IBM Systems continues to be a leading innovator in server solutions, with outstanding performance, resiliency and security capabilities that scale based on the needs of our clients world-wide, across a variety of industries. AIX and IBM i have been the foundation of mission-critical workloads for a large and dedicated client base for more than thirty years. The strategic direction of AIX & IBM i is to continue innovating for the needs of our clients while embracing new industry technologies and IT trends. Traditionally clients have chosen either on-premises or MSP/CSP hosted environments. Today clients are exploring new deployment models that leverage a combination of both on-premises & off-premises. This course reinforces AIX’s & IBM i’s key strengths, while pointing out the benefits of integrating these in the overall IT strategy and transformation.