Rocket and the rocket software logos are registered trademarks of rocket software, inc. Provide a wide range of best practice technical support for rocket icluster software product high availability and disaster recovery on an ibm iseries as400. Rocket software is a privately held software development firm founded in 1990. Build zos recent comments joris cornette on ibm db2 cloning tool. Build system z zos recent comments dave willoughby on mainframes, freight trains and education pains. Rocket has business and technology partnerships with ibm, emc, fujitsu, hp enterprise. There are many options when it comes to high availability ha for ibm i. Ban default passwords with system value settings in ibm i. Ibm i, rocket icluster and rocket icluster ha assist deliver speed, safety and.
Ibm has undergone a large number of such during a corporate history lasting over a century. Rocket software buys ibms icluster business joe hertvik. Helpsystems, which got into the business through its acquisition of the rsfha product from bug busters late last year, owns 1. Cluster high availability implementations, training and maintenance. Rocket software has been on an acquisition tear in the ibm space for the. Rocket software newton, ma, usa has announced that it has closed the acquisition of the icluster business from ibm armonk, ny, usa. Costeffective high availability and disaster recovery for ibm i. View ilze valdmanis profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. It is optimized for high transaction volume environments, and it can be scaled down to meet the needs of small to medium i5os business clients. A consulting company that specializes in rocket software icluster high availability products, rocket icluster support, ibm infosphere data replication products and ibm iseries software support.
Rocket talks up ibm i biz in wake of restructuring. Rocket software and ibm i solution editions protect data and. The icluster team will be joining rocket software s global organization of more than 900 employees and become a new brand rocket icluster within the rocket storage, networks and compliance business. The person selected for this role will be expected to provide level 2 customer support primarily for rocket s icluster products.
Rocket s products are in the analytics, data, storage, applications and networks areas, and run on platforms including mainframe, linuxunixwindows, ibm i, public and private cloud, and hybridvirtualized systems rocket software runs on ibm system z, ibm system i, unix, windows and other platforms. Any downtime can lead to business disruptions, lost revenue and unhappy customers. Get help today for the ibm services and software you own. Related postsrocket software buys zephyr for terminal emulationit jungle. Rocket icluster highavailabilitydisaster recovery hadr solutions help ensure uninterrupted. Rocket icluster and rocket ha assist deliver the best value for hadr on ibm power systems running i. Rocket software completes acquisition of ibm icluster. Rocket icluster highavailabilitydisaster recovery hadr solutions help ensure uninterrupted operations for applications running on ibm i, and provide. Previously, he was a programmeranalyst at american management systems, and was also a project development consultant. Ibm i archives page 5 of 5 the rocket software blog. Even though icluster is in the background, it is critical to our enterpriseand the support team at. Rocket software is a trusted, strategic ibm partner, with a relationship that began over 25 years ago. Your ibm i system is the foundation of your business, and you need 247 availability. Rocket software acquires ibm icluster computer business.
The firms products are designed to run on mainframes, linuxunixwindows, ibm i, cloud, and hybridvirtualized systems. Rocket icluster reduces downtime related to unexpected ibm i system interruptions, with realtime, faulttolerant, objectlevel replication. Rocket software buys icluster ha biz from ibm it jungle. The icluster team will be joining rocket software s global organization of more than 900 employees and become a new brand rocket icluster within the rocket storage, networks and compliance group. This software and the associated documentation are proprietary and confidential to rocket software, inc. Rocket software completes acquisition of icluster business.
Mark watts software engineer rocket software linkedin. Ibm announced it had completed its sale of its icluster software business to rocket software, a privately held company based in waltham, ma. Rocket icluster highavailabilitydisaster recovery hadr solutions help ensure uninterrupted operation for your ibm i applications, providing. My name is christopher wey and i actually started my career. The following is a partial list of ibm precursors, amalgamations, acquisitions and spinoffs. Ibm i playing a role in rockets ambitious growth strategy. Understanding ibm i options for high availability it jungle. This technical refresh is available immediately for customer download and provides a number of new enhancements and product features that make the product even easier to administer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. This is a replication group with three nodesa primary node, an ha backup node and a dr backup node.
Rocket icluster tech lead developer rocket software. Ilze valdmanis former rocket icluster lead developer n. The acquisitions will continue over the next several years, as rocket aims to. Move and share big files and data across vast distances at high speeds.
Rocket software was founded in boston in 1990 with a focus on ibm db2. Rockett software continues its acquisition tear as it bought ibm s icluster business on december th. More than 10 million it and business professionals rely on rocket software to run their most critical applications. Rocket software has closed the acquisition of the icluster business from ibm where icluster offers software for high availabilitydisaster recovery hadr for ibm i. Prior to founding rocket software, andy was the development manager for db view inc. Rocket software is a large, global company and a longstanding enterprise software partner of ibm s with an excellent track record of delivering value to clients.
The high availability software market in the ibm i space is getting off to an interesting start in 2012 now that rocket software has bought the icluster software business from ibm. Rocket software buys fifth company this year boston. Rocket was a mainframe software company, and bain was investing in that mainframe business. Rocket software has quietly built itself a comfortable position in the ibm i business. Our partnership spans multiple ibm brands, solutions, and platforms, including z systems and power systems. Thousands of companies around the world depend on rocket to solve their most challenging business problems by helping them run their critical infrastructure, business processes, and data, as well as extending the value of these assets to take advantage of cloud and mobile computing, advanced analytics, and other future innovations. I joined rocket software in january as the general manager of the power systems division. Rocket icluster ha assist technical specifications. Mainframe set it and forget it should not be your approach to cybersecurity.
Should you use logical replication software like mimix, or a hardwarebased solution like powerha. Celebrating our 2020 ibm champions the rocket software blog. Our division focuses on the technologies that support administrators and developers of ibm power and ibm i, and a few broader solutions like our amazing terminal emulation solution. This person will provide telephone support to customers to. The company is headquartered in waltham, massachusetts, usa, and has. Ibm united states software announcement 212229 ibm is a registered trademark of international business machines corporation 6 rocket icluster ha assist v7r1 with 1. Rocket icluster ha assist was designed specifically for the highavailability. Ibm icluster for i software recarta dependable it support. Rocket talks up ibm i biz in wake of restructuring it jungle. The deal was announced on january 4, but was actually closed by rocket software and ibm on december 31 for an undisclosed sum, and it puts icluster logical replication software in the hands of a third party that. Rocket develops products in such fields as analytics, networks, data, storage, and enterprise software. Using sql to query ibm i system information the rocket. We develop products and deliver services that drive even more successful outcomes for ibm customers around the globe.
Ibm datamirror icluster for the ibm system i platform. Rocket icluster reduces downtime related to unexpected ibm i system interruptions, with realtime. If you have not looked at rocket icluster recently, you havent seen it. Rocket icluster will become a new brand within rocket s storage, networks and compliance business unit, and will expand on rocket s breadth of solutions for ibm i. Ensure business continuity for ibm i rocket software. Since its acquisition of seagull software in 2006, the company has added two more major players in the industry, including aldon in 2011 and icluster earlier this year. Application resiliency can be delivered by exploiting os400 cluster technology and cluster management services such as those provided by ibm high availability business partners. Service for this product is currently being provided by rocket software. Rocket software hiring technical support engineer ii in. Rocket brings innovations to the ibm i platform that let you take advantage of the latest technologies for web. Ibm spin off icluster to rocket software tbk consult. Rocket software was founded in boston in 1990 with a focus on ibm db2 tools. Rocket software and ibm i solution editions protect data and complement powerha. Ibm flashcopy manager for unix, oracle rman, commvault, rocket icluster.
It introduces you to the eserver brand initiative clusterproven for iseries and explains how it applies to iseries customers and independent software vendors. To help simplify threeway switching processes, rocket icluster v8. In the event of an outage, you can bring a warm mirror of a clustered ibm i system into service within minutes. For complete terms and conditions, please contact your ibm representative. Rocket software announces the release of rocket icluster 7. The icluster team will be joining rocket software s global organization of more than 900 employees and become a new brand rocket icluster.
Rocket was founded in 1990 as a developer of software for ibm mainframe customers, but within the first decade it rebranded itself and expanded its enterprise software. Rocket icluster highavailabilitydisaster recovery hadr solutions help ensure uninterrupted operation for. Rocket icluster technical specifications rocket software. Clustering and iasps for higher availability on the ibm. Rocket icluster costeffective high availability and disaster recovery for ibm i.
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