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i Can use IBM DVD Images with my USB 3.0 Adapter

Dawn May

November 28, 2017

With IBM i 7.2 TR5 and 7.3 TR1, IBM introduced “Optical Containers.” This allowed users to see the DVD image as a separate file system.

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Age of Networks and Network Management

Joseph Gulla

November 27, 2017

In this post, I explore the current state of network management, a powerfully mature discipline that emerged after going through many changes as networking evolved to its present state. Network management is still growing and evolving. That’s because network environments are still developing in sophistication, built-in support and changing device implementations like virtualized firewalls, switches […]

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How Hobby and Career Intersect for a Global Chess Master

Keelia Estrada Moeller

November 27, 2017

Wouldn’t it be nice to find one activity that would never become boring? Warren Harper, staff specialist product developer, BMC, has found his. Harper is an avid chess player and regularly competes in tournaments worldwide. By winning titles both in the U.S. and internationally, Harper has established himself as a global chess master. He holds […]

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Comprehensive Systems Management

Joseph Gulla

November 20, 2017

In this post, I explore systems management as a comprehensive discipline: What is it, how has it changed and what are the latest innovations to emerge. Systems management has developed into a mature and vibrant network of activities that are key to keeping systems available and useful. Let’s consider it as a model with categories […]

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The Difference between Binary and Integer (And Why You Should Care)

Jon Paris and Susan Gantner

November 14, 2017

To avoid surprises when using binary format in databases (i.e., Int or SmallInt in SQL terms or B data type in DDS), you must understand how it all works

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IBM Cloud, Watson and Web Services Help Applications Fly

Jesse Gorzinski

November 13, 2017

IBM i customers have substantial investment in Integrated Language Environment (ILE) applications, but how can these programs be integrated with outside applications or services?

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IT Management Activities and Their Context

Joseph Gulla

November 13, 2017

This is the first in a series about IT management. You might think of this as system, network, application and cloud management, but definitions and practices are changing and expanding. Or, you might think of this as IT Service management. That’s certainly part of it as well. IT service management creates context so it is […]

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Determining the Electrical Grounding for Mission Critical Facilities’ Engine-Generators

Syed Ahsan Baqi

November 13, 2017

The Uptime Institute LLC considers the engine-generators as a primary source of power for the mission critical facilities. Permanently installed generators for the facilities are separate power sources and are often installed as separately derived systems, which are defined in Article 100 of National Electrical Codes. This article discusses the ‘electrical grounding for the engine-generators […]

Podcasts

Denise Kalm on Coaching and Consulting Mainframers

Reg Harbeck

November 13, 2017

Reg Harbeck talks with Denise Kalm, coach and consultant, about how younger mainframers can make an impact on the platform and logical next steps for experienced mainframers. Listen to the interview via the orange play button or read the transcript below. Reg Harbeck: Hi, this is Reg Harbeck and today I'm talking with Denise Kalm. […]

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A Cloud Managed Service Provider Can Help With Data Protection

Brett Martin

November 13, 2017

Data security is a critical component of a comprehensive risk management strategy. Organizations must analyze their security risk, taking into account factors such as industry, types of data being stored, the value of the data and the threats most likely to impact the business. Then they need to decide how much risk they’re willing to […]

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Making the Invisible Visible

Jim Utsler

November 13, 2017

What we see with our eyes represents only a tiny fraction of the information around us. If we had evolved to capture X-rays, we could use electromagnetic wavelengths to see the world. The same holds for ultraviolet or infrared waves. We’ve evolved to visually understand and react to our surroundings based on “visible light.” But […]

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The Art and Science of AIX Performance: Configuration and Logs

Mark J. Ray

November 6, 2017

Once you’ve compiled a detailed history of system performance issues, the next step is to brush up on the finer points of your AIX system configurations.

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Design and Develop Large-Scale System Software

Joseph Gulla

November 6, 2017

This is the sixth and final post in a series about things they never taught me in school. Over the years, I have taken many different computer classes in schools, through IT companies and by self-study, but nothing prepared me for the rigor of leading a team in the design and development of a large-scale […]

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Connect z/OS Applications and Data to the Hybrid Cloud With APIs

Bruce Armstrong

November 1, 2017

Clients can successfully drive digital transformation by optimizing their mainframe using APIs to achieve a compelling ROI.

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IBM Beefs Up PowerSC GUI

Jim Utsler

November 1, 2017

Some early PowerSC commands have been wrapped into a GUI that makes once-opaque security and compliance tools more transparent and significantly easier to use.

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Streamline Processes and Reduce Processor Overhead in CICS

Jim Schesvold

November 1, 2017

This article focuses on CICS performance across all platforms. On the mainframe CICS is known as CICS Transaction Server, but on other platforms it’s called TXSeries, with CICS Transaction Gateway providing standardized CICS interfaces and secure access. All products are developed and supported by CICS development, and interact with each other via facilities like CICS […]

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New IBM z14 Capabilities Make it Easy to Get Started in the Cloud

Gene Rebeck

November 1, 2017

July’s IBM z14* announcement features technology to make cloud computing easier for IBM Z* organizations. With a strong focus on pervasive encryption—where organizations can encrypt data associated with an entire application, cloud service or database in flight or at rest (ibm.co/2fzkphp)—encrypted APIs, a new pricing model, blockchain services and more, clients can feel safer about […]

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IBM Z Offerings Help Clients Take Advantage of the Cloud

Jim Utsler

November 1, 2017

The cloud was once considered simply part of the computing stack—an extension of the data center that hosted non-critical applications and data sets seemingly in the air. Now for many organizations, however, it’s become an essential part of operations, allowing them to more quickly deploy new technologies and nimbly respond to changing market forces. As […]

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Steven Morales

November 1, 2017

  Name: Steven Morales Title: RPGLE programmer Company Name: P.C. Richard and Son Company’s Function: Retail HQ: Farmingdale, New York Years in IT: 21 The biggest challenge our data center is facing today is modernization without losing legacy systems that have proven reliability. My favorite activity outside of work is kayaking. The next big thing […]

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Eco-Friendly IT Infrastructure

November 1, 2017

We live and work in a changing world—one of technological marvels that just a few short years ago would have seemed akin to magic and one whose climate is being vastly altered by our use and abuse of the Earth’s resources. A heating planet has been a call to arms for those of us who […]

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Deep Thinking in IBM Rochester With Watson Analytics

Steve Will

Charlie Guarino

October 27, 2017

Charles Guarino reflects on the IBM i Driveway to Watson event.

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How to Create an IT Offering

Joseph Gulla

October 23, 2017

This is the fourth post in a series about things they never taught me in school. Attending classes, I never learned how to create an IT offering. In fact, I never heard of an IT offering until I was 20 years into my IT career. At that time, elements like professional or support services were […]

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The Art and Science of Performance: Firmware, History and More

Mark J. Ray

October 18, 2017

Performance tuning is the greatest art in computer management. How to get peak performance out of your existing AIX systems. Part 1 of 4.

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How to Automate an Entire Software System

Joseph Gulla

October 16, 2017

I studied to be a computer application developer. My interests were halfway between business and computers, so developing applications were a pretty good fit. Besides, I didn’t know anything about the system side of things—OSes, middleware software, job entry subsystems and system software installation—basically the tasks and concerns of the system programmers. After five years […]

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Jim Michael Embraces Opportunities Throughout Career

October 16, 2017

Reg Harbeck: Hello. I'm here today, this is Reg Harbeck, with Jim Michael. I like to call him the best president SHARE never had because he was with SHARE as their vice-president and everybody expected to become the SHARE president, but then he had a change at his employer that meant that he was no […]

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