IBM i / OS400 Systems Administration Services

Professional IBM i Support & Systems Administration

Baby Blue delivers specialist IBM i systems administration services for organisations running business-critical workloads on IBM Power Systems.

Whether your platform is referred to as IBM i, OS400, AS/400 or iSeries, we provide structured, proactive administration to maintain stability, security and performance.

We act as either your fully managed IBM i partner or an extension of your in-house IT team.

What Our IBM i Systems Administration Includes

Our service is proactive, not reactive. We manage and maintain your IBM i environment through:

• PTF management and IBM i OS upgrades
• OS400 patch governance and version control
• Firmware coordination and hardware currency planning
• System health monitoring and reporting
• Storage and ASP management
• User access and security configuration
• Backup validation and restore testing
• High Availability (HA) administration and testing
• Performance tuning and workload optimisation
• Capacity planning and lifecycle advisory

All services are delivered remotely by experienced IBM i engineers with defined governance and reporting.

Flexible Engagement Models

We provide IBM i support in structured formats:

Fully Managed IBM i Administration

We take defined operational responsibility for your IBM i estate.

Shared Responsibility Model

Your internal team retains oversight while we manage specialist or higher-risk functions.

Monthly Allocated Support

A defined number of IBM i administration hours per month, scaled to your requirements.

Who Uses Our IBM i Support Services?

Our clients typically:

• Operate legacy IBM i environments with reduced internal expertise
• Require structured patch and security governance
• Are preparing for HA review or OS upgrade
• Need predictable IBM i support costs
• Wish to reduce dependency on a single internal engineer

The Outcome

With Baby Blue managing your IBM i platform, you gain:

• Reduced operational risk
• Consistent patch and firmware governance
• Improved system security
• Validated backup and recovery readiness
• Access to experienced IBM i administrators without permanent recruitment

Speak to an IBM i Specialist

If you would like to review your current IBM i or OS400 systems administration model, we offer structured scoping discussions to assess risk, resilience and support requirements.