The Power of Containers on the Mainframe
March 30, 2023
Acronyms drive me crazy—and having worked more than 30 years for a company that made its living on acronyms…you can understand why. Enter: zCX, or IBM z/OS Container Extensions. It was released for z/OS 2.4 and provides Docker Swarm as support for Docker containers and cluster management. zCX is the vehicle that allows your IBM […]
ArticlesTechChannel Unveils Interactive Content Platform
March 27, 2023
What you need to know about TechChannel's new content platform and partner offerings
ArticlesiChime: A Virtual IBM i Community
March 27, 2023
How a casual Zoom meetup turned into a vibrant virtual community fostering IBM i education and connection across the globe
ArticlesRecognizing TechChannel’s 2023 IBM Champions
March 23, 2023
The IBM Champions of TechChannel offer invaluable insights and guidance that have shaped the platform into a hub for credible, expert IT content
ArticlesHanging Out (Virtually) with IBM Champions, Upgrading an Older HMC and More
March 23, 2023
Rob McNelly explains how he recently updated an older HMC with the help of IBM Support and gives a reminder about technical debt
The Path to an IBM i Career: Lessons from TechChannel’s Rising Stars
March 22, 2023
imPower Technologies’ founders Jim Buck and Michelle Lyons were delighted to see several of their past students on TechChannel’s list of 2022 Power Systems Rising Stars. It was less about their courses being mentioned and more about seeing young developers taking lead roles in the community at large. “We are so proud of these talented […]
ArticlesHMC, BMC, VMI, eBMC, FSP, Oh My!
March 16, 2023
Jaqui Lynch dispels confusion around HMCs, BMCs, Power10 VMI and more—and shares useful commands
ArticlesDevOps and Hybrid Cloud: A Q+A With Rosalind Radcliffe
March 15, 2023
Much of Rosalind Radcliffe’s career has been spent ensuring DevOps can be cross platform and cross enterprise, including zSystems as part of hybrid cloud. Most recently, Radcliffe, IBM Fellow and CIO DevSecOps CTO, moved to the client side in the IBM CIO organization, a customer of the DevSecOps products. The IBM CIO’s office is responsible […]
ArticlesVisualize System Monitor Data for IBM i
March 10, 2023
My blog Getting Started with IBM i Navigator System Monitors, Revisited explained how to set up system monitors in Navigator for i. Once you have system monitors up and running, you will want to look at the monitor data on a regular basis. There are three options: Visualize Monitor Data, Visualize Monitor Data (new tab) […]
ArticlesBuilding Computing Skills Through the IBM zStudent Contest
March 9, 2023
Last year, more than 25,000 contestants participated in the 2022 IBM zStudent Contest, designed to teach participants computing skills and help them gain an edge in the enterprise computing industry. This year’s contest centered on sustainable energy, guiding participants through challenges to collect battery parts for an electric vehicle. Students learn and use JCL, z/OS, […]