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Using AI to Assist in Mainframe Application Modernization

CDW's Scott Fagen and IBM's Jennifer Velasquez discuss how IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z changes the developer experience

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IBM watsonx AI Solutions Driving Data Value

IBM executives highlight IBM Data Gate for watsonx, IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z and watsonx Code Assistant for Enterprise Java Applications—and how they’re driving revenue and productivity

Embracing the DevOps Transformation on IBM i

Arcad Software's Philippe Magne on the evolution of DevOps and its critical role in IBM i modernization initiatives

IBM Introduces Watsonx Code Assistant for Z

The generative AI solution is designed to expedite mainframe modernization efforts

Manage IBM i Jobs With Service Commander

IBM i can run more technology than ever before. As such, the types of jobs that can be run are quite diverse—ILE programs, Db2 tasks and PASE programs can happily coexist. This synergy is indeed powerful, but it does come with a cost. All these jobs can be difficult to manage! Consider the simple notion […]

Node.js Is Here for the Long Haul

Charlie Guarino: Hi everybody. This is Charlie Guarino. Welcome to another edition of TechTalk SMB. Today I’m very happy to have with me—well if I look at the bio, I see a software developer at IBM working on enabling open-source software packages for IBM i. But quite literally in the last 30 minutes or so […]

Java at 25: Celebrating Milestones, Mainframe Interoperability and More

It can be said that one sign of a healthy long-term relationship is that there’s still room for small, pleasant surprises. Such is the case with the IBM mainframe and Java. Even though Java’s availability on the mainframe predates the introduction of z/Architecture, IBM’s Skyla Loomis continues to encounter application developers who don’t realize that […]

Maintaining Your AIX Systems

Unfortunately, there are a number of people out there testing your security so it is critical that your systems are regularly updated and patched to avoid problems.  Normally maintenance consists of updating the HMC (both software and the BMC/PNOR), server firmware, I/O adapter firmware, VIO servers and your AIX system. In all cases, there may […]

10 Hidden Gems in the RPM Pile

As you probably know, IBM provides hundreds of open-source packages in the RPM Package Manager (RPM) format. This collection of software, which I affectionately call “the RPM pile,” has become a quintessential component of IBM i. The Node.js and Python programming languages, for instance, are now standard vernacular. Some open source, however, is not as […]

Hashes and How to Create Them on z/OS

Hashes can be really handy. Want to confirm that a file was received intact? Compare sender and receiver hashes. Want to see if a file has been updated recently? Compare hashes generated over time. Want a fast key for a lookup table? Use a hash as the key. But what are hashes, and how can […]