Writing Applications Means Knowing the Process and Its Users
July 1, 2018
A few years ago, I helped a client modify and enhance applications in key business processes like marketing, accounting, inventory management, order processing and customer service. I wasn’t an expert in application design or coding; my specialty was system software like CICS, Db2, VSAM and MVS, but I did know the COBOL, PLI and Assembler […]
ArticlesIBM i System Supplied Prestart Job Entries
June 29, 2018
Prestart job entries that ship with the system in the QSYSWRK, QUSRWRK and QSERVER subsystems.
ArticlesOpen Source Has Never Tasted So Good!
June 28, 2018
Yum is a complete revamp of how open source is created and delivered on IBM i. It streamlines the process of development, delivery, and installation.
ArticlesInnovative Solutions Drive the Next 30 Years of IBM i
June 21, 2018
Steve Will celebrates the 30th anniversary of IBM i by showcasing innovative solutions developed by companies like CD Invest.
ArticlesIntroduction to Prestart Jobs
June 18, 2018
Prestart jobs provide improved performance by allowing a job to be started prior to handling a work request and can be reused for multiple requests—but they can be difficult to manage.
IBM i Survey Time: Let’s Hear From You!
June 6, 2018
One of the tenets of the IBM i strategy is listening to our community. We have many ways to do this: we have advisory councils, we get Requests for Enhancement (RFEs), we help clients who have issues, we attend conferences, we’re active on social media and so on. Another way we listen is to pay […]
ArticlesIntroducing the 2018 IBM i Fresh Faces Class
June 6, 2018
The first group of Fresh Faces had great stories to tell, and now they’re joined by another batch of young professionals who are bringing their enthusiasm and skills to our community.
ArticlesImprove Development Costs with Open Source for IBM i
June 1, 2018
Jesse Gorzinski, business architect for open source on IBM i, explains how implementing open-source languages can improve development costs and time to market.
ArticlesYAJL Meets DATA-INTO
June 1, 2018
There’s now another even easier way in which you can apply YAJL to many tasks where you need to consume JSON
ArticlesIBM Cloud Private Helps Clients Tackle Consolidation, Modernization
June 1, 2018
IT consolidation is about more than server consolidation. The scope of these cost-saving and simplification projects can range from a small number of devices to consolidation projects involving multiple data centers. A well-documented example of a mega project is when IBM consolidated from 270 data centers in 1997 to just 12 in a project that […]