IBM Expands the Power10 Portfolio
July 12, 2022
Today, IBM announced that it has expanded its Power10 portfolio. First introduced in September 2021, Power10 was designed to meet the needs of enterprise-level organizations. The newly announced portfolio additions bring the same advantages to mid-sized and small organizations with mid-range and scale-out systems. These products are designed to help smaller and mid-sized organizations improve […]
ArticlesModernization and the Mainframe as a Service
July 11, 2022
It’s a well-rehearsed argument that experienced mainframe staff are, generally, getting older and looking forward to their retirement. Not only did the pandemic prompt many people to re-evaluate their lives, but it was among the biggest factors leading to the recent wave of resignations. This has led many organizations to consider the future of their […]
ArticlesData Breach Impacts and Top Prevention Strategies
July 6, 2022
In the today’s data-driven society, corporate security breaches have the power and capacity to impact mass amounts of technology users at a time. In fact, some of the most sizable security data breaches have taken place during the past decade. Forbes Advisor examined the data taken from FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) between 2017 to 2021 to uncover […]
ArticlesLiam Allan Starts New Role on the IBM i Development Team
July 1, 2022
In Liam Allan’s new job, he’s filling a most familiar role, that of IBM i advocate. Allan, a user and creator of modern application development tools and open-source technologies and all-around people person, is now part of the IBM i development team. He officially becomes an IBM employee on July 1. A Significant Hire Allan is […]
ArticlesIBM Virtual Event Highlights the Latest on Power10 and News on AIX Toolbox Open-Source Support
July 1, 2022
Rob McNelly looks at an upcoming IBM virtual event, an IBM Support update for AIX Toolbox open-source software and more
Database Tasks in Access Client Solutions
June 30, 2022
Users getting acquainted with New Navigator may have noticed that it does not have the database tasks found in Heritage Navigator. This is because Access Client Solutions is where database tasks are now located, within Schemas and the SQL Performance Center. If you compare the actions in Schemas tasks between ACS and Heritage Navigator, you […]
ArticlesWhy Git Is Valuable to the Mainframe
June 24, 2022
There was a time when mainframes were very isolated and writing code meant starting from scratch (probably in COBOL) or adapting some other code that seemed to do something similar. I say “seemed to” because whoever wrote the code probably didn’t bother putting in comments that would make it easy to follow. Real programmers didn’t […]
ArticlesDiversity You Cannot See: A Special Event on Neurodiversity in the Mainframe Workplace
June 20, 2022
Did you know today an estimated 40% of people deal with autistic, attention deficit, anxiety, and/or dyslexic disorders? Combined, these mental differences account for the bulk of what sociologists refer to as “neurodiversity,” or natural variations in everyone’s brain, particularly those who have outlying characteristics, such as autism. In this special one-hour web event, 30-year […]
ArticlesSteve Will on POWERUp, Merlin and His Promotion to Distinguished Engineer
June 10, 2022
As chief architect for IBM i, a significant part of Steve Will’s job is simply to talk about the platform, to inform and educate the user community. Last month’s COMMON POWERUp 2022 event, the first such in-person conference in three years, Will quickly realized how much he’d missed those conversations. Of the week’s many great […]
Articles‘No Job Log’ and More Hidden IBM i 7.5 Gems
June 8, 2022
This post continues reviewing some hidden gems in the 7.5 release, reviewing three IBM Ideas—also known as Requests for Enhancements (RFEs)—delivered in the 7.5 release. These changes may be small, but can lead to big improvements in managing your environment: 1. Eliminate QZSHSH and QP0ZSPWP/T job logs with ‘no job log’ If you have a […]