Rocket software has closed the acquisition of the icluster business from ibm where icluster offers software for high availabilitydisaster recovery hadr for ibm i. The icluster team will be joining rocket softwares global organization of more than 900 employees and become a new brand rocket. The research report is compiled on the basis of historical and forecast data derived from the use of primary and secondary methodologies by researchers. It automates the entire software development and delivery processfrom requests to deployment. Through those products, the company plays in a range of ibm irelated it disciplines, including application lifecycle management, devops, application modernization, mobile development, terminal.
Rocket icluster your ibm i system is the foundation of your business, and you need 247 availability. With deep expertise in ibm z, ibm power, and embedded database systems and application servers, rocket solutions power tens of thousands of global businesses, solving real problems and making realworld impact. In the event of an outage, you can bring a warm mirror of a clustered ibm i system into service within minutes. Rockets 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. Protectier, hitachi sepaton, veeam, ibm flashcopy manager for unix, oracle rman, commvault, rocket icluster, and symantec backup exec. Even though icluster is in the background, it is critical to our enterpriseand the support team at rocket has been invaluable to our learning how to use. Small to medium businesses that need an easytouse, software or hardwarebased, highavailability solution. Rocket software buys fifth company this year boston. This year, a recordbreaking number of rocket employees were named as 2020 ibm champions to be exact.
Rocket software is a trusted, strategic ibm partner, with a relationship that began over 25 years ago. Rocket develops products in such fields as analytics, networks, data, storage, and enterprise software. Powering businesses with a unique partnership with ibm. High availability software market challenges, pest. Meet business demands while improving software quality and developer productivity. Rocket software was founded in boston in 1990 with a focus on ibm db2 tools. Rocket software buys icluster ha biz from ibm it jungle. Rocket icluster will become a new brand within rockets storage, networks and compliance business unit, and will expand on rockets breadth of solutions for ibm i. Ibm announced it had completed its sale of its icluster software business to rocket software, a privately held company based. Rocket documentation powered by rocket nxt rocket software. 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 business to areas including. 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.
We develop products and deliver services that drive even more successful outcomes for ibm customers around the globe. The reason you should be using single signon for ibm i no, not that reason. The acquisitions will continue over the next several years, as rocket aims to. I joined rocket software in january as the general manager of the power systems division. Rocket talks up ibm i biz in wake of restructuring it jungle. Rocket software is a large, global company and a longstanding enterprise software partner of ibms with an excellent track record of delivering value to clients. Over the next weeks, we will count down to ibm think with each of the 2020. Rocket icluster highavailabilitydisaster recovery hadr solutions help ensure uninterrupted operation for your ibm i applications, providing. The deal was announced on january 4, but was actually closed by rocket software and ibm on december 31 for an undisclosed sum, and. Any downtime can lead to business disruptions, lost revenue and unhappy customers. Rocket was a mainframe software company, and bain was investing in that mainframe business. Rocket icluster highavailabilitydisaster recovery hadr solutions help ensure uninterrupted operations for applications running on ibm i, and provide. Rockett software continues its acquisition tear as it bought ibms icluster business on december th.
The firms products are designed to run on mainframes, linuxunixwindows, ibm i, cloud, and hybridvirtualized systems. Taking the risk out of application modernization with integrated devops by bethany rock no comments march 19, 2019 ibm i as400 the reason you should be using single signon for ibm i no, not that reason. The new html5 interface delivered last week with icluster version 7. Rocket icluster tech lead developer rocket software. A new global tradition by bethany rock no comments april 15, 2019 application modernization webinar.
Ensure business continuity for ibm i rocket software. If you have not looked at rocket icluster recently, you havent seen it. Related postsrocket software buys zephyr for terminal emulationit jungle. 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. Rocket icluster reduces downtime related to unexpected ibm i system interruptions, with realtime, faulttolerant, objectlevel replication. The delivery of the new release within six months of the products acquisition from ibm demonstrates the commitment that rocket software has made for the product.
Rocket software owns several ibm i product lines thanks to various acquisitions over the years, including aldon, seagull, bluezone, and icluster. A consulting company that specializes in rocket software icluster high availability products, rocket icluster support, ibm infosphere data replication products and. Rocket software is a privately held software development firm founded in 1990. Ibm datamirror icluster for the ibm system i platform. Rocket software and ibm i solution editions protect data and. You can leverage the deep technical skills of our labbased, software services. Ibm i archives page 5 of 5 the rocket software blog. Your ibm i system is the foundation of your business, and you need 247 availability. About rocket news events partners blog support locations contact. Ibm spin off icluster to rocket software tbk consult. In the powerha environment, the icluster ha assist solution can be used to. Rocket software newton, ma, usa has announced that it has closed the acquisition of the icluster business from ibm armonk, ny, usa. Ilze valdmanis former rocket icluster lead developer n.
High availability and disaster recovery crede experto praha spol. The rocket community is the primary method of obtaining support. Rocket software acquires ibm icluster computer business. A key focus area for rocket software has been on developing open source drivers for its trusted tool for connection and application development. 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. Rocket has been a significant contributor to the db2 tools portfolio for over a decade. Rocket icluster and rocket icluster ha assist use the security and auditability features of the ibm i operating system. Rocket software buys ibms icluster business joe hertvik. For many years, logical replication solutions were the only choice in the high availability product category for ibm i and its predecessor platforms. Rocket software empowers organizations to create legendary impact in the world through innovation in legacy technology. It intelligence markets recently published a research report entitled, high availability software market size, trends and forecast 2026. Andy youniss cofounded rocket software in 1990 and continues to be the companys main driving force. To celebrate our ongoing partnership with ibm, and our dedication to innovation, legacy technologies and legendary results, we want to highlight them.
Rocket icluster highavailabilitydisaster recovery hadr solutions help ensure uninterrupted operation for your ibm i applications, providing continuous access. Rocket software completes acquisition of icluster business. Rocket software has quietly built itself a comfortable position in the ibm i business. Rocket icluster and rocket icluster ha assist highavailability and disasterrecovery solutions for ibm power, ibm powerise or. Welcome to the rocket software product documentation library, where you can browse, search, and print the documentation for rocket. If you have current support and maintenance agreements with rocket software, you can access the rocket community and report a problem, download an update, or read answers to faqs. Ibm announced it had completed its sale of its icluster software business to rocket software, a privately held company based in waltham, ma.
Ibm i playing a role in rockets ambitious growth strategy. 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 completes acquisition of ibm icluster. Rocket icluster reduces downtime related to unexpected ibm i system. Andy successfully established and actively manages rockets largest oem partnerships and is guiding the companys growth through technology investments, acquisitions, new product lines, and strategic partnerships. Rocket icluster and rocket ha assist deliver the best value for hadr on ibm power systems running i.
Mark watts software engineer rocket software linkedin. Ibm i shops that use rocket softwares icluster can now monitor and manage their high availability setup remotely from the comfort of a smartphone. Rocket software and ibm i solution editions protect data and complement powerha. Celebrating our 2020 ibm champions the rocket software blog. View ilze valdmanis profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The icluster team will be joining rocket softwares global organization of more than 900 employees and become a new brandrocket iclusterwithin the rocket storage, networks and. Our partnership spans multiple ibm brands, solutions, and platforms, including z systems and power systems. Rocket talks up ibm i biz in wake of restructuring. Software services ibm software services has the breadth, depth, and reach to manage your services needs. Rocket icluster technical specifications rocket software. The icluster team will be joining rocket softwares global organization of more than 900 employees and become a new brand rocket icluster within the rocket storage, networks and compliance business.
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