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IBM Storage Announces New IBM FlashSystem Data Resiliency Features

What you need to know about the latest updates to IBM FlashSystem, including improved threat detection and new configurations to fit large-or-small-scale storage needs

Why COBOL Application Cost Reduction Needs to Be the Focal Point of Every IT Budget

Despite ongoing macroeconomic concerns, there are indications that IT budgets remain steady. One study found that 52% of organizations expect to increase spending on IT products and services in 2023. The areas of particular interest to the surveyed organizations were cybersecurity, artificial intelligence/machine learning, public cloud services and private/hybrid cloud infrastructure; all closely linked to […]

Jaqui Lynch on PowerVM V3 and HMC Tips

In the past few months many people have been asking me for tips on managing their HMCs, VIO servers and how to prepare to integrate Power10 into their environment. In this article I am sharing some of the tips I have picked up in the last year that I hope will be helpful for you. […]

Investigate IBM i Monitor Data Using the Performance Data Investigator

In this step-by-step tutorial, Dawn May explains how to use the Performance Data Investigator and highlights the differences between “investigate monitor data” and “visualize monitor data”

Latest IBM Power Updates Aimed at Digital Transformation

What you need to know about the latest updates from IBM Power, including IBM i 7.5 TR2 and IBM i 7.4 TR8

Announcing IBM i 7.5 TR2 and 7.4 TR8

Spring has begun, and that means it’s time for yet another IBM i announcement. The team has been hard at work addressing many customer requests, and today, we are announcing Technology Refreshes together with other important updates from IBM. We have announcements for IBM i 7.5 TR2 and 7.4 TR8, as well as IBM Rational […]

IBM Bolsters z16 and LinuxONE 4 Security, Sustainability With New Configurations

IBM adds z16 and IBM LinuxONE 4 offerings that deliver 75% percent energy reduction; 67% space savings in on-premises and hybrid cloud data centers

IBM Introduces Single Frame and Rack Mount IBM z16 and IBM LinuxONE 4

Latest servers expand IBM Z offerings to small and medium businesses

Pivoting to an IBM i Career: Don’t Blend In, Stand Out

This transcript is lightly edited for clarity. Charlie Guarino: Hi everybody. This is Charlie Guarino. Welcome to yet another edition of TechTalk SMB. Today I am meeting with Rochelle Petty. Rochelle works in the role of application support and development at Everbrite, a company located in Greenfield, Wisconsin, and her platform is primarily—or exclusively, I […]

Vanguard Compliance Manager with Vanguard Aggregation & Delivery

Vanguard Compliance Manager (VCM) for RACF, ACF2, and TSS is an automated vulnerability assessment solution. VCM assists organizations in passing Security Readiness Reviews (SRR) for z/OS mainframe environments.  VCM eases the auditing burden of an SRR by automating the step-by-step procedures. VCM collects the required information, analyzes the system software installation and configuration accordingly, and […]

The Power of Containers on the Mainframe

Acronyms drive me crazy—and having worked more than 30 years for a company that made its living on acronyms…you can understand why. Enter: zCX, or IBM z/OS Container Extensions. It was released for z/OS 2.4 and provides Docker Swarm as support for Docker containers and cluster management. zCX is the vehicle that allows your IBM […]

Eddy Ciliendo on Object Storage and the Mainframe

Reg Harbeck: Hi, I’m Reg Harbeck and today I am here with Eddy Ciliendo, who is the chief strategy officer at Model9. Welcome, Eddy. Eddy Ciliendo: Hey Reg, glad to be here.   Reg: So I’d like to start by just kind of getting a sense—you’ve got a really interesting background that involves a lot […]

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Hybrid Cloud: The Best of Both Worlds

UNICOM Global’s Neil Evans and Rocket Software’s Phil Buckellew discuss why hybrid cloud is on the rise in the post-pandemic world—and how to get the most out of your hybrid cloud strategy

How to Build a Successful Hybrid Cloud Strategy

Rocket Software’s Phil Buckellew on 3 factors to consider when building a hybrid cloud strategy, and UNICOM Global’s Neil Evans on why hybrid cloud is the de facto post-pandemic model

TechChannel Unveils Interactive Content Platform

What you need to know about TechChannel’s new content platform and partner offerings

iChime: A Virtual IBM i Community

How a casual Zoom meetup turned into a vibrant virtual community fostering IBM i education and connection across the globe

Recognizing TechChannel’s 2023 IBM Champions

The IBM Champions of TechChannel offer invaluable insights and guidance that have shaped the platform into a hub for credible, expert IT content

Hanging Out (Virtually) with IBM Champions, Upgrading an Older HMC and More

Rob McNelly explains how he recently updated an older HMC with the help of IBM Support and gives a reminder about technical debt

The Path to an IBM i Career: Lessons from TechChannel’s Rising Stars

imPower Technologies’ founders Jim Buck and Michelle Lyons were delighted to see several of their past students on TechChannel’s list of 2022 Power Systems Rising Stars. It was less about their courses being mentioned and more about seeing young developers taking lead roles in the community at large. “We are so proud of these talented […]

Scott Klement on REST APIs, DevOps and CICD

Note: This podcast transcript is lightly edited for clarity. Paul Tuohy: Welcome to another iTalk Business with Tuohy. I was about to say it’s great to be joined by an old friend, but when I say old friend, I think just old in that we’ve known each other for awhile. Because you’re nowhere near as […]

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HMC, BMC, VMI, eBMC, FSP, Oh My!

Jaqui Lynch dispels confusion around HMCs, BMCs, Power10 VMI and more—and shares useful commands

DevOps and Hybrid Cloud: A Q+A With Rosalind Radcliffe

Much of Rosalind Radcliffe’s career has been spent ensuring DevOps can be cross platform and cross enterprise, including zSystems as part of hybrid cloud. Most recently, Radcliffe, IBM Fellow and CIO DevSecOps CTO, moved to the client side in the IBM CIO organization, a customer of the DevSecOps products. The IBM CIO’s office is responsible […]

Visualize System Monitor Data for IBM i

My blog Getting Started with IBM i Navigator System Monitors, Revisited explained how to set up system monitors in Navigator for i. Once you have system monitors up and running, you will want to look at the monitor data on a regular basis. There are three options:  Visualize Monitor Data, Visualize Monitor Data (new tab) […]

Building Computing Skills Through the IBM zStudent Contest

Last year, more than 25,000 contestants participated in the 2022 IBM zStudent Contest, designed to teach participants computing skills and help them gain an edge in the enterprise computing industry. This year’s contest centered on sustainable energy, guiding participants through challenges to collect battery parts for an electric vehicle. Students learn and use JCL, z/OS, […]

Women of COBOL Celebrates International Women’s Day

Since 2021, the Women of COBOL video series has been uncovering and overcoming unconscious biases about COBOL and women in technology. What inspired the series? Moderator Misty Decker, director of worldwide AMC product marketing at OpenText (formerly Micro Focus), says, “I have been in the mainframe ecosystem for 30 years now. Over the years, I’ve […]