Critical Issue APL is a global business that operates 24x7 every day of the year. Consequently, the company tolerates no more than four hours of production system downtime per month. APL runs its core business applications on Power Systems servers, which are very reliable, but reliability alone isn’t enough. Even the most reliable of systems requires periodic maintenance. In some cases, a single maintenance task can last longer than the acceptable monthly downtime. Results • Do wn time virtuall y eliminat ed • Maintenance windows reduced to less than four hours per month • Gained peace of mind Business Challenge APL operates around the world and around the clock. Having applications offline for maintenance or any other reason is unacceptable at any time. In fact, users have been

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