Why IBM AIX Customers Are Turning to IBM Micro-Outsourcing

Many organisations running IBM AIX don’t want to outsource their entire IT department, and rightly so.
But what we’re increasingly seeing is skills gaps around IBM AIX system administration creating real operational and security risk.

Sometimes it’s a long-standing IBM expert retiring.
Sometimes non-IBM staff are “babysitting” the AIX systems alongside everything else.
Either way, critical platforms are often left exposed.

When we onboard new customers, we regularly uncover:

• Default or weak passwords
• RootVG disks not mirrored
• Incomplete or untested backups
• Serious security vulnerabilities
• Systems running very old AIX and firmware levels

This is exactly why customers are turning to Baby Blue’s IBM Micro-Outsourcing.

IBM Micro-Outsourcing is designed for organisations that want to retain control of their IT, but outsource the specialist IBM AIX Sys Admin responsibilities to experts who live and breathe the platform.

Because every customer’s in-house capability is different, we offer flexibility:

• We can take full responsibility for IBM AIX system administration, or
• Provide targeted IBM AIX Sys Admin “Top-Up” Services, including:
  • Backup & Security Audits
  • PowerHA annual solution testing
  • AIX version upgrades & patching
  • Remote IBM AIX support

The Result
Lower risk, stronger security, better resilience, without the cost or disruption of full IT outsourcing.

👉If IBM AIX services are relevant to your environment and you’d like to see how IBM Micro-Outsourcing could work for you, get in touch.