A Reminder About Remote HMC Upgrades
March 19, 2020
Rob McNelly explains how to optimize AIX environments using NIM for efficient setups, upgrades, and simplified administration.
ArticlesNow is the Time to Migrate from Older HMCs
March 17, 2020
Reminder: Support will soon end for x86-based HMC devices. Now is the time to migrate your data.
ArticlesThe Many Faces of Application Creation: Part 2
March 16, 2020
This is a continuation of last month’s article, which chronicled application tools and options in context of development projects I’ve worked in and programming alternatives used, including design, coding, and validation. I’ve used various programming facilities, along with their strengths and weaknesses. My experiences start in the early 1970s, and the evolution I’ve experienced spans […]
ArticlesHow Crypto Revolutions in the Financial Industry Link to Modern-Day Conceptions of Fintech
March 16, 2020
The financial sector experienced turmoil in the past decade. We don’t have to hand cash or credit cards to our taxi drivers anymore as we can use an app instead. Furthermore, we can easily send money to our friends and family via Payoneer and Paypal, never leaving the comfort of our homes. What’s more, today […]
ArticlesPatching on the Fly with AIX and Linux
March 10, 2020
AIX admins often manage Linux servers as well. If this fits your job description, you should know that each operating system has an option that allows limited patching to be done without a reboot. The AIX version is called Live Update; the Red Hat version is called Live Patching. From the AIX site:“Starting with AIX Version 7.2, […]
Route Work by IP Address with QSYS2.SET_SERVER_SBS_ROUTING() Service
March 4, 2020
In this iCan blog post, IBM i expert Dawn May explains how to route work by client IP address without Navigator for i.
ArticlesA Roundup of IC922 Coverage
March 3, 2020
IBM unveiled the Power Systems IC922 server last month. Here's a handy list of where to learn more about it.
ArticlesHomer Ahr Reflects on Working Mission Control for the NASA Apollo Space Program
March 2, 2020
Growing up in the midst of Sputnik and the Cuban Missile Crisis, Homer Ahr’s interests in the space program were piqued early. Ahr became a computer operator for a construction company in his early college years. Inspired to further his career, he taught himself how to program in FORTRAN. Ahr was later asked to work […]
ArticlesVideos Highlight the Latest on Storage
February 25, 2020
Learn what's new and on the horizon in the world of storage through videos produced by the IBM Washington Systems Center.
ArticlesThe Many Faces of Application Creation: Part 1
February 20, 2020
While my career has mostly been consulting, marketing, systems programming and management, I’ve also had numerous engagements in application programming and design. A class in COBOL was my first IT experience, and in my MBA program, I learned Fortran and General Purpose Simulation System (GPSS) in Operations Research classes. In 1975, I rewrote a broken […]