’s IBM AS/400 iSeries: We bet you didn’t know this about your IBM i series •IBM as 400 i series and its predecessors have had three different OS names, seven different OS versions, and more than twenty revisions. •The OS/400-i5 operating system has run on 6 different hardware, and all were manufactured under the IBM name.

  2. •At least seventeen different CPUs have run the IBM as400 system and its predecessors. •Since 1988, IBM has sold more than 50 hardware models to run the product line of IBM AS 400 iSeries •All the IBM as400 software customers can run the software and as 400 databases were created in 1988. According to IBM–“TheAS400 systems incorporates a trusted combination of an interactive database, security, networking, web services, and storage management abilities”. Furthermore, it also provides a comprehensive and highly stable database and middleware foundation. Commonly AS400 services are used for data warehousing, web and e-commerce serving, and Java application development. Also, if you are already familiar with AS400 experience but confused with multiple terms associated with it- you should look at this. The AS400 applications are known by various names- System i, iSeries, and IBMi. IBM uses all these names as a brand initiative over the years. It was renamed as iSeries in 2000 and was renamed to System i in 2006, as a part of a brand initiative. However, they all refer to the same AS400 and can be used interchangeably. IBM shared the news of its integration with the System p platform in the year 2008. And the unified product line is called IBM power systems and features support for the IBMi. The operating system has undergone several name changes by the IBM server line. It was first called OS400 and later became i5/OS after introducing eServer i5 that features POWER5 processors. And finally, it became IBMi. Read more: https://www.integrativesystems.com/as400-systems/

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