IBM i Who’s there when you need help and advice with your IBM i applications?

Your whole business relies on it: your wholesale and retail operations, your stock control, tracking, logistics and payroll. So what happens when something goes wrong?

Make no mistake, IBM i is a wonderful platform and still one of the most resilient, but keeping its applications operating smoothly can be a big problem for many companies.

That’s where Astech comes in…

Astech are experts with IBM i (AS400/Poweri/iSeries Systemi)

These days very few providers of IT services support iSeries software but Astech are specialists, with particular expertise in iSeries systems and development.

We frequently deal with long-established applications that have been modified almost beyond recognition to the point where they fail. Anticipating this often creates a dilemma for the IT manager in terms of support. An in-house team is time-consuming, costly to build and may leave; temporary staff require minimum contract periods and seldom have much loyalty.

A far more satisfactory alternative is to engage Astech and our highly experienced, long-standing and dedicated iSeries team.

The Astech team has almost certainly seen every variation and modification of the system and we haven’t come across one yet that we haven’t been able to fix.

Typically a client relationship starts small. We fix a program, or do a small development piece, and as trust grows we are given larger projects. This might be iSeries/.NET cross-platform integration, or even taking over the day-to-day support of existing systems leaving IT managers free to work with the internal teams on training and change management.

Sometimes Astech are involved in a more strategic programme to support IT managers with their change plans such as phasing out modules of the IBM iSeries application in stages.

“Fortunately for us we discovered the solution in Astech and their extensive JDA IBM iSeries experience and support, a rare offering.” Mike Gray, Director of IT at Poundland

To discuss your IBM i requirements, please ring Chris Yapp on 01608 665566.