The Significance of Open Source
August 13, 2018
This week, I am continuing this series on important ideas that have helped to shape IT in the modern era. The evolving development and use of open-source software is one of those very powerful ideas. Let me explain. Big Software I use the phrase “evolving development and use of open software,” but maybe it’s just […]
ArticlesAnnouncing the POWER9 980 for IBM i and 7.3 TR5
August 7, 2018
Steve Will announces the POWER9-based IBM Power System E980, detailing its support for IBM i with required Technology Refreshes.
ArticlesThe Significance of Internetworking
August 6, 2018
Internetworking, or more simply put, an internet, is a powerful idea in modern IT.
ArticlesSubsystem Configuration for Prestart Jobs
August 3, 2018
Separating prestart jobs across multiple subsystems can offer several benefits.
ArticlesA Turning Point for Open Source on IBM i
August 1, 2018
IBM i is quickly becoming a fertile platform for open-source innovation, thanks to recent advancements.
Of Dials and Switches: More about Tunables
August 1, 2018
Learn how to obtain more detailed information on each tunable.
ArticlesJulia Programming Language Bridges the Machine-Learning Gap
August 1, 2018
Previously unsolvable computational problems are now within reach thanks to the convergence of a number of powerful forces. Recent tech advances in self-driving cars, machine translation and image and speech recognition wouldn’t be possible without corresponding advances in hardware and software. Deep learning, a programming approach where the computer learns from experience and concepts rather […]
ArticlesDevelop a Cloud Strategy That Aligns With Business Goals
August 1, 2018
How you pursue a goal is as important to achieving it as identifying the goal in the first place. According to a study by Dominican University researchers, participants who wrote down their goals were significantly more likely to reach them. Moreover, study members who detailed the specific actions they would take and made regular progress […]
ArticlesPamela Taylor on Her SHARE Presidency and the Path to Authorship
August 1, 2018
Reg Harbeck: Hi, I'm Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with Pam Taylor, a past president of SHARE and an author of historical fiction and really a whole lot of other things. She is going to tell us all about how she ended up at SHARE, on the mainframe and being an author. Pam, why […]
ArticlesThe Challenge of Making Technical Decisions
August 1, 2018
One of the largest clients I’ve worked with over the years was a paper producer that owned numerous paper mills in Wisconsin that had lost most of their IT staff. It continuously produced several paper types, and if IT operations stopped for more than eight hours, mills would shut down. When a mill shut down, […]