🚀 Skytap Landing Zones on Azure

Welcome to the Skytap Landing Zones on Azure repository! This project provides a structured approach for deploying Skytap environments on Azure, making it easier to migrate AIX and IBM i systems into the cloud.

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📖 Overview

Skytap on Azure enables organizations to run IBM Power and x86 workloads in the cloud with a lift-and-shift migration—no major application or architecture changes required.

A Skytap Landing Zone is a pre-configured environment following best practices to help you deploy, secure, and scale workloads on Azure.

🔑 Key Components

1. Pre-configured Infrastructure Virtual networks, storage, and compute resources optimized for performance, security, and compliance.

2. Security & Compliance Built with controls and standards to meet organizational and regulatory requirements.

3. Connectivity Support for VPNs and ExpressRoute to connect on-premises data centers securely and reliably.

4. Scalability & Flexibility Grow and adapt resources dynamically with scalable storage and compute allocation.

5. Automation & Orchestration Leverage Bicep templates and Skytap APIs to automate deployment and management.

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🎯 Why Use a Landing Zone?

• ✅ Risk Mitigation – A secure and controlled environment reduces migration risk.
• ⚡ Accelerated Migration – Ready-to-use templates shorten setup and configuration time.
• 🛠 Best Practices Built-in – Security, compliance, and performance guidelines are pre-integrated.
• 📏 Consistency – Standardized deployments across multiple projects and teams.

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🚦 Getting Started

1️⃣ Prerequisites

• Active Azure subscription
• Skytap on Azure subscription (how to set it up)
• Knowledge of Azure VNets, Blob Storage, ExpressRoute
• Basic understanding of Skytap

2️⃣ Select a Landing Zone

OS	Description
AIX	Deploy the Skytap AIX Landing Zone
IBM i	IBM i Landing Zone (🚧 work in progress)

3️⃣ Configure

• Adjust networking to match organizational requirements.
• Set up ExpressRoute or VPN for hybrid connectivity.

4️⃣ Deploy

• Use the provided Bicep templates and automation scripts.

5️⃣ Explore Additional Guides

• 📘 Backup Strategy
• 📘 AIX Best Practices
• 📘 Performance Navigator Guides

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! You can help by:

• 💬 Providing feedback on templates and scripts
• 💡 Suggesting new features or enhancements
• 📝 Improving documentation

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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🆘 Support

For help, please open an issue.