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Virtualizing Storage with LPM via vSCSI
December 3, 2019
Moving to POWER9? Live Partition Mobility (LPM) can be used to virtualize storage on LPARs connected to VIO servers via vSCSI.
ArticlesTake a Sneak Peek at New Hardware
November 26, 2019
The IBM Interactive Product Tour Catalog allows you virtually preview 3D representations of new hardware.
ArticlesA Look at Cloud Automation Manager
November 19, 2019
This short demo video breaks down the process of using Cloud Automation Manager to create templates and deploy virtual machines.
ArticlesThe Benefits of Working Remotely in IT
November 15, 2019
When I was rewriting a student records system for my graduate college, I spent most of time in a tiny room with a keypunch and desk filled with old and new program printouts, plus the punched card versions of each. When I wrote code, it was an instruction per card (or more if putting an […]
ArticlesLittle Things Mean a Lot in RDi 9.6
November 8, 2019
IBM i development experts Jon Paris and Susan Gantner review new enhancements to RDi
ArticlesActive_Job_Info() for Prestart Server Jobs
November 5, 2019
This article continues upon the series of blogs Dawn May has written related to prestart jobs, one of which detailed retrieving the current SQL statement for a job using QSYS2.ACTIVE_JOB_INFO()
ArticlesNPIV Client Boot Hanging Fix
November 5, 2019
IBM Support troubleshoots an NPIV client boot hanging with Error Code 554.
ArticlesEnabling Applications to Use Large Memory Pages
November 4, 2019
In the second part of this series on large memory pages, AIX expert Mark Ray walks readers through how to enable applications to use them
ArticlesMichelle Yeager and Hayley Owens on COBOL Programming
November 4, 2019
Reg Harbeck: I'm Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with Michelle Yeager and Hayley Owens. They are both new COBOL programmers whom I met at SHARE. So maybe let's start; Michelle if you could begin by telling us how did you end up working on the mainframe and being a COBOL programmer? Michelle Yeager: […]
ArticlesGraphing AIX Performance Data
October 30, 2019
Understand your unique environment to best collect and graph data.
ArticlesdeveloperWorks Connections Pages Are Going Away
October 29, 2019
Big news: IBM is sunsetting its entire developerWorks Connections platform.
ArticlesClosing the COBOL Programming Skills Gap
October 25, 2019
The backbone of today’s electronic commerce is COBOL on an IBM Z computing platform. There are 240 billion lines of COBOL in operation, and another 5 billion new lines are added each year. $3 trillion of commercial transactions are processed by COBOL applications each day. COBOL is what business runs on. Some reports indicate that […]
ArticlesEnhancements for Managing Service Tools User IDs in 7.4
October 23, 2019
In this i Can blog post, Dawn May breaks down service tool requirements for IBM i 7.4.
ArticlesA Look at the Latest IBM Announcements
October 22, 2019
Here’s what AIX/IBM Power Systems users should know about the latest announcements.
ArticlesAn Intro to AIX File Systems
October 15, 2019
The IBM Knowledge Center’s overview of AIX file systems is handy as both a refresher and introduction.
ArticlesLarge Memory Pages for AIX
October 14, 2019
AIX expert Mark Ray gives a primer on large memory pages
ArticlesRetrieve Commands With F8
October 10, 2019
In this i Can blog post, IBM i expert Dawn May explains the latest RFE for the OS.
ArticlesAnnouncing IBM i 7.4 TR1
October 9, 2019
On Tuesday, October 8 2019, IBM made several announcements, including the first Technology Refresh for the IBM i 7.4 release, as well as TR 7 for 7.3.
ArticlesCapacity Planning and Management: Don’t Let the Tank Go Dry
October 8, 2019
IT computing complexes are fluctuating, growing, evolving entities, characterized by continual, erratic growth, intertwined with shifting business volumes. The long-term trend is continual system growth driven by business volumes, as well as new forms of usage. A daunting challenge for most IT operations is to have a “crystal ball” that predicts IT resource demand growth, […]
ArticlesProactive Support Now Default Option on E980 and E950
October 1, 2019
IBM’s Proactive Support is now included by default for all mid-range and enterprise POWER9 Systems.
ArticlesRay Mullins on Assembler, COBOL and PL/1
October 1, 2019
Reg Harbeck: Hi, this is Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with Ray Mullins who is a friend of mine and fellow mainframer who I've known from SHARE and various other parts of the mainframe ecosystem for quite some time. It turns out we have a lot of common interests, including languages and of course […]
ArticlesIBM POWER9 and Composable Systems
October 1, 2019
Once upon a time, advances in computing speeds were defined by Moore’s Law. That’s no longer the case, however, with the law having hit a wall. As a result, tech providers have had to become more creative when addressing compute speeds, especially when it comes to new technological advances in artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing […]
ArticlesLegacy Elastic CoD Offerings Being Withdrawn
September 17, 2019
Those using legacy versions of Elastic Capacity on Demand (CoD) will soon need to upgrade their codes.
ArticlesCelebrate 25 Years of PHP at IBM i Day at php[world]
September 16, 2019
Guest blogger Eli White encourages IBM i developers to attend php[world].
ArticlesAn Introduction to Variable Field Lengths in RPG
September 16, 2019
RPG experts Jon Paris and Susan Gantner explain new capabilities available with the Fall 2019 IBM i TR