Tips for Leveraging Your GenAI Code Assistant
April 24, 2025
Brenno Oliveira of Kyndryl explains how to craft prompts that will maximize the effectiveness of AI coding sidekicks
ArticlesMainframe Connectivity: What’s Missing?
June 21, 2021
We can, perhaps, all remember a time when a simple 3270 terminal emulator was all we needed to access the mainframe without needing a directly-connected terminal. And we were really pleased that we could work from anywhere using this simple solution to our communication problem. It worked and our expectations were not very high. Next, […]
ArticlesOld COBOL Dog, New JSON, XML and Mobile Workload Tricks
March 3, 2021
What is an old dog? What is a new trick? If COBOL were a human, its 61 years might make it seem eligible for early retirement. But something strange has been happening in the world of established business technology, beginning with the non-retirement of highly-experienced technologists. Yes, there are plenty of people who have followed […]
ArticlesInnovations in the Terminal Emulation Space
February 23, 2021
A look at innovations in the terminal emulation space, and what to keep in mind when selecting a terminal emulator vendor
ArticlesMobile Applications for IBM i Enable Business Continuity
February 3, 2020
Cellphones and mobile devices, long a part of our daily lives, have also become essential in the world of business. That’s certainly the case for Alan Seiden. As head of Seiden Group, a consulting firm specializing in application development and modernization on the IBM i platform, Seiden manages his business from his phone. When traveling […]
ESS Mobile App Updates
January 7, 2020
The latest version of the IBM Entitled Systems Support mobile app puts asset management at your fingertips.
ArticlesPOWER9 Quick Reference Guide Now Available Via App
August 20, 2019
The IBM Power Systems Quick Reference Guide is available in iOS and Android formats.
ArticlesHow to Send Text Messages From IBM i
April 1, 2019
Communication is often done via email, but a text message can do the trick, too. In fact, you probably already have the tools you need to send a text message installed on your IBM i
ArticlesUSAA Integrates Applications and Data Across Platforms Using RESTful APIs
January 1, 2018
UP CLOSE Customer: USAA Headquarters: San Antonio Business: Financial services Challenge: Integrating applications and data across platforms Solution: Using RESTful APIs to open communications channels between backend and client-side resources Hardware: Eight IBM z13 systems Software: IBM WebSphere Application Server “There’s gold in them thar hills!” an old and enduring U.S. miner saying goes. It can apply today, as organizations are finding […]
ArticlesTrend Watch: Mobile
March 6, 2017
This is the third in a multi-part series with a focus on trends that are interesting and important with a focus on enterprise computing. In this post, I’ll continue my point-in-time analysis of trends with a focus on mobile devices and computing. DeviceAtlas.com reports that while smartphones are now firmly established as an important part […]