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ICSF HCR77C1, the z14 and Pervasive Encryption

Greg Boyd

April 1, 2018

ICSF is a component of z/OS and IBM is touting HCR77C1 and the z14 to deliver pervasive encryption.

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Trapping the Elusive Error with AIX Kernel Tracing

Mark J. Ray

April 1, 2018

Spotting error conditions requires time spent intensively studying your own AIX environment.

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Susan Dineen on the Future of the Mainframe Workforce

Reg Harbeck

April 1, 2018

Reg Harbeck: Hi, this is Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with Susan Dineen, who is the CEO of Legacy Next Strategies in Toronto. Susan has been working with the mainframe for some time and became aware that there was a real demographic opportunity to help build a new generation and has done a lot […]

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Distributed Network Testing: The Key to Productive Network Management Infrastructure

Jim Schesvold

April 1, 2018

Network testing was a pretty straightforward process when IBM assigned me to network implementation and management in my job as a Systems Engineer. There weren’t many network components: Point-to-point or multipoint modems, a channel connection between mainframe and 3705 communication controllers with associated network interfaces (which was admittedly complex), the analog telecommunications link, a 3270 […]

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Centralized Cloud and Security Management Empowers IT

April 1, 2018

For IBM Power Systems clients, transforming their virtualized data center into a self-service private cloud and protecting it with automated security management just became an easier and more powerful proposition. IBM has introduced important new capabilities by advancing IBM Power Security Center (PowerSC) and Power Virtualization Center (PowerVC) software. Both were recently announced at Think […]

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Working With the IFS: Access Client Solutions vs. Navigator for i

Dawn May

March 29, 2018

You can access the Integrated File System (IFS) using either the Navigator for i web console orAccess Client Solutions (ACS). ACS added support to work with the IFS back in October 2016. There are differences between the capabilities; which interface you use will depend upon what you want to accomplish. I’m sure there are other […]

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How to Save 5250 Configurations as Default Profile

Dawn May

March 12, 2018

There’s a handy (but somewhat hidden) feature that allows you to save customizations made to your 5250 session configurations.

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The Special Attributes of Computer Security Hardware

Joseph Gulla

March 12, 2018

Many of us think about security with primarily a software focus. You might be surprised to know about the special security hardware and its role in safeguarding data.

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A Closer Look at RPG’s DATA-INTO

Jon Paris

March 1, 2018

An introduction to a more generic version of our CSV parser, along with trace support that IBM has built in to facilitate the development of parsers

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Now Is the Time for Digital Transformation on IBM Z

Derek Britton

March 1, 2018

In the northern hemisphere, seasonal changes in the weather are upon us. The familiar March winds and April showers aren’t entirely welcome, but typical and expected. Regular, significant change is no stranger in global enterprise IT—in fact, change is a constant. Fresh winds are never far away, blowing through the corridors of IT like an […]

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