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Retired IBMer Josh Knight Is Captivated by Astronomy
March 1, 2019
Science has always been important in Josh Knight’s family. His father taught him science in eighth grade, his aunt taught him biology in ninth grade and his mother taught him chemistry in 10th grade. Knight grew up on a farm in northern Missouri, where he observed the constellations often with his father. Knight’s family background […]
ArticlesCompliance Requires Layered Security
March 1, 2019
Businesses need to worry about more than just developing products and services for their customers. They need to deliver those products and services while complying with a plethora of standards and regulations governing how data can be collected, processed, stored and transferred. These standards range from highly specific documents covering niche markets like healthcare, to […]
ArticlesIBM Infrastructure’s Role in Cloud, AI and Security
March 1, 2019
Cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and security all have underpinnings in infrastructure—the servers, storage and software that power an organization. A purpose-built architecture is critical to achieving the performance needed for current and future business requirements. “Technology alone can’t transform a company, but it’s a very essential ingredient in business transformation,” says Tom Rosamilia, senior vice […]
ArticlesIBM’s Enhanced Cloud Strategy
March 1, 2019
IBM Cloud Private for IBM Z and LinuxONE extends IBM Cloud Private capabilities by bringing powerful cloud tools to the platform.
ArticlesHyper Protect Services Increase Cloud Security
March 1, 2019
With cloud adoption continuously accelerating, clients are becoming increasingly concerned about keeping sensitive data and workloads secure in the public cloud. This is especially relevant for clients in regulated industries such as financial services and healthcare. Data protection in the cloud involves encrypting both data at rest and in flight. Providers with sensitive or confidential […]
ArticlesThe Competitive Edge of POWER9 for Cloud and AI
March 1, 2019
Using a system built by a single vendor from the ground up has its benefits. For example, both the hardware and software have been optimized to essentially function as a single entity, removing the complexity involved in multivendor scenarios. Such is the case with IBM POWER9* servers, which make a compelling argument for upgrading from […]
ArticlesSurvey of Application Modernization Strategies
February 25, 2019
A high-level and informed plan of action is needed for any modernization effort.
ArticlesStrategies, Methods and Toolsets for Modernization
February 18, 2019
A systematic and organized approach to application modernization.
ArticlesThe Mysterious QP0ZSPWP Jobs
February 15, 2019
QP0ZSPWP jobs are created by spawn() and fork() functions. But what do they do?
ArticlesSystem Software Maps Provide Quick Answers on OS Support
February 12, 2019
IBM Support has system software maps for AIX, IBM i, VIO server, SUSE, Red Hat and Ubuntu Linux. Use this map to locate all the supported IBM Power Systems operating systems.
ArticlesQSQSRVR Job Considerations
February 10, 2019
The QSQSRVR prestart server jobs run in the QSYSWRK subsystem by default, but you can configure the subsystem for these jobs
ArticlesPowerVC-Based Tool Rebalances Workloads
February 5, 2019
Using the PowerVC Dynamic Resource Optimizer to automatically rebalance AIX workloads on IBM Power Systems servers.
ArticlesClient Special Registers Are Special
February 2, 2019
Client special registers are very useful for understanding who requested work for database server jobs (QZDASOINIT, QSQSRVR, and QRWTSRVR)
ArticlesA Lifetime IBM Champion
February 2, 2019
Rob McNelly blogs about being one of eight recipients of the IBM Champion Lifetime Achievement Award.
ArticlesThe Case for a Database Engineer
February 1, 2019
Q: What’s a database engineer and why do I need one? Part of my job encompasses helping clients understand how to improve their IBM i ROI. Most clients can take simple and inexpensive steps—and one of those is hiring a database engineer (DBE). The DBE role has existed for about a decade. This is […]
ArticlesData Backup Options Balance Risk and Cost
February 1, 2019
Technical Editor Rob McNelly outlines data backup options.
ArticlesWhy RPG Developers are Adopting RDi
February 1, 2019
In more and more shops, Rational Developer for IBM i (RDi) is rapidly taking over as the development platform of choice for RPGers
PodcastsSue Romano Discusses SQL Development
February 1, 2019
Paul Tuohy: Hi everybody and welcome to another iTalk with Tuohy. I'm delighted to have with me today someone that I've been trying to grab an interview for quite a while, Sue Romano. Hello, Sue. Sue Romano: Hi. Paul: So Sue is one of the, for anybody who hasn't come across Sue's name before, is―well […]
ArticlesTime to Look at System Maintenance and Replacing Equipment
February 1, 2019
Once a year, it’s important to review the hardware that’s installed—and also the levels of the software that’s installed on those servers. It’s important to stay as current as possible to ensure you have the best security and performance. It’s also critical to be on hardware and software that is still in service. This means […]
ArticlesMartha McConaghy on SHARE and Women in Technology
February 1, 2019
Reg Harbeck: Hi, this is Reg Harbeck and I'm here today with Martha McConaghy who is a vice president at SHARE and has been a very active mainframer for quite some time and is involved in some really new exciting initiatives as well. Martha, welcome. Maybe if you can tell us, how did you end […]
ArticlesIBM Infrastructure Plays a Critical Role in Cloud, AI and Security
February 1, 2019
Cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and security all have underpinnings in infrastructure—the servers, storage and software that power an organization. A purpose-built architecture is critical to achieving the performance needed for current and future business requirements. “Technology alone can’t transform a company, but it’s a very essential ingredient in business transformation,” says Tom Rosamilia, senior vice […]
ArticlesThere’s Even More to the POWER9 Story
January 29, 2019
If you need to make an argument for Power Systems hardware running AIX, IBM i or Linux with the latest processors, this is tremendous ammunition.
ArticlesA Red Hot Reddit Discussion of AIX and Linux
January 22, 2019
AIX isn’t imperiled by the prevalence of Linux. Even so, it’s always great to encounter passionate defenses of our favorite OS, and this thread from the AIX Reddit feed (r/aix) is chock full of them.
ArticlesRetrieving the Current SQL Statement for a Job
January 17, 2019
IBM i makes it relatively easy to identify and review jobs that may be using a lot of CPU or driving a lot of I/O
ArticlesReplicating Changes Across Multiple HMCs
January 15, 2019
For any environment with multiple HMCs, data replication generally makes sense. IBM’s Customizable Data Replication service can help you accomplish this, no matter how your HMCs are set up.