Glossary Term

Hosted iSeries

An iSeries or IBM i workload running on provider-managed Power infrastructure rather than on hardware owned in-house.

Definition

Hosted iSeries describes the same practical hosting pattern many IBM i teams search for with older platform names. The business keeps its RPG, COBOL, Db2 for i, and green-screen workloads, but the physical or virtual Power infrastructure is hosted and often managed by a provider.

Hosted iSeries is most useful when the buyer needs continuity without a full application migration. The application can keep running while the infrastructure support model changes.

Example

A manufacturer may choose hosted iSeries when its internal server room is not worth upgrading for one remaining mission-critical IBM i workload.