Aggregate Content for IBM Z Products With IBM Doc Buddy V2
September 29, 2017
IBM Doc Buddy is a mobile app that enables you to search error messages of IBM Z software products.
ArticlesFuture of Testing
September 25, 2017
This is the last post in this series on enterprise testing. The focus has been on both system and application programmers in an enterprise systems setting. The first post described enterprise testing and explained the many challenges that programmers experienced 40 years ago in deploying defect free software. The next two posts discussed system programmers […]
ArticlesPromoting IBM i—TCO, TCA, Reliability and Strategy
September 20, 2017
How to promote the value of IBM i through TCO, TCA, reliability and strategy.
ArticlesEvil Twins: 10 Network Tunables Every Admin Must Understand
September 20, 2017
Setting network tunables incorrectly on AIX systems is a very common problem. Nearly every tunable, be it CPU, memory, networking or storage, affects others to some degree.
ArticlesFocus on Application Testing
September 18, 2017
This is the third post in this series on system and application testing on enterprise systems. In this post, I discuss the daunting job of being a mainframe application programmer and how he or she goes about testing. The testing scope can cover everything from deployment of a new release of ISV software to a […]
Troy Crutcher Helps the Next Generation Master the Mainframe
September 18, 2017
Reg Harbeck talks with Troy Crutcher about the next generation of mainframers, the Master the Mainframe program and other opportunities available for learning and playing on the platform. Listen to the interview via the orange play button or read the transcript below. Reg Harbeck: Hello, this is Reg Harbeck and today I’m here with Troy […]
ArticlesChamara Withanachchi
September 18, 2017
Name: Chamara Withanachchi Title: Head of IT Company Name: Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC Company’s Function: Banking and finance HQ: Colombo, Sri Lanka Years in IT: 16 The biggest challenge our data center is facing today is never-ending changes and upgrades in systems. The next big thing for our business will […]
ArticlesIBM Research Is Working to Improve Mental Health Diagnoses
September 18, 2017
Imagine being able to predict the onset of a mental health condition before it hits. Or receive a diagnosis at home instead of a psychiatrist’s office. Or being able to adjust your medications based on patterns in your speech when you casually talk with family and friends. Within the next five years, you may not […]
ArticlesAn RPGers First Steps with JSON: Consuming JSON data with YAJL
September 12, 2017
How to use the YAJL library to consume a JSON document and extract the data for use by an RPG program. Part 2 of 2.
ArticlesSystem Programmers and System Testing Challenges
September 11, 2017
What is the role of a mainframe system programmer, and how do they go about testing and covering everything from a major OS release to a specific software product?