Selected TechU Presentations Now Online
November 16, 2020
For those who missed the recent virtual IBM Technical University, some free sessions are available on YouTube.
ArticlesNew Redbook Explores IBM Private Cloud, CoD Offerings
November 9, 2020
Rob McNelly provides perspective on a new Redbook and its relationship with IBM Private Cloud.
ArticlesIT Management Is Mature Yet Still Reinventing Itself
November 9, 2020
There are 16 IBM products that can help organizations infuse data through the use of AI. This week, Joseph Gulla explores eight of them.
ArticlesInfusing Data Through AI
November 9, 2020
There are 16 IBM products that can help organizations infuse data through the use of AI. This week, Joseph Gulla explores eight of them.
ArticlesWhen Internal Disks Can’t Be Seen from the VIOS Installation Menu
November 3, 2020
IBM Support Q&A resolves a dilemma when a client ran into issues installing the PowerVM® Virtual Input/Output Server.
ArticlesSystems Management with IBM i Services
November 2, 2020
IBM i expert Dawn May gives a primer on IBM i Services for those who are new to the tool.
ArticlesWhy You Should be Running VIOS 3.x
November 2, 2020
Technical Editor Rob McNelly explains the advantages of upgrading your VIO server.
ArticlesIBM Analytics Products Express Wide-Ranging Capabilities
November 2, 2020
Joseph Gulla explores products that help scale AI broadly across the organization
ArticlesIBM Introduces AI Platform to Accelerate Vaccine Design and Testing
November 2, 2020
Though the impact of COVID-19 has been arduous for many industries, some companies have met the challenge head on. Specifically, IBM introduced a new AI platform, RoboRXN, designed to support scientists in their efforts to discover and test new drugs. The platform is just one of the innovative tools for fighting the virus that have emerged in […]
ArticlesJeanne Glass on Starting Her Own Mainframe Organization
November 2, 2020
Reg Harbeck: Hi, this is Reg Harbeck and I'm here with my friend Jeanne Glass, who is a colleague of mine. We worked together at the same company and after we both left that company, we each continued on our mainframe careers. She has done all kinds of mainframe stuff, including being a cofounder of […]
ArticlesExpanding Cloud Capabilities
November 2, 2020
As organizations look for new ways to engage clients with new experiences and digital services outside of their traditional offerings, many begin to realize that options are limited by their cloud infrastructure. Without the agility to quickly deploy new applications, organizations lose their competitive edge and even their clients. Instead of losing market share, organizations […]
ArticlesIBM Analytics Products Have a Strong Focus
October 28, 2020
There’s a lot to the analytics software topic, so it helps to understand it using tools like IBM’s analytics products model
ArticlesWhen Technology Sneaks Up on You
October 27, 2020
Rob McNelly gets a new laptop and relearns an important lesson: While you’d expect technology to progress, it’s still worth noticing.
ArticlesRegister for the ‘Making Our Strong Community, Stronger’ Webinar
October 26, 2020
On Nov. 12, 2020, speakers from Broadcom, IBM, Rocket Software and VirtualZ Computing will come together for an online event focusing on the importance of diversity, inclusion and equity. The webinar, “Making Our Strong Community, Stronger” will be moderated by Dr. Gloria Chance, the CEO of the Mousai Group. Featured mainframe executives include Jeanne Glass […]
ArticlesOpen Mainframe Summit Celebrates Successful First Annual Event
October 26, 2020
On Sept. 16 and 17, 2020, the Open Mainframe Project held the first inaugural Open Mainframe Summit, which brought together several members of the IBM Z® community, including students, educators and industry professionals, to share their insights on the mainframe. The virtual event gave mainframers a chance to connect online to share best practices, discuss […]
ArticlesWith PM for Power Discontinued, What are Your Options for Collecting Performance Data?
October 20, 2020
IBM has discontinued the Performance Management for Power Systems™ service.
ArticlesIs Your Data Ready for AI?
October 20, 2020
Analytics products and services can discover meaningful patterns in data that reveal insights that organizations can interpret and communicate to others.
ArticlesAIX 2020 Lessons Learned
October 15, 2020
Rob McNelly explores expert advice for AIX maintenance, from rootvg cloning to disk scrubbing.
ArticlesNavigator for i Graph History: Enable Historical Data Collection
October 15, 2020
IBM i expert Dawn May continues her series about Navigator for i by discussing historical data.
ArticlesNavigator for i Graph History: Review Historical Data
October 15, 2020
IBM i expert Dawn May continues her series about Navigator for i by discussing historical data
ArticlesDevOps Agile Tools and Practices
October 13, 2020
In his latest “IT Trendz” post, Joseph Gulla explores DevOps, an increasingly common approach to agile software development
ArticlesThe Value of Emergency Planning, Wherever You Are
October 13, 2020
Rob McNelly reflects on how an event this summer reminded him to always be prepared.
ArticlesAnnouncement Time: IBM i 7.4 TR3 and 7.3 TR9
October 6, 2020
Steve Will blogs about the latest IBM i TR.
ArticlesPower Systems Tricks and Tips from Gareth Coates
October 6, 2020
IBMer Gareth Coates maintains a blog covering topics from NIC speed in AIX to processor compatibility modes on POWER9, scripts like sumcol, duvg and dfvg and much more.
ArticlesJanet Sun on Her 25 Years of SHARE
October 1, 2020
Reg Harbeck: Hi, this is Reg Harbeck and today I’m here with my friend, Janet Sun. Janet is, in my opinion, an amazing person. She has been a mainframe volunteer at SHARE, a volunteer, in fact, a past SHARE president. She has been involved in various aspects of the mainframe her whole career and she’s […]