Why AS/400

AS/400 is in a midrange family of servers released by IBM. It got introduced way back in 1988, from then it has evolved itself as one of the important servers by adapting itself into modern industry requirements. Lot of improvements have gone in the hardware, processors, storage mechanism.

AS/400 is known for its:

  • Stability: AS/400 is a very stable machine. Runs months together with minimal downtime
  • Security: AS/400 is a very secured system and because of its closed source OS, it is very secured
  • Scalability: Due to its robust processors, high main memory and storage, it is capable of scaling up the applications Can be used in Data warehouse and in developing compute intensive applications
  • Integrated Architecture: AS/400 is a complete solution integrating the Database,  communication software, security everything together with OS
  • Interoperability : AS/400 supports multiple operatiing systems like AIX, LINUX, Windows, etc.
  • Adapability with Modern Technology: The newer releases of OS (IBM i) is capable of working with Cloud and AI capabilities Because of all these features, AS/400 is used in industries like Banking, Retail, Manufacturing, Insuance, Health care etc