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Celebrate 25 Years of PHP at IBM i Day at php[world]

Jesse Gorzinski

September 16, 2019

Guest blogger Eli White encourages IBM i developers to attend php[world].

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An Introduction to Variable Field Lengths in RPG

Susan Gantner

September 16, 2019

RPG experts Jon Paris and Susan Gantner explain new capabilities available with the Fall 2019 IBM i TR

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z15: Next-Gen Security and Resiliency for Hybrid Multicloud

Angela Fresne

September 12, 2019

On Sept. 12, IBM announced the new IBM z15. The mantra for this new generation of the enterprise platform is “the cloud you want with the privacy and security you need,” announcing to the world that IBM Z is ready to help integrate sensitive workloads into the hybrid multicloud. IBM is rolling out major steps […]

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Managing the IT Project Backlog

Jim Schesvold

September 11, 2019

While IT seems to be an exercise in reading the future and transforming it into business processes, IT often misuses its most vital resource—the people that turn hardware, software and networks into business applications that improve productivity, provide new function, and increase employee effectiveness. Analysts are pulled off projects barely halfway complete, designers are reassigned […]

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WebSphere Is a Foundation With Useful Tools

Joseph Gulla

September 10, 2019

Joseph Gulla continues his series on WebSphere, writing about extensions to the different product foundations in the form of developer tools.

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The Implications of IBM’s Red Hat Acquisition

Rob McNelly

September 10, 2019

Red Hat’s acquisition by IBM is bound to take us in some interesting directions.

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Get Social with IBM i

Dawn May

September 9, 2019

Dawn May shares resources for collaborating with other IBM i users online.

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IBM Guide Shows a Lengthy Road Ahead for AIX

Rob McNelly

September 3, 2019

IBM’s recently published guide lays out the company’s long-term commitment to AIX.

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Exploring Open-Source Support on IBM i

Jesse Gorzinski

September 3, 2019

Jesse Gorzinski, business architect for open source on IBM i, explains open-source support options.

Podcasts

‘Captain COBOL’ Tom Ross on the Evolution of COBOL on Z

Reg Harbeck

September 3, 2019

Reg Harbeck: Hi, this is Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with Tom Ross whose nickname is Captain COBOL and he has been working at IBM on COBOL since the early 1980s. Well Tom before I describe you to the world, why don’t you tell us, how did you end up working at IBM on […]

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Get Started With Go Language on AIX

Clément Chigot

September 3, 2019

Go toolchain, the self-hosted toolchain of the new high-performance networking and multiprocessing language, is now available on AIX* 7.2 for POWER8*. This toolchain aims to complement the previous port of Go for AIX, which was made within gcc (known as the gccgo toolchain). What Is Go Language? Go is a new imperative language inspired by […]

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Using Server Message Block on AIX

Rob McNelly

August 27, 2019

Server Message Block (SMB) 2.1 support is now available for AIX 7.2.

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POWER9 Quick Reference Guide Now Available Via App

Rob McNelly

August 20, 2019

The IBM Power Systems Quick Reference Guide is available in iOS and Android formats.

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Interested in Learning More About the new ODBC Driver for IBM i?

Dawn May

August 19, 2019

In her latest i Can blog, IBM i expert Dawn May points to IBMer Mark Irish’s article on the new ODBC driver.

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When the Phone Rings in the Middle of the Night

Jim Schesvold

August 16, 2019

It’s been decades since I had a 9:00 to 5:00 job, only the earliest weeks of my IT career. Training kept me out of town a lot, and becoming a participating project member took a few months to attain, but once I’d become an accountable project member, my working hours extended into evenings because of […]

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Celebrating 10 Years of i Can

Dawn May

August 12, 2019

How time flies! It’s hard to believe I’ve been writing the ‘i Can’ blog for 10 years. Over these 10 years a lot has changed, yet my dedication to the platform remains as strong as ever. The ‘i Can’ blog started as a way to share information about ‘hidden gems’ in IBM i. At semi-regular intervals, […]

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IBM Redbooks: A Look at the Website’s 3 Tabs

Joseph Gulla

August 12, 2019

Joseph Gulla explains the different tabs on the IBM Redbooks website.

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The POWER Investment: Long-Term Viability of the Power Systems Platform

Rob McNelly

August 6, 2019

In this AIXchange blog, Technical Editor Rob McNelly recaps a presentation by IBMer Nigel Griffiths.

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How to Find Everything and Anything About IBM i

Dawn May

August 5, 2019

IBM i expert Dawn May gives a complete roundup of IBM i resources.

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IBM Redbooks Are More Than Books

Joseph Gulla

August 5, 2019

Joseph Gulla explores materials on the IBM Redbooks site.

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Luisa Martinez on zNextGen and SHARE

Reg Harbeck

August 1, 2019

Reg Harbeck: Hi, this is Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with Luisa Martinez who is the IBM rep to the zNextGen project at SHARE. Luisa, maybe if you can start by just telling us, how did you end up on the mainframe?   Luisa Martinez: All right. Well thank you for having me and […]

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Power Systems Best Practices Doc: The Latest

Rob McNelly

July 23, 2019

In this AIXchange blog, Technical Editor Rob McNelly recaps a popular presentation by IBMer Fredrik Lundholm.

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Valuable Sessions Continue on Day 2 of the 2019 ECC Conference

Joseph Gulla

July 19, 2019

Joseph Gulla highlights sessions from the 2019 ECC conference.

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Compute Trends and the Evolution of the IBM Mainframe

Phil Weintraub

July 18, 2019

The past 40-plus years of commercial computing has been a story of three waves (acts) of increasing integration of processes coupled with increasing scale of computing. This article describes each wave, and provides insights of where the current wave of cloud computing is heading. For many of the world’s largest enterprises, modern businesses were built […]

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SHARE Women in IT Effort Works to Increase Representation and Support Those in the Tech Industry

Keelia Estrada Moeller

July 17, 2019

SHARE recently launched a new effort to encourage more women to pursue careers in technology, increase representation at the conference, and support women already working in the industry. The result of this Women in IT initiative became clear back in March 2019 at SHARE Phoenix, where several sessions focused on women in technology and shattering […]

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