IBM i and Watson
September 5, 2017
Steve Will discusses how IBM Watson and IBM i are related.
ArticlesLayering the World
September 4, 2017
Microscopes have advanced so far since their inception, they may soon be able to see the small scale in almost infinite detail. But the large scale? It seems much easier to visualize—look up at the sky—but when big, complex data gets thrown into the mix, that may not be the case. The sky is blue, […]
Articles7 Keys to Future-Proofing Your RPG Applications
September 1, 2017
Implementing RPG future-proofing techniques leads to applications that are more resilient and easier to maintain and enhance over time
ArticlesMonitoring and Administration Needed for CICS Effectiveness
September 1, 2017
This article focuses on CICS performance across all platforms. On the mainframe CICS is known as CICS Transaction Server (TS), but on other platforms the product is named TXSeries, and for special functions, CICS Transaction Gateway. All products are developed and supported by CICS development, and are designed to interact with each other via facilities […]
ArticlesIBM Uses Low-Cost Sensors to Help Address Climate Change Issues
September 1, 2017
Natural gas is considered by many to be a cleaner energy source. The downside to natural gas is the methane that is a primary component. If it leaks into the air—estimates suggest approximately 1-2 percent leakage is common at production sites—it absorbs the sun’s heat and warms the Earth’s atmosphere. Methane is estimated to be […]
Enterprise Testing
August 28, 2017
This is the first post in this series on system and application testing on enterprise systems. On mainframes, there are two kinds of programmers—application programmers and system programmers. They are both developers but they operate in different circles because their jobs are fundamentally different. They collaborate with each other, especially when system programmers launch a […]
ArticlesEducating Fresh Faces—Boot Camp, Summit and More
August 22, 2017
Many Fresh Faces are joining the IBM i community. But once they get here, how do they learn what they need to know?
ArticlesIBM Debuts Hyperconverged Servers
August 16, 2017
In May, IBM announced it was partnering with Nutanix to “bring new workloads to hyperconverged deployments.” In July IBM unveiled two new hyperconverged systems. So what does IBM’s move into the hyperconverged infrastructure market mean? For that matter, what is a hyperconverged infrastructure? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R8l81K8UB8 Per Wikipedia, a hyperconverged infrastructure describes systems that virtualize everything. It includes a […]
ArticlesAPIs: The Chicken or the Egg
August 14, 2017
This is the fourth post in this series where I have been writing about the drive for new technology. Is need driving innovation or is innovation driving demand? In other words, what came first: the chicken or the egg? In this post, I explore an area of innovation focused on APIs. Lately, the use of […]
ArticlesSusan Rice on Her Journey of Perseverance Through the Mainframe
August 14, 2017
Reg Harbeck talks with Susan Rice about her story of perseverance and her career as a system programmer. Listen to the interview via the orange play button or read the transcript below. Reg Harbeck: Hi, I'm Reg Harbeck and today I'm here at SHARE in San Jose with Susan Rice, who is the BMC MainView […]