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Deploy IBM Power workloads in a modern hybrid cloud architecture.
Our award winning IBM Power Cloud enables you to modernize their legacy IBM i and AIX workloads while maintaining the reliability and performance these platforms are known for. Built for businesses that depend on mission-critical applications running on IBM midrange systems, our solution bridges the gap between legacy infrastructure and modern IT demands.
Ready to bring your IBM Power Systems to the cloud?
A better way to run mission critical applications on IBM i and AIX.
We provide a streamlined approach to running IBM i and AIX applications by combining flexible cloud consumption, high-availability architectures, and seamless connectivity to hyperscale providers. With Lightedge, you can modernize your infrastructure without compromising the reliability your operations depend on.
Ultra Low Latency to Hyperscale Cloud Providers
Connect IBM i and AIX with leading hyperscale providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud with under 2ms of latency, enabling hybrid cloud strategies that significantly improve the capabilities of your workloads.
Seamless Modernization of Legacy Systems
Transition your IBM i and AIX workloads to a scalable cloud environment without disrupting operations. Leverage the benefits of advanced virtualization, automated failover, and integration with modern applications.
24/7/365 Expert Managed Services
Offload operational complexity with 24/7 monitoring, proactive management, and tailored support for IBM Power workloads, ensuring peak performance and availability without additional in-house overhead.
Enterprise-Grade Security and Compliance
Built-in security and continuous compliance support ensure your workloads meet the strictest standards, including HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI-DSS, and more.
Cost Efficiency and Predictability
Optimize costs with scalable, flexible consumption, and eliminate the capital expense of on-premises infrastructure and license fees.
Built on decades of IBM expertise and innovation.
With decades of hands-on experience managing thousands of LPARs for customers around the world, our team of IBM engineers and system administrators delivers deep expertise in legacy application modernization, Db2 optimization, and IBM i and AIX system management—ensuring the performance, reliability, and long-term success of your most valuable workloads.
Hyperscale connectivity
Connect your IBM Power workloads to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Oracle Cloud with under 2ms latency, enabling innovation with hybrid strategies and unlocking more capabilities for AI, IoT, and advanced data analytics.
Granular resource allocation
Deploy IBM Power virtual machines in 1/10 processor core increments, with memory and storage available on a per-GB basis, allowing precise scaling to fit workload requirements and eliminate resource waste.
Integrated resiliency and DR features
Minimize data loss and meet your specific RTO and RPO goals with advanced data replication options, including MIMIX, iTera, and SAN-to-SAN solutions. Rent the capacity you need during a disaster through our IBM Power Cloud, avoiding the costs of dedicated hardware while maintaining full disaster recovery capabilities.
Support for the latest IBM Power hardware
Deploy workloads on IBM Power models ranging from P6 to P10, with full O/S support and upgrade services for versions ranging from v5R4 up to v7R1, enabling modernization without the need to refresh on-premises hardware.
Unmatched IBM expertise
As North America’s largest provider of IBM Power managed services and cloud hosting, we bring unmatched expertise to help you maximize your IBM investment. With an extensive talent pool of IBM system admins, thousands of cloud LPARs under management, and a legacy of innovation, we’re equipped to tackle even the most complex modernization challenges.
Consumption-based efficiency
Reduce licensing fees and hardware costs by deploying only the resources you need in a scalable consumption-based model, ensuring both cost predictability and operational flexibility.
CUSTOMER STORY / IBM POWER HYBRID CLOUD / LOGISTICS
98%
Mean Downtime (MDT) Improvement
“Lightedge’s IBM hybrid cloud provided us the stability, high availability, and resiliency we needed, immediately.“
Salem Elnahwy
Chief Technology Officer, Transflo
How IBM Power Cloud works for your business.
Lightedge’s IBM Power Cloud is engineered specifically for mission-critical IBM i and AIX workloads, providing the reliability and performance your business demands. With decades of hands-on IBM expertise, we ensure seamless modernization by integrating your systems into a scalable, low-latency cloud environment. Our proven approach simplifies migration and delivers measurable outcomes, from consolidating data centers to enabling hybrid cloud strategies—all while maintaining the operational excellence your organization depends on.
For modernizing legacy infrastructure
Bridge legacy systems with modern infrastructure, enabling IBM i and AIX workloads to run in a scalable cloud environment with ultra low latency connectivity to cloud hyperscalers like AWS, Azure, and GCP.
For teams with limited IBM i and AIX experience
Our team of over 150 IBM engineers provides the expertise needed to manage, modernize, and optimize your IBM i and AIX workloads. We act as an extension of your team, ensuring your systems run efficiently, even if in-house IBM skills are limited.
For mission critical workloads
Designed for reliability, security, and performance, our IBM Power Cloud ensures your mission critical applications run better than ever in a fully managed, always optimized environment built on the latest and greatest IBM Power hardware.
For data center consolidation
Consolidate your infrastructure by migrating IBM workloads to a low-latency, scalable cloud environment. This eliminates the need for expensive hardware refresh cycles while enabling modern cloud capabilities that empower modernization.
For disaster recovery and business continuity
Comprehensive DR capabilities ensure your RTO and RPO requirements are met. With 24/7 monitoring and annual failover testing, your critical workloads remain protected and recoverable at all times.