Aerospace and defense programs are becoming more complex, longer‑lived and more tightly regulated, pushing traditional, document‑centric PLM systems beyond their limits. Fragmented tools, legacy architectures and disconnected data make it increasingly difficult to maintain traceability, manage configuration changes and support certification across decades‑long lifecycles.

The whitepaper explores how IBM i Migrate While Active (MWA) enables organizations to perform near-zero downtime migrations of critical IBM i workloads. In today’s always-on business environment, traditional migration methods that require long maintenance windows can disrupt operations and impact productivity.