IBM i 5.4 end of support was just announced for September 2013. Many customers will be planning the jump to IBM i 7.1 and possibly some newer Power Systems hardware.
What does this mean if you currently run Sametime 7.5 on IBM i 5.4?
Since Sametime 7.5 is not supportedon IBM i 7.1, you'll need to upgrade to Sametime 8.5.2
Sametime 8.5.2 requires you to use Windows or Linux on x86-64 servers for the audio/video components now offered in Sametime Media Manager.
Deploying Sametime Media Manager will require you to:
Pay for and deploy more physical x86-64 servers
Pay for licensing/support costs for Windows or Linux.
You'll also have to cable that stuff accordingly which means more wires, more used switch ports, more complexity and more points of failure.
Consider training. Do you have any Linux expertise? Windows server expertise?
Unfortunately, Sametime Media Manager isn't supported on IBM i. It isn't supported on any Power Systems operating system actually.
What's the alternative? Unfortunately, some have said to me that since they're forced to now use Windows/Linux for audio/video in meetings then they would have to look at all options possible. This means investigate products from other vendors that run on Windows or Linux. It's very sad and unfortunate.
Fact Checking Articles - "IBM ditches Siebel" and Lotus Notes being "left behind?"
Mon, May 21st 2012 11:18a Steve Pitcher In reading this blog I'm amazed at the leaps of faith taken in order to draw conclusions about IBM and the future of Lotus Notes. IBM Ditches Siebel http://www.roketix.co.uk/2012/05/11/ibm-ditches-siebel/4776.html "What is perhaps interesting, however, is that IBM, the owner of Lotus Notes (which itself is being left behind), should also move away from a computer-based system to a cloud or web-based solution." I have a couple of issues here. How is Lotus Notes being "left behind?" Do [read] Keywords: ibm
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Old Perceptions Seem to Linger On Like It's 1988
Thu, May 17th 2012 7:02p Steve Pitcher Trevor Perry started a thread on LinkedIn asking people "what it would take to call the platform IBM i?" I posted the following comment, but I think in my mind I wanted to understand "what do people gain by calling IBM i on Power Systems an AS/400?" I call it IBM i on Power Systems, and educate my users to do the same, because of two main reasons: 1. It's the name of the OS and hardware that we currently run. 2. It ensures that everyone in the company, from shop floor to CEO, is aware w [read] Keywords: ibm
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Ahaheim Recap
Tue, May 8th 2012 12:56p Steve Pitcher It's hard to sum up a conference that's not over yet. Just know that I'm not. I'm actually just giving a quick recap of my last few days. I'm the newest member of the Common Americas Advisory Council (CAAC). We met for two days of meetings this past Friday and Saturday before the Common User Group annual meeting and expo in Ahaheim, CA. I arrived in Anaheim after about twelve hours of travelling from Nova Scotia. Air Canada, you're not Westjet in terms of in-flight service, but you g [read] Keywords: collaboration
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IBM PureSystems Announcement - Bittersweet Vindication with a Glaring Omission
Fri, Apr 13th 2012 10:09a Steve Pitcher The major characteristics of IBM i on Power Systems are the main selling points of IBM PureSystems. I won't go too deeply into it here because it's all too familiar. You save money on manpower, save computer room space, you have intelligent computing and integrated everything. Those key words of Expert Integrated Systems kept ringing about like an IBM i announcement: integration by design, simplified experience, built-in experience. We've been touting similar concepts for years since the [read] Keywords: ibm
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