IBM i has been based on a radically different approach. The purpose of what was in the past called AS/400 — AS stands for “application system” — was to provide an operating system that would be simple and attractive to deliver new solutions because the OS incorporates all the integration complexities associated with installing and running a new application on the platform. IBM achieved this by designing the virtualization software, the transaction software, the database, and the application servers as an integral part of the operating system
For Many Businesses, It’s Time to Upgrade Their Best-Kept Secret: IBM i
