IBM Certified Partner

IBM hardware supply

As a certified IBM partner, DRP Software guides you in choosing, sizing and acquiring your IBM Power equipment and IBM i licenses.

Our support

From consulting to production

A single point of contact to guide you from initial sizing through to the deployment of your IBM infrastructure.

Consulting & sizing

Analysis of your IBM i workload and hardware recommendations tailored to your needs.

Acquisition

IBM Power, storage and options purchases at negotiated conditions through our IBM partnership.

Commissioning

Installation, configuration, production deployment and skills transfer.

Maintenance

Maintenance contracts, extended warranty and long-term support.

IBM portfolio

The full IBM ecosystem

IBM Power servers, FlashSystem storage, SAN networking, IBM i licences, tape backup or maintenance contracts — DRP Software supports its clients in the supply, sizing, installation and evolution of their IBM infrastructures.

CategoryExamples of suppliesNeed covered
IBM Power servers
  • IBM Power11 / Power10
  • Power9 extensions and upgrades
  • Legacy Power8 systems and earlier
Renewal, extension or modernisation of IBM i, AIX or Linux infrastructures
IBM FlashSystem storage
  • FlashSystem 5600 / 7600 / 9600
  • Arrays and expansions
  • Disks, controllers
High-performance storage, consolidation, replication, disaster recovery/business continuity
IBM licences
  • IBM i, BRMS, PowerHA licences
  • Rational Developer for i
  • Software options & user licences
Compliance, scope evolution, migration or usage extension
Cards and adapters
  • Fibre Channel & Ethernet cards
  • SAS & PCIe cards
  • Transceivers, cables, adapters
Server/storage connectivity, SAN extension, hardware replacement or upgrade
Backup and tapes
  • IBM TS4300 tape libraries
  • LTO drives (SAS or Fibre Channel)
  • LTO cartridges & expansion modules
Backup, archiving, air gap, long-term retention
SAN networking
  • IBM SAN24B-7 / SAN64B-7 / SAN128B-7
  • Ports-on-Demand licences
  • SFPs, Fibre Channel cabling
Modernisation or extension of Fibre Channel SAN architecture
IBM / TLS maintenance
  • HWMA (Hardware Maintenance Advantage)
  • SWMA (Software Maintenance Advantage)
  • Expert Care, warranty extension
Operational maintenance, manufacturer support, lifecycle assurance

This list is provided as an example. DRP Software can support you on new configurations, extensions of existing infrastructures, maintenance renewals or IBM i migration projects.

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