IBM Delivers a Frictionless Hybrid Cloud Experience With the New Power10-Equipped E1080 Server
September 8, 2021
Today, IBM announced the new IBM Power E1080 server—the first in a new family of servers based on the new IBM Power10 processor. With the Power10-equipped E1080 server, IBM is providing clients with a frictionless hybrid cloud experience across their entire IT infrastructure. The Power E1080 server is built around the revolutionary IBM Power10 processor. […]
ArticlesInstalling an ifix With AIX Live Update
September 1, 2021
Chris Gibson explains how to install an AIX security ifix without a reboot
ArticlesKubernetes Container Security Best Practices With Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes
August 30, 2021
As we work with organizations who are adopting containers as part of their software development strategy, we have seen container security become a challenge for many, and at times an aftersight. This is not on purpose, but primarily a result of the vast differences between the new technology of containers versus the virtualization model many […]
ArticlesEvil Mainframe Brings Ethical Hacking to the Forefront
August 26, 2021
When it comes to hacking, there are courses that can teach you to break past the security of almost anything. However, learning how to hack a mainframe usually isn’t one of them. That’s why Chad Rikansrud and Phil Young created Evil Mainframe, the first mainframe penetration testing class. “The IT world at large has benefited […]
ArticlesCICS Security, TLS Enhancement, Updated CICS Documentation and More
August 23, 2021
The Virtual CICS user group is an online user group that has been meeting for over 10 years. It meets every other month, which works out at six meetings each year. And, at each meeting, there’s a presentation. At the July meeting, Colin Penfold, technical leader for IBM CICS Transaction Server Security, spoke about recent […]
IBM Announces IBM z/OS V2.5
July 28, 2021
According to an IBM Institute for Business Value study “Application modernization on the mainframe” released today, 71% of executives surveyed say mainframe-based applications are central to their business strategy; and in three years, the percentage of organizations leveraging mainframe assets in a hybrid cloud environment is expected to increase by more than 2x. With this in […]
Articles5 Reasons to Choose Open-Source Solutions for Software Development
June 16, 2021
Open source has revolutionized the software development industry. Open source means that the software created is released under a license that allows anyone to use it. The code is also distributed along with the software. Some of the most commonly used software systems in the world are open source. For example, the Firefox web browser […]
E-BooksTechChannel E-book: Why Knowing Your Organization’s Security Needs Can Help Keep Data Locked Down
June 7, 2021
IBM Power Systems hardware and AIX are innately secure—but even top-notch security requires monitoring, patching and security planning to guard against bad actors and keep data locked down. Complacency is a recipe for disaster when it comes to security. An effective security plan requires a multilayered approach that starts with people, then physical security measures, […]
ArticlesSecurity Analytics Market to Gain Traction Across Healthcare Sector
June 7, 2021
The global market for security analytics solutions and services is set to churn out massive profits in 2021 and beyond. Here’s how: The 21st century is no doubt one of the profitable eras for large-scale digitization. With massive shifts toward digital platforms being a protocol of the current COVID-19 age, digitization has, perhaps, touched the apex. […]
PodcastsSteve Pitcher on Malware Threats to IBM i
June 1, 2021
New: Subscribe to TechChannel podcasts on Apple. Paul Tuohy: Okay. Hi everyone, welcome to another iTalk with Tuohy. I’m delighted to—well, actually, I don’t know if I am delighted because we’re going to be talking about something that’s terrifying the life out of me so anyway welcome back to iTalk Steve Pitcher from iTech Solutions. Steve, how […]