Liam 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
ArticlesDatabase 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 […]
Steve 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 […]
ArticlesHow to Create a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan
June 7, 2022
In IT operations, there is a constant threat of equipment failures, site outages or chaos erupting after work hours. Keeping IT operations uninterrupted is vital to maintaining the security and accessibility of sensitive company data for small businesses and large organizations alike. Doing so requires new business continuity measures, especially as data storage devices continue […]
ArticlesIBM z16 Accelerates AI, Simplifies Compliance, Safeguards Data and Avoids Outages
June 7, 2022
Following the IBM z16 GA on May 31, IBM’s Kelly Pushong highlights key IBM z16 benefits, community reactions and the importance of collaboration for this latest zSystems release
ArticlesThe New IBM ESS 3500 Unlocks the Power of Data
June 3, 2022
Companies today know that operational insights are inherent in their data. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have the power to unlock that value, but data complexity and silos make accessing, analyzing, and acting on stored data difficult. The recently announced IBM ESS 3500 global data platform addresses these challenges, making data delivery for […]