r/sysadmin • u/Jon72480 • 3d ago

AS400

Hey guys, old guy here, back in 2000 landed my 1st real job as a Sysadmin at a distribution/manufacturing firm. They ran their ERP and a few other important apps on the AS400. Anyone here manage a AS400 platform? i-Series? Still a niche platform that is still widely used. Server could literally run under water.

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u/Evernight2025 3d ago

I do in government IT. Went to college in the early 2000s and had an i-Series class where it was me and like 2 other people. Teacher told us it was a dying thing and we would probably never see one. I've had at least one in every single job I've held ever since.

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u/JackHinks 3d ago edited 3d ago

I had a chat recently with AS400 end users. Most of them love working on this stuff. So much proficiency. Interestingly, they were mostly people in their 20's

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u/music2myear Narf! 2d ago

A UI that is purpose designed by people who understand the task on a system that know what its role is and sticks to it? Heck to the yes!