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Making the Mainframe More Accessible to New Technologists

When high schooler Enzo Damato had the chance to buy a used mainframe for $100 in 2020, his parents weren’t exactly ready to set up an electric substation at their house and give up their garage. But fast-forward to 2022: Damato has gotten his wish—the garage is home to a z114 mainframe. Starting the Mainframe […]

Identifying Top Cloud Security Issues

Trevor Eddolls highlights key takeaways from four industry-leading research reports on the current state of cloud security

The VM Workshop Celebrates VM’s 50th Anniversary

This year’s VM Workshop was special in several ways. First, this is the first face-to-face workshop since the world went virtual due to COVID-19 in 2020. And second, we were able to celebrate VM’s 50th anniversary in Binghamton, New York—the home of IBM’s VM development team, and where I had the pleasure of working with […]

Meet the 2022 TechChannel Mainframe Rising Stars

TechChannel is pleased to acknowledge our class of 2022 Rising Stars in the mainframe community–recognizing those who have worked on the platform for five years or less, but are already pushing the boundaries of what is possible. Our Rising Stars initiative is designed to recognize and bring visibility to the next generation of aspiring innovators […]

Meet the 2022 TechChannel Power Systems Rising Stars

For the second year in a row, TechChannel is acknowledging Rising Stars in the Power Systems community–recognizing those who have worked on the platform for five years or less, but are already pushing the boundaries of what is possible. Formerly known as IBM Fresh Faces, our Rising Stars initiative is designed to recognize and bring […]

Announcing IBM i 7.5 TR1, 7.4 TR7 and More

It’s time to announce technology refreshes again. On October 11, 2022, we announced IBM i 7.5 TR1 and 7.4 TR7. And, as always, in addition to those specific “technology refresh” delivery vehicles, there are updates for Db2, Navigator, RPG and more. But First: Power10 Scale-Out But before I get to the TRs, I owe it […]

Anna Murray on the Value of Collaboration in an Automated World

Reg Harbeck: Hi. I’m Reg Harbeck, and today I’m here with Anna Murray, who is product management director at Rocket Software. Welcome, Anna. Maybe we can start by getting the sense of how did you end up in the mainframe space and at Rocket Software? Anna Murray: Well thanks, Reg, for having me. I really […]

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Beth Granger on LinkedIn and Social Etiquette

Charlie Guarino: Hi everybody. This is Charlie Guarino. Welcome to another edition of TechTalk SMB. In today’s podcast, I am so happy to be sitting here with a very good friend who is also a trainer, consultant, and a speaker who works with organizations and individuals to help them grow their businesses through referrals and […]

Enzo Damato’s Mainframe Journey Is Just Getting Started

Reg Harbeck: Hi. I’m Reg Harbeck and today I’m here with Enzo Damato, who is in his senior year of high school and has his own mainframe: a z114—or as I like to say, zed 114. Enzo, tell us how did you end up with your own mainframe? Enzo Damato: Well I first got interested […]

Alternate Subsystem Routing in Navigator

Navigator for i allows you to configure and manage subsystems. It also provides several options to set up subsystem routing. This post reviews these features in Navigator, along with the newest one—alternate subsystem routing. Managing subsystems with Navigator has been around for quite some time. You can create and manage subsystem descriptions with the tasks […]

Recognizing and Fostering Greatness in the Power Systems Ecosystem

Spotlighting influential women in the IBM i community; plus, Pete Massiello on how mentorship and IBM i education can close the Power Systems skills gap

How to Approach Advanced IT Automation

When it comes to advanced IT automation, technology leaders should become familiar with both current as well as future trends that may affect your organization. It is a fundamental task to make an appraisal of one’s data center infrastructure and to analyze what is being done now and what needs to be done in the […]

Calling All Mainframers, Students, Open-Source Developers and DEI Advocates

On September 21-22, Philadelphia, PA, will become the hub for open source, mainframes and Linux on Z as students, engineers, developers attend the first-ever in-person Open Mainframe Summit. For those global attendees who can’t travel, the hybrid event includes a streaming option for all sessions and keynote presentations. This year will highlight security as it […]

The Costs of Data Breaches in 2022

Every year, mainframers are waiting to see what’s in the IBM’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, which features research by the Ponemon Institute. This year, the headline figures were that breaches are costing more, and their impact is greater than ever before. The current average cost of a data breach is $4.35 million—that’s […]

Continuing IBM i Education: COMMON Fall Events

I am a big advocate for continuing education. Whether self-study with online materials or attending user group meetings, keeping current with technology is critical for career success. I do online self-study frequently. When I have questions I head straight to the internet. I also make it a point to attend local user group meetings—in my […]

How to Deploy a Simple Grafana Dashboard

In this step-by-step tutorial, Jesse Gorzinski explains how to deploy a Grafana backend on IBM i and connect to it from a Grafana container image

Closing the Skills Gap Through Mainframe Optimization

Mainframe environments are continuously evolving—from the shift toward hybrid cloud, to accelerated application development processes and more. This movement toward optimization has left enterprises poised to better address the mainframe skills gap. And, these innovations are possible because of the brilliant technologists on the platform. In this TechChannel e-book, IBM’s Yvette LaMar and Meredith Stowell explain […]

IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4: Sustainability, Security, Flexibility

The IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4 server introduced today (September 13, 2022) is designed to help IT professionals address some of the most pressing issues facing the industry today. The new product increases efficiencies, reduces energy consumption, improves security and provides flexibility in a highly scalable infrastructure. Emperor 4 will be available at the enterprise level […]

Women of COBOL Episode 4: Creative Solutions for Closing the Mainframe Skills Gap

Misty Decker: Hi and welcome to this episode of Women of COBOL. Today we are talking about changing lives through COBOL. I’m so excited about this one; I hope you are, too. Let me introduce our two guests. Today we’re going to chat with Magie Hall, assistant professor of Strategic Business Analytics at WU Vienna. […]

Maintaining Your AIX Systems

Unfortunately, there are a number of people out there testing your security so it is critical that your systems are regularly updated and patched to avoid problems.  Normally maintenance consists of updating the HMC (both software and the BMC/PNOR), server firmware, I/O adapter firmware, VIO servers and your AIX system. In all cases, there may […]

Introducing IBM i System Subscription

IBM has introduced the IBM i System Subscription, designed for affordability and simplicity. Get insights on this latest announcement from IBM’s Dylan Boday.

IBM, VMware Expand Hybrid Cloud Partnership

At VMware Explore 2022, the tech giants unveiled plans for joint product development and consulting alliance aimed at modernizing hybrid cloud environments in regulated industries

Pat Stanard on Mainframe Optimization Versus Modernization

Reg Harbeck: Hi. I’m Reg Harbeck, and today I’m here with Pat Stanard, who is the chief mainframe architect for Kyndryl US—which is, in my opinion, a pretty impressive title. Pat, great to meet you. Tell me, how did you end up in the world of mainframe? Pat Stanard: Hey, Reg. Hey, it’s good to […]

Open Firmware Macros Tips, and a Closer Look at Power10 Servers

Rob McNelly highlights tips on open firmware macros, recaps Nigel Griffith’s closer look at Power10 Servers, explores AIX security bulletins and more

Explore the Security Audit Journal With Navigator for i

Navigator for i, which I previously referred to as New Nav, is now simply called Navigator. I recommend using this version for most tasks. From now on, I will use the term Heritage Navigator when referencing Old Nav. An exciting new feature is the ability to work with your security audit journal entries. Everyone should […]