Vision Solutions Launching Mimix 8.1, Solution Management for IBM i HA, DR and Migration

Vision Solutions, Inc. announced MIMIX 8.1 for IBM i.

The product update delivers faster replication to protect the growing volumes of data and transactions reported by businesses of all sizes; greater confidence that applications can switch to a backup server at a moment’s notice; and easier solution management to minimize demands on IT resources.

MIMIX 8.1 makes company’s suite of MIMIX products – which includes MIMIX Availability, in IBM i HA, as well as MIMIX DR, MIMIX Move and MIMIX for PowerHA – even more robust. MIMIX products scale to meet the demands of small to enterprise businesses that cannot afford the impact of data loss or downtime for their mission-critical IBM i applications. Its flexible, sophisticated replication technology makes it a match for on-premises or cloud environments with any type of IBM Corp. Power Systems hardware, storage or IBM i OS version.

MIMIX 8.1 delivers benefits to full MIMIX brand family.
New features include:

• Virtual switch, an automated procedure that supports HA/DR plan testing by enabling business applications to be tested on the backup server without impacting production operations

• Continuous autofix technology that detects and intelligently repairs issues found during replication and audits to reduce day-to-day management requirements while enhancing performance

• Enhanced replication performance for high throughput environments or highly constrained environments

• Greater control of audit status to allow administrators to refine the audit exceptions they receive, noticeably reducing solution management needs

• Simplified replication configuration and smart problem resolution to support the creation of optimal replication configurations from MIMIX’s data protection reports and guide administrators through the analysis of exceptions

Mimix Move

“The virtual switch feature in MIMIX 8.1 is particularly useful because it allows our customers to test their HA environments without affecting production operations, which gives them the confidence to perform full switch tests,” said Neil Clark, senior consultant, Clear Technologies. “I’ve been working with MIMIX for 20 years. There’s simply no better solution in the market.“

MIMIX 8.1 is further evidence of company’s ongoing commitment to enhance its product portfolio and provide customers, channel partners and cloud service providers with a competitive edge.

“We are continuing to evolve MIMIX for IBM i to meet the ever-changing needs of the marketplace and drive innovation through products that are easy to use,” said Alan Arnold, EVP and CTO, Vision Solutions. “Our MIMIX 8.1 update delivers reduced solution management requirements, enhanced replication performance and the much-needed ability to test an HA/DR plan without business impact.”

MIMIX is for businesses looking for a complete, easy-to-use solution to migrate, protect and recover IBM i data and applications. With a host of new and improved features, MIMIX 8.1 delivers an higher level of protection.