Operating System

IBM i 7.5 TR8 and 7.6 TR2 Highlight ‘Zero Downtime’ Aspirations—and the Value of Community Input

IBM i continued its journey toward zero planned downtime last week with the release of a new batch of Technology Refreshes (TR) for IBM i 7.5 and 7.6. In addition to expanded capabilities for Migrate While Active, highlights from the latest round of OS upgrades include enhanced data visibility, hardened security and an acknowledgement of […]

In IT, There Are No Points for Humility

Rob McNelly on the importance of giving credit where due, a guide to NPIV setup and more

IBM i’s AI Advantage: The Ecosystem Stakes a Claim 

As a platform for AI, the OS has a leg up due to its comprehensive data sets, integrated architecture and unique user base, IBM i enthusiasts proclaim

IBM i: Putting Integration Front and Center

Amy Williams, principal security services consultant at Fortra, explains how IBM i is evolving without sacrificing the core security and stability the platform is known for

Working Magic with hmcscanner

Rob McNelly conjures an Excel file and gets a timely reminder

AIX’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Is Underway

Rob McNelly shares the latest IBM news and support updates, plus details from the recent storage announcement

A Guide to Automated Package Installation on AIX

Chris Gibson explains how to address a common challenge by using the new autofsinstall utility in AIX 7.3 TL4

Mainframe Security: The Future Is Here

Using a Metric Database to Populate Dashboards for IBM i

Rick Flagler explains how to create a database to contain metrics for dashboard reporting—for the sake of performance, simplicity and flexibility

AI Agents for IBM i: A Comprehensive Introduction

In this installment of IBM's "AI With IBM i" series, IBM AI specialists Adam Shedivy and Devansh Kumar explain how LLMs can be enhanced with knowledge, tools and memory to take real actions