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AS/400 Maintenance and Fractional Administration​

A significant aspect of AS/400 Maintenance is Administrator responsibilities such as jobs management, backups, and upgrades.  Renati has highly-experienced AS/400 professionals who provide part-time or full-time AS/400 Administration services. Instead of employing a full-time system admin, you may choose to outsource these tasks to a fractional expert to give you support you need at a fraction of the cost of an FTE.

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Fractional AS/400 Administration Benefits​

  • Cost Savings: Pay only for the time or AS/400 Maintenance services you need, not a full time Administrator.

  • Expertise on Demand: Access to seasoned professionals with deep knowledge of IBM and AS/400 environments.

  • Scalability: Easily scale services up or down based on your business requirements.

  • Continuity and Reliability: Avoid disruptions caused by staff turnover or extended leave

 

Key Services Offered

Fractional Administrators for AS/400 Maintenance resources typically handling a wide range of responsibilities, including:

  • System monitoring and performance tuning

  • Backups and disaster recovery planning

  • Security audits and compliance checks

  • Patching and system upgrades

  • User and job management

  • Troubleshooting and support

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What all does AS/400 Maintenance include? 

  • Managing software license information: How IBM and users track and manage the usage, documentation, and maintenance of certain IBM i licenses and packaged products.

  • System maintenance procedures: Checklists and guidelines for planned system maintenance, such as restarts and applying updates.

  • Managing jobs and spooled output: Best practices and recommendations for configuring controls within the IBM i operating system to manage limits for spooled output and jobs. 

 

In simplest terms, it involves paperwork, guidelines, and procedures to ensure the IBM i system runs smoothly and complies with IBM's licensing agreements. 

Key aspects of IBM i maintenance can include:

  • Software maintenance agreements: Contracts for support services and access to product fixes and updates.

  • Documentation on managing licensed programs and fixes: Information on installing, maintaining, and managing these components within a network.

  • Technical documentation: Manuals, guides, and resources for understanding and working with the IBM i operating environment and related software. 

 

It is important to note that the IBM i is a highly integrated system. Proper maintenance requires a comprehensive approach beyond just hardware or software fixes. Organizations often use a combination of in-house expertise and external support services to ensure systems remain reliable, secure, and performance.

 

Ideal Solution for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses and Municipalities

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Organizations that rely on the AS/400 but lack in-house resources benefit the most from this model. It ensures their critical systems remain secure, up-to-date, and fully operational—without overextending their IT budgets.

 

In summary, fractional administrator and resource services offer a smart, modern way to manage the AS/400, ensuring continued reliability and performance with the flexibility today’s businesses demand.

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Other Fractional Resources: Project Work 

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With over 20 years of consulting experience, including working for IBM directly, our Team understands the ins and outs of IBM, the platform, and general consulting experience having worked with Fortune 500 companies such as Chase, Southwest Airlines, Pepsi, Chrysler, IBM, PwC, DXC, Fidelity Investments and Allstate across a vast array of technologies, methodologies, and approaches.   

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We can provide Resources as a Service (billed hourly, no long term commitments).  This can be full time, part time, or fractional consultants so you may scale up or scale down most effectively and efficiently, paying for and when you need value and not paying for dead air or "bench" time.

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This is essentially a subscription service and value add.  This can be AS/400-related or it can be any IT project resource in your ecosystem including:

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  • Project Managers

  • Demand Managers / Business Relationship Managers

  • Solution Architects

  • Business Analysts

  • Data Analysts

  • Data Visualization Consultants

  • Security Resources

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