AS/400, iSeries, & IBM i disaster recovery

Why pay more for a High Availability solution,
if all you need is a Disaster Recovery solution?

The affordable AS/400, iSeries, and IBM i disaster recovery solution is Simple Object Replicator (SOR)

Simple Object Replicator (SOR) provides an affordable disaster recovery solution to IBM i, iSeries, and AS/400 administrators at a cost that is far less than most high availability products. SOR makes it affordable for even small businesses to implement a hot site disaster recovery solution.

Businesses are becoming more aware of the need to plan for continued business operations in the event of a disaster. Historically, the cost for software needed to implement a hot site disaster recovery solution has been out of the reach of many small to medium businesses. But now, Simple Object Replicator (SOR) provides an affordable disaster recovery solution to AS/400 administrators. At a cost that is far less than most high availability software products, SOR makes it affordable for even small to medium businesses to implement a hot site disaster recovery plan.

SOR replicates objects from one IBM AS/400, iSeries, or IBM i to another. SOR works best at replicating database files, data areas, and data queues on a static system, where a static system is defined as one in which the objects being replicated are not frequently deleted and re-created. Even though SOR works best on static systems, SOR can also work on most systems where the replicated objects do get deleted and re-created. SOR can also replicate other objects such as programs and display files. At this time, SOR does not replicate user profiles, or objects stored in the IFS.
SOR now has the ability to replicate user profiles!
SOR provides a simple, easy to use interface for you to manage the replication of objects on your system. SOR is designed to look and feel much like PDM, which is a familiar interface for many users.
SOR is designed to perform all of the tasks associated with preparing objects for replication. You do not need to know how to create or manage journals and receivers, SOR does all of this for you.
SOR operates on any AS/400, iSeries, or IBM i running V5R1 or higher.
SOR is a proven data replication product with its first installation occurring in July, 2005.

Why pay more for a High Availability solution,
if all you need is a Disaster Recovery solution?

SOR is NOT high availability software. SOR is data replication software.
True high availability software gives you the ability to load PTFs and perform OS upgrades on the primary system while users operate on the secondary system. A planned transition can be made to switch operations over to the secondary system with little down time for users. Once the OS upgrade or PTF load is completed, and all data changes have been propagated to the primary system, another planned transition can be made to switch the users back again. This requires the secondary system to be configured the same as the primary system so that it can support a normal work load while maintaining the same level of operations and response times as the primary system.
Data replication software provides you a hot site backup system with current data to be used in the event of a disaster or other long-term outage. A hot site backup system allows you to be operational within a short amount of time with fairly current data, as opposed to being down for several hours or days while the most recent backup tapes are delivered and restored onto a backup system. Often, companies are able to utilize a smaller system for their disaster recovery solution because it is understood that in the event of a true disaster, the company will most likely be operating at a reduced capacity and will not have the need for as large a system as normal.

Most small to medium sized businesses have no real need for a high availability solution. They can accommodate the few hours of planned down time each year that is necessary for loading PTFs or performing the occasional OS upgrade. What most small to medium sized businesses really need is the ability to continue their business operations after a disaster. SOR can provide that capability to them at a fraction of the cost of most high availability solutions.

If you need true high availability, click here for IBM approved HA solutions for the AS/400, iSeries, and IBM i.
If you are just looking to implement a disaster recovery plan that allows your business to continue operating after a disaster, SOR is the right product for you at a price that won't hurt your budget.

Simple Object Replicator is SIMPLE TO INSTALL, and SIMPLE TO OPERATE & MAINTAIN.
SOR is simply the best low-cost disaster recovery solution for AS/400, iSeries, and IBM i!

How does SOR work? A remote journal environment is established between your production system and your disaster recovery system. SOR reads entries from the remote journal receivers on the disaster recovery system and "applies" the information in each journal entry to a replicated copy of the appropriate object. It's that simple!

SOR diagram

Midrange Resources, Inc. offers SOR at a very affordable price. We want every small to medium business to be able to afford data replication for their IBM i, iSeries, or AS/400.

We can do this because we are not spending tens of thousands of dollars every month for full page ads in magazines, sponsoring or exhibiting at trade shows or other events, or spending money on any other method of advertising. We do not even employ any marketing or sales personnel. Our only advertising is found on our websites, and through word of mouth.
A large portion of Midrange Resources' revenue still comes from our consulting and programming services. Our data replication software was developed to meet the needs of our customers, not with the intent of marketing it for tens of thousands of dollars per copy. As such, it lacks many of the "bells and whistles" that the more expensive products possess. However, we do continue to work on enhancing our products, using the feedback of our customers to determine what features get top priority in the development process.

If you would like to obtain a 90 day evaluation copy of our software, simply send an email to the address provided below. Please execute the following two commands on your source and target systems, and include the results in your email. Also include the designation of which results belong to the source system and which results belong to the target system.
DSPSYSVAL QSRLNBR
DSPSYSVAL QMODEL

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