Protect Mission‑Critical Workloads with IBM Cloud Power Virtual Server DRaaS
IBM Power DRaaS: Resilience for Mission‑Critical Workloads
In today’s digital economy, downtime is not an option. As India’s enterprises accelerate digital transformation, a reliable infra platform in terms of Hardware & Operating Systems for mission‑critical workload is running on IBM Power Systems — trusted for decades for their reliability and performance. For these organizations, IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS) brings the next evolution: a cloud‑ready platform that extends the proven stability of IBM Power architecture into a flexible, scalable cloud environment.
Bridging the Gap to Cloud Resilience
IBM PowerVS enables businesses to modernize without abandoning their core systems. It seamlessly integrates IBM AIX, IBM i (formerly AS/400), and Linux workloads into a secure, enterprise‑grade cloud infrastructure. This means organizations can maintain their existing applications while gaining the agility, scalability, and cost efficiency of the cloud.
With Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), enterprises can replicate and recover workloads across geographically distributed data centers. The service ensures business continuity by automating backup, replication, and failover — minimizing downtime and data loss during unexpected outages.
Why DRaaS Matters
Traditional disaster recovery setups often involve complex hardware dependencies and high maintenance costs. IBM PowerVS DRaaS simplifies this by offering as a cloud services:
- Rapid Recovery & High Availability: Automated failover and recovery reduce downtime from days to minutes.
- Proven Reliability: Built on IBM Power hardware and operating systems trusted by global enterprises.
- Cloud Economics: Pay‑as‑you‑go flexibility without compromising performance.
- Strategic Hosting: Hosted in India, strategically serving enterprises across regions with compliance and latency advantages.
- Cyber Resilience: Cyberattacks are no longer just an IT problem—they are an infrastructure challenge with direct operational, financial, and compliance consequences. Download the IBM Cyber Resilience Playbook
Real‑World Impact
A featured case study — National Van Lines — demonstrates the tangible benefits of PowerVS DRaaS. By migrating backup operations to IBM PowerVS, they eliminated tape backups, reduced recovery time from days to hours, and achieved significant cost savings. This success story underscores how DRaaS transforms disaster recovery from a reactive process into a proactive business enabler.
The AXASCLOUD Advantage
As an IBM Business Partner, AXASCLOUD Private Limited delivers tailored DRaaS solutions built on IBM PowerVS. Our India‑based hosting support ensures compliance, performance, and proximity for enterprises across the regions and beyond. Whether you’re modernizing legacy workloads or strengthening business continuity, AXASCLOUD helps you harness IBM’s cloud resilience with local expertise.
Ensure business continuity with scalable, cost‑effective disaster recovery hosted in India, tailored for enterprises.
Key Value Propositions:
Rapid Recovery: Failover applications quickly with automated and consistent replication.
Proven Reliability: Built on IBM Power hardware, IBM AIX, and IBM i (AS/400).
Cloud Economics: Reduce costs while gaining scalable infrastructure.
Regional Advantage: Hosted in India, (Chennai & Mumbai) strategically serving enterprises.
Highlight: Seamless migration of on‑premises backup images to cloud. cut recovery time from days to hours, eliminated tape backups, and reduced costs & time.
For more information, contact your IBM Business Partner: Axascloud Private Limited
Also read more from IBM: What is disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS)?
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