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IBM i Access Client Solutions: IFS Properties
September 11, 2018
Dawn May reviews the improved “Properties” feature added to the IFS support in ACS.
ArticlesA Closer Look at the IBM i Architecture Evolution Webcast
September 10, 2018
Steve Will on his IBM i architecture presentations and why they’re relevant.
ArticlesWork With Active Prestart Jobs
September 5, 2018
This blog will review features of Work with Active Jobs (WRKACTJOB) that make finding prestart jobs easier
ArticlesWhy IT Projects Fail
September 3, 2018
Before exploring trends in IT project management, Joseph Gulla examines some basic research that can establish a solid baseline for a review of trends to follow.
ArticlesScott Forstie on Database Enhancements
September 1, 2018
Paul Tuohy: Hi everybody and welcome to another iTalk with Tuohy. Delighted to be joined today―sorry, to be rejoined today―by my good friend Scott Forstie. Hi ya, Scott. Scott Forstie: Hi Paul, I’m doing great. Paul: Good. So Scott of course, chief architect for Db2 on i working at IBM out of Rochester and so […]
ArticlesGary Mikos, Senior Programmer/Analyst, Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp.
September 1, 2018
Name: Gary Mikos Title: Senior programmer/analyst Company Name: Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation Company’s Function: Cabinet manufacturer HQ: East Earl, Pennsylvania Years in IT: 34 What’s the biggest challenge facing your company today? Staying on top of new technologies and determining which could be utilized to achieve company goals or drive innovation. What do you […]
ArticlesOf Dials and Switches: Turning Dials, Flipping Switches
September 1, 2018
It’s time to put what you’ve learned about tunables into practice.
ArticlesMaking Informed Technological Decisions
September 1, 2018
In my early system engineering years with IBM, my primary account was a large insurance company in central Wisconsin that was a leading-edge user of CICS [1] and one of the higher volume online systems in the world. Their advanced, heavily-used, real-time and transaction-based business applications stressed IBM’s largest S/370 processors to their limits. Transaction growth […]
ArticlesIBM Z Content Solutions
September 1, 2018
With hundreds of z/OS and related books in the IBM Knowledge Center along with countless other resources scattered throughout the web, finding information about z/OS offerings can be overwhelming. When you do find information, it can be difficult to know where to start, and what steps to take. The resolution to these challenges? IBM Z […]
ArticlesGetting to Know the Open-Source Zowe Project
September 1, 2018
Zowe—the first open-source framework for z/OS—is poised to break new ground for IBM Z clients. Announced on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at SHARE in St. Louis, by executives from IBM, CA Technologies, Rocket Software and the Open Mainframe Project, the open-source project promises to be a game changer. “Open source redefines industries across the board. We’ve […]
ArticlesJustin Bastin on His SHARE Journey and What’s Next for the Mainframe
September 1, 2018
Reg Harbeck: Hi, this is Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with Justin Bastin whom I've known for quite a long time, basically since he first started coming to SHARE. He's active in SHARE and all kinds of cool stuff and so Justin maybe I can get you to start by just telling us your […]
ArticlesRetired IBMer Carl Parris Studies How Societies Maximize the Use of Their Land
September 1, 2018
Carl Parris—a recently retired IBM Z* performance analyst—began traveling early with his family. “The first significant trip in my life was when my father was doing research for a dissertation, and we ended up living in England for a year. That gave us access to Europe, so we traveled through Europe whenever we had time […]
ArticlesDelivering Real-Time Insight With the IBM z Analytics Portfolio
September 1, 2018
Everyone’s perception of “current” is different. Consider this example: If you came to an intersection, would you look at a picture taken a day ago, or even an hour ago, to determine whether it was safe to cross? Of course not. To do so could put you at great risk. Using old data to make […]
ArticlesAnna McKee Makes History as the First Female Master the Mainframe Winner
September 1, 2018
University of North Texas student Anna McKee grew up in a household fluent in technology. Despite the fact that both of her parents work with mainframes, McKee didn’t consider a career in technology until her second year of junior college. She was struggling to pick a focus of study, considering professions ranging from music to […]
ArticlesConverting Data Into Insight With IBM Z
September 1, 2018
From banking to retail, financial services to healthcare, the world economy runs on the mainframe. Billions of transactions per second are processed around the globe, generating a treasure trove of unique, proprietary data about customers and the businesses that serve them. The essential insight mined from this data using analytics and machine learning can help […]
ArticlesThe Benefits of Analytics and Machine Learning on IBM Z
September 1, 2018
Enterprises have vast amounts of high-value, sensitive data on IBM Z*. With recent advances in machine learning technology, it’s the right time to extract key insights from this data and monetize it. Given its sensitive nature, it only makes sense to leverage that data in place. Enterprises can also minimize costly data movement and maintain […]
ArticlesCreating a Self-Managing Mainframe
September 1, 2018
Hybrid IT environments, along with IT leaders and their teams, are facing more challenges than ever because of digital transformation efforts to add new or improved services for customers. The challenges are coming from all sides, and IT teams are often backed into a corner, left to respond reactively to dynamic changes, customer situations, threats […]
ArticlesFirst Option Improves Hosting Services With Collaboration
September 1, 2018
UP CLOSE Customer: First Option Headquarters: Cave Creek, Arizona Business: IT hosting services Challenge: Growing its hosting business while still focusing on other aspects of the business Solution: Partnering with mindSHIFT, another IT hosting service provider, to develop a lower-cost, more easily managed and geographically dispersed hosting environment Hardware: Several IBM Power Systems servers The […]
ArticlesThe Significance of Cybersecurity
August 27, 2018
The foil to cybercrime is cybersecurity—the protection of internet-connected systems including hardware, software and data from cyberattacks.
ArticlesThe Significance of Technology Change and IT Innovation
August 20, 2018
This week, I am continuing this series on important ideas that have helped to shape IT in the modern era. Technology change, that force that moves technology forward, is one of those very powerful momentums in IT. However, IT innovation is its own specific kind of technology change that nevertheless has a significant effect on […]
ArticlesPrestart Jobs and Server Jobs
August 16, 2018
IBM i expert Dawn May on the user interface for displaying server jobs and how to manage your prestart server jobs
ArticlesFresh Faces in IBM i Development
August 14, 2018
Last year, we saw the introduction of the “Fresh Faces of IBM i” campaign from marketing. This year, we’ve introduced another “class” of Fresh Faces in the IBM i community.
ArticlesThe Significance of Open Source
August 13, 2018
This week, I am continuing this series on important ideas that have helped to shape IT in the modern era. The evolving development and use of open-source software is one of those very powerful ideas. Let me explain. Big Software I use the phrase “evolving development and use of open software,” but maybe it’s just […]
ArticlesAnnouncing the POWER9 980 for IBM i and 7.3 TR5
August 7, 2018
Steve Will announces the POWER9-based IBM Power System E980, detailing its support for IBM i with required Technology Refreshes.
ArticlesThe Significance of Internetworking
August 6, 2018
Internetworking, or more simply put, an internet, is a powerful idea in modern IT.