IBM Power Managed Services
IBM Power solutions, support, modernization, and cloud options for the IBM i, AIX, and Linux on Power workloads your business cannot afford to lose.
Choose the Right Path for Your IBM Power Workloads
Your IBM Power estate should help the business move faster, stay resilient, and maximize existing infrastructure investments, while enabling meaningful transformation and innovation. Park Place Technologies helps organizations like yours modernize, optimize, and protect IBM Power, IBM i, and AIX environments through proven expertise that supports every stage of the lifecycle.
IBM Power support for regulated industries, SMEs, and enterprise workloads.
With deep IBM managed services experience, cloud options, resilience, and global infrastructure support, we help customers choose the right route forward — from IBM Power Systems support and platform administration to monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and modernization planning.
Explore trusted IBM Power services from an award-winning Platinum Partner with an unbeatable heritage.
For 40+ years, Park Place has helped customers support, modernize, and optimize their IBM Power Systems through certified specialists and longstanding relationships with IBM.
Common IBM Power Challenges We Solve
Today’s IBM Power customers face a difficult balancing act. They need to modernize without disruption, improve resilience without adding complexity, control costs while retaining performance, and address skills shortages without putting critical workloads at risk. Here's how our managed services for IBM Power systems
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An alternative to a refreshExtend the value of stable IBM Power platforms while reducing immediate replacement pressure. - Replace scarce skillsAccess IBM i, AIX, and Linux expertise when internal knowledge is stretched or retiring.
- Move without refactoringAssess whether PowerVS or Park Place PowerCloud can support a lower-disruption, high-value move.
- Strengthen resilienceAdd backup, HA/DR, IBM Safeguarded Copy, and cyber recovery around critical workloads.
- Govern hybrid operationsBring clearer ownership, monitoring and management to hybrid IBM Power environments.
Our IBM Power Management
We support customers through six common pathways, each aligned to a different point in the IBM Power lifecycle.
- Deploy & Refresh
- Plan, source, and deploy IBM Power upgrades, including Power11 pathways, system refreshes, workload sizing, migration readiness, and cutover support.
- Operate & Manage
- Operate IBM Power environments with managed services for IBM i, AIX, and Linux on Power, including HMC, VIOS, LPAR management, monitoring, service desk, and specialist administration.
- Optimize
- Optimize IBM Power performance, capacity, licensing, workload placement, and operating practices to reduce cost, simplify management, and maximize platform value.
- Protect & Recover
- Protect IBM Power workloads with backup, cyber recovery, IBM Safeguarded Copy, disaster recovery, high availability, recovery planning, and resilience support for business-critical systems.
- Modernize & Transform
- Modernize IBM Power workloads through Park Place PowerCloud, IBM PowerVS, hybrid Power operating models, migration planning, platform transition, and post-migration management.
- Extend OR Retire
- Extend IBM Power value with lifecycle support, third-party maintenance, spares, upgrades, and expert guidance, or retire Power platforms through structured workload transition and decommissioning.
One Partner, the Whole Lifecycle
One of the biggest differences between Park Place and other IBM Power vendors, resellers, or MSPs is our ability to connect strategic decisions with operational ownership. Park Place PowerCloud, for example, provides a governed IaaS platform for IBM Power workloads, supported by our teams across the platform layer, change management, and 24x7 monitoring.
That same model extends to hardware planning, sourcing, deployment, maintenance, and support, giving customers a clearer way to manage upgrade, extension and migration choices with one partner.
For decision makers, that means fewer disconnected conversations. For infrastructure teams and sysadmins, it means access to specialist knowledge and support.
- Before: on-premises IBM Power estates often depend on scarce skills, aging hardware, manual change control, and shared accountability across multiple teams.
- With IBM Power system services
: teams move from fragmented ownership and reactive platform management to a single IBM Power managed partner, with a team of 30+ IBM Power specialists behind the scenes.
The Preferred Platinum Partner for IBM Power
- 40+ years of IBM heritage
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IBM Power, IBM i, and AIX specialist capability - Managed services, monitoring, and operational support
- Park Place PowerCloud and IBM PowerVS advisory
- Backup, recovery, resilience, and cyber recovery services
- Global delivery and infrastructure support capability
Example IBM Power Customer Journeys
- Customer Challenge: A long-standing IBM i customer lost internal platform knowledge after a key administrator retired. Customer success journeyIBM i operations review → managed services → proactive monitoring and specialist supportWhat this helped achieveReduced reliance on scarce internal skills and improved operational continuity.
- Customer Challenge: A customer needed to exit a data center while keeping critical IBM Power workloads stable. Customer success journeyOn-premises IBM Power assessment → migration services → Park Place PowerCloudWhat this helped achieveMoved workloads into a more flexible, resilient operating model while reducing migration risk.
- Customer Challenge: A customer wanted to upgrade its IBM Power environment to improve performance, support growth, and prepare for the next stage of modernization. Customer success journeyIBM Power upgrade assessment → IBM Power11 recommendation → hardware planning, sourcing, and deployment supportWhat this helped achieveHelped the customer move to a modern IBM Power platform with improved scalability, stronger performance, and a clearer upgrade path for business-critical workloads.
Related Services
Frequently Asked Questions:
- What are IBM Power managed services?
IBM Power managed services provide ongoing operational support for IBM Power environments, including IBM i, AIX, and Linux on Power administration, monitoring, service desk support, backup checks, platform governance, and expert escalation when issues arise.
- Can Park Place support IBM i, AIX, and Linux on Power?
Yes. Park Place supports IBM i, AIX, and Linux on Power environments with managed services, monitoring, administration, operational support, and lifecycle planning across business-critical workloads.
- What does IBM Power monitoring include?
Monitoring can include availability, performance, capacity, backup status, platform alerts, operational health, and escalation workflows across IBM Power Systems, IBM i, AIX, and Linux on Power.
- When should we refresh, extend, or move IBM Power workloads?
A refresh may be right when hardware is aging or performance requirements are changing. Lifecycle extension may be right when workloads are stable and cost control is the priority. PowerVS or PowerCloud may be right when the business wants to exit a data center, reduce infrastructure ownership, or create a more flexible operating model.
- Can Park Place support IBM Power environments internationally?
Yes. Park Place supports global and multi-region IBM Power estates, helping organizations access consistent expertise, managed services, monitoring, resilience, and infrastructure support wherever their IBM i, AIX, or Linux on Power workloads run.
