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Gender Bias, Equal Pay and Harassment Still Pervasive for Women STEM Professionals

Despite a growing focus on DEI initiatives across STEM, the ITIC 2022 Sexual Harassment, Gender Bias and Equal Pay Survey has revealed key areas for growth

IBM Think 2022 Showcases Powerful Product Lineup, Partnerships, Sustainability and Skills Initiatives

IBM used its annual Think conference in Boston to showcase a powerful lineup of new product technology roadmaps, strategic partnerships and initiatives all designed to highlight the company’s revitalization under Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna’s leadership over the past two years. The overarching takeaway from IBM Think 2022 is that IBM is a […]

IBM Reaffirms Commitment to Hybrid Cloud, AI and Security Initiatives

Insights from IBM’s Roger Premo on IBM’s business strategy and how it influenced the Think 2022 conference

Looking Forward: COMMON Europe Congress 2022

COMMON Europe, in its 60th Diamond Jubilee year, and COMMON Iberia are proud to organize our annual congress in the beautiful city of Alicante from June 13 to 16. You’ll be able to network with industry experts, learn about the latest IBM technology and explore all that Alicante has to offer. COMMON Europe Congress Highlights […]

Mainframe Security: Are There More Gaps in Your Defenses Than You Thought?

Hackers are always trying to find ways into your mainframe and exfiltrate your data. Trying to stay ahead of their ingenuity can be hard work. Luckily, penetration testers are doing that work for us, and we can learn a lot from them about how to strengthen our defenses. Threats to the Mainframe When people talk […]

IBM i 7.5: New System Limits and More Hidden Gems

I’ve been reviewing the documentation about IBM i 7.5 and have discovered more hidden gems. Continuing from the post last week, here are more of my favorites: Historical Data Collection Is on by Default I submitted an IBM Idea asking that Collection Services enable historical data by default. I am happy to report this feature […]

Trends in the Modern, Connected and Secure Z Ecosystem: Ensono’s View

Reg Harbeck: Hi. I'm Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with Lisa Dyer, who is the global VP and mainframe line of business leader, and Steven Perva, who is senior mainframe modernization engineer with Ensono. Rather than telling you more about Ensono, let's start by Lisa, if I could ask you, tell us both about […]

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How to Create a Security Strategy That’s Built to Last

More accessible technology, economic and political volatility, and evolving hacking techniques mean that security personnel face different challenges than they did five years ago. Organizations must develop a reliable security strategy to keep up with data security needs. Part of this strategy begins with the security basics: assess your environment, implement end-user education, enforce password […]

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Filtering IP Addresses With AIX IPSec

Do you need to block a specific IP address or host from accessing your AIX system? One approach is to use AIX IP security (IPSec) to filter specific IP addresses. Learn how here.

The Open Mainframe Project Mentorship Program: The Next Generation of Mainframe Talent

“It’s a fantastic thing to know that as a community we have the ability to give back to the broader ecosystem,” says John Mertic, Director of Program Management at the Linux Foundation. For the past six years, Mertic and several other staff have coordinated the Open Mainframe Project Mentorship Program, helping participants learn valuable mainframe […]

Use Nginx to Make Web Content Zoom!

In this blog from Jesse Gorzinski, learn why nginx might be the biggest hidden gem in the open-source ecosystem

Key Considerations for an Effective, Long-Term Security Strategy

More accessible technology, economic and political volatility, and evolving hacking techniques mean that security personnel face different challenges than they did five years ago. Organizations must develop a reliable security strategy to keep up with data security needs. Part of this strategy begins with the security basics: assess your environment, implement end-user education, enforce password […]

A Look at IBM i 7.5 and Merlin

Paul Tuohy: Hi everyone and welcome to another iTalk with Tuohy. Delighted to be joined today by not one person but two people and two of my favorite people to do iTalks with. You can probably guess who they are given the time of year it is and what’s going on this week or in […]

Routing Work by User Profile and More Hidden IBM i 7.5 and IBM i 7.4 TR6 Gems

IBM has announced IBM i 7.5 and IBM i 7.4 TR6. A new release is a big deal and there are a huge number of great enhancements. Steve Will’s article, Announcing IBM i 7.5, 7.4 TR6, IBM i Merlin, is one of the best places to start for an overall review. You should also listen […]

Announcing IBM i 7.5, 7.4 TR6, IBM i Merlin

IBM has unveiled the next major release of IBM i—7.5—as well as IBM i 7.4 TR6 and a brand new product called Merlin. Get the details in this blog from Steve Will.

Migrating LPARs to the Cloud

In this video from IBM Champion Rob McNelly, learn key considerations, solutions and next steps for moving LPARs to the cloud

Can IMS Connect to the Outside World?

Information Management System (IMS) was developed by IBM, with Rockwell and Caterpillar Inc., starting in 1966 as a bill of materials system for the Apollo space program. It went live in 1968, making it over 50 years old. Like everything else on the mainframe, it has been updated and extended since that time. As you […]

IBM, Lenovo, HPE and Huawei Servers Rank as Most Secure Platforms in ITIC Survey

IBM, Lenovo, Huawei and Hewlett-Packard enterprise servers ranked as the most secure platforms in an ITIC survey—experiencing the fewest number of successful data breaches

Tips on the HMC, VIOS, LPAR and More

IBM Champion Rob McNelly on HMC, VIOS, LPAR, AIX 7.2 and 7.3 tips, and more

The Importance of Belonging in the Mainframe Community

By definition, belonging is a unique, subjective experience that relates to the desire to connect with others—according to American psychologist Carl Rogers. It’s how a person feels supported, respected, heard and valued; how they can feel proud of themselves and the others around them. So, how can the mainframe community make belonging a reality for […]

IBM i Next Gen Apps: The Modernization Approach

The first cornerstone of IBM i strategy is to provide solution developers with everything they need to be successful. The solution developers we serve include both Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and the programming teams who create software for specific customers—whether as employees of those customers, or as independent contractors and consultants. Of the thousands of […]

Message Monitors in New Navigator

IBM is updating New Navigator (New Nav) on a regular basis and there are a lot of enhancements that have been added over the past few months. This post highlights new functions in Message Monitors. IBM’s documentation on Message Monitors overview has complete details. You find Monitors in as shown in Figure 1: Message Monitor […]

Highlights From the 2022 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index

The annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index from IBM Security is always a sobering read, and the 2022 edition is no exception. Here, we highlight some of the key security findings, statistics and trends in the report. Cyberattacks by the Numbers This year’s report outlines that phishing was the most common cause of cyberattacks in 2021. […]

Big Things Coming for IBM i in 2022

Well, well, well. Back again! It’s been about six months since I published a blog post, and about two years since I worked with the good people at TechChannel. I’m happy to bring the “You and i” blog back “home.” Of course, if I only post once every six months, it won’t mean much … […]

IBM Aims for the Hybrid Cloud and Increases Security With the New z16

IBM today unveiled the z16 enterprise server, the latest release in its line of IBM Z mainframe systems. The new z16 delivers a slew of embedded, advanced capabilities aimed at hardening security, boosting performance, delivering greater value and cost efficiencies, and making analytics accessible and easy to use for non-data scientists to deliver immediate value. […]