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IBM System i Hosting

hostoingMany companies are finding outsourcing their IBM System i applications makes smart business sense. These companies either have a legacy software package developed in a programming language they cannot support or find that outsourcing provides the freedom to focus on their core business activities. Hosting allows you to "rent space" on a First Option i Series and choose the level of service that suits your business needs. Our SAS 70 Type II data center provides a secure environment as well as a 24/7 support structure.
Pricing starts at $1500 per month. For a detailed quote email [email protected].

See what's included:
  • Dedicated Account Management and Support   
  • 24x7 Network Operations Center support 
  • 24x7 Monitoring software
  • Dedicated Firewall
  • Secure Internet connectivity 
  • Weekday Data backups (rotated weekly)
  • Monthly Full System backups (rotated annually)
  • World Class N+1 Data Center
  • IBM i Series, Operating System and System Software
  • Operating System installs, updates and patches (ptf's)  
iSeries Monitoring Sofware
  software servicesiSeries Watchdog by First Option is a new system monitoring solution that was originally developed to assist with First Option's iSeries outsourcing business. It is now being marketed as software as a service (SaaS) , where a secured connection will be established to the customer, and client software installed to gather the key health statistics of your System i (AS400) server. A monthly fee is charged that includes rental of the client software and graphical front end.
iSeries Watchdog collects key health indicators of System i servers and displays them in a color coded GUI interface. System problems, halt messages, tape drive status, DASD, CPU percentage and disk status are some of the indicators displayed.
For more information email [email protected].
IT Services
  IT ServicesFirst Option has been in the IT business since 1995 with expertise in AS/400 contract programming, project management and customized application development. Our customers range from small to medium sized companies to very large corporations. Our areas of expertise include iSeries Security, WebSphere, Apache, Java and RPG.  For more information email [email protected].
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