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Precisely Assure MIMIX

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What is Precisely Assure MIMIX?

Assure MIMIX from Precisely (formerly Syncsort) offers IBM i high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) for companies worldwide, from small businesses to global enterprises, who can use Assure MIMIX to prevent data loss and eliminate planned and unplanned downtime.

Assure MIMIX provides scalable real-time replication with options for automating administration, monitoring and alerting, customizable switch automation, and a graphical interface.

Assure MIMIX works across any combination of IBM i server, storage, and OS versions. So, whether needed for HA and DR protection for just one IBM i server, or if a business depends upon a multi-site mix of on-premise, remotely hosted, and Cloud Service-based systems, Assure MIMIX delivers data protection and business continuity.

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Incentivized
Verified User
Representative in Sales (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

  • Real time replication.
  • Easy switch and recovery.
  • Relative ease of use and resiliency.

Cons

  • Possible false sense of security for ransomware attacks.

Most Important Features

  • Reliability.
  • Ease of use.
  • Strong technical support.

Return on Investment

  • Successfully providing its intended use - HA/DR.
  • Provides industry audit approval.
  • Having an HA/DR solution in place is viewed as a positive by customers and potential customers for the marketing of the organization's core products and services.

Other Software Used

IBM i, IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer

MIMIX saves the day

Incentivized
Verified User
Professional in Information Technology (201-500 employees employees)

Pros

  • Redundancy - needs to be available at a moment's notice.
  • Protection - the business would be greatly impacted, therefore protection of production systems is key to the business succeeding.
  • Usability - needs to be user-friendly, easy to navigate and operate, as it will be required at any given time.

Cons

  • Web interface needs some improvement. I can't recall the exact issue, but I do remember having to refresh the screen every now and then to see the update results as expected.
  • Overall, there were some known bugs in the version the organization was utilizing. These were reported and know to be bugs and hopefully resolved in future release.

Return on Investment

  • MIMIX had a positive impact, as the organization has had to rely upon the unplanned switch.
  • MIMIX definite must if organization is running i Series, and business needs are 24/7.
  • Without MIMIX in place, the downtime impact to the business would have been great.

Alternatives Considered

MC service guard and Double Take

Other Software Used

Carbonite DoubleTake