Critical Issue Boyd Gaming can’t afford downtime in its 24/7 environment. Excellent customer service and data integrity are critical to the company’s success in the gaming industry. The company looked for an HA solution that would help them avoid out-of-synch conditions and achieve repeatable role swaps. The Challenge Looking to examine its high availability (HA) strategy and enhance its capabilities, Boyd Gaming brought in IBM ® System i veteran Jim Ravens as Business Recovery Manager. “When I came on board, the mandate from my boss Marv Magnani, Application Services Manager, was to achieve successful, repeatable role swaps, no matter what it took,” said Ravens. The team was looking for an HA solution that would be easy to manage and help them avoid out-of-synch conditions.

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