IBM i Service Extension: SWMA already gets you the PTFs
IBM i Service Extension costs 1.5x your SWMA and does not buy the security PTFs. IBM's own roadmap says active SWMA already covers post-EOS fixes.
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Power8 can't run IBM i 7.5. That makes this a hardware bill
Power8 caps at IBM i 7.4, which loses standard support on September 30, 2026. What the Service Extension misses, and what new Power iron actually costs.
IBM i 7.4 end of support came September 30. Here is the bill
IBM i 7.4 reached end of support on September 30, 2026. The Service Extension multipliers, what the money stops covering, and what to do if you are still on it.
IBM i Migrate While Active: what it costs and what it won't do
IBM i Migrate While Active costs $2,000 per core per year, and IBM says it is not a DR solution. What the summer TRs added to MWA, BRMS, and tape.