IBM Announces IBM Telum Processor
August 25, 2021
As the first processor that contains on-chip acceleration for AI inferencing, the Telum chip introduces an updated process that aims to prevent fraud
ArticlesInteract With the ATLASSIAN Jira Software From Within z/OS
August 24, 2021
In this tutorial from BMC's Subhasish Sarkar and Sujit Neb, learn how to interact with ATLASSIAN Jira from a JCL Job that executes on z/OS
ArticlesCLI Options for Configuring and Modifying LPARs
August 23, 2021
Gareth Coates, whose work I’ve cited previously, recently explained how to create an LPAR without using the HMC GUI: “Here is a suite of files to create an LPAR on an IBM [Power Systems server]…. There are shell scripts and configuration files. You need to make changes to suit your particular environment. I’d say that […]
ArticlesCICS Security, TLS Enhancement, Updated CICS Documentation and More
August 23, 2021
The Virtual CICS user group is an online user group that has been meeting for over 10 years. It meets every other month, which works out at six meetings each year. And, at each meeting, there’s a presentation. At the July meeting, Colin Penfold, technical leader for IBM CICS Transaction Server Security, spoke about recent […]
ArticlesContainers, Microservices and Open Source: IBM i From Another Perspective
August 19, 2021
If you’ve worked with enterprise software development, I assume you’ve come across concepts like microservices and containers. Perhaps you’ve worked with Kubernetes or OpenShift. And maybe you already develop microservices in Java with the open-source framework Spring Boot and are over the moon about how great GraalVM is. Personally, I use all the above with […]
Get Notified When Nearing the Maximum Number of Spooled Files
August 11, 2021
An issue I encounter more frequently than I should is systems with a very large number of spooled files. This is a concern because IBM i has an upper limit on the number of spooled files. IBM i creates spooled output all the time, if for no other reason than job logs. If you hit […]
ArticlesIntegrate IBM i With Anything Using Apache Camel
August 6, 2021
Jesse Gorzinski on one of his favorite integration tools, Apache Camel (also known as the "Swiss knife of integration")
ArticlesBasics of Using a Stored Procedure With Db2 Web Query for i Version 2.3
August 2, 2021
The most recent releases of Db2 Web Query introduced interface enhancements to the Home page, metadata management and report design. This article will discuss some of these changes in the context of illustrating using an SQL stored procedure (SP) as a data source for one or more Web Query reports. The procedure presents data for […]
ArticlesWaiting on a Replacement Part, the Latest With OpenSSH, a Bold Client Choice and a VIOS Webinar
July 30, 2021
Recently my water heater died. Fortunately it’s relatively new and still under warranty, so I didn’t have to dip into my pockets to get it repaired. But I did have to wait, because the manufacturer needed to ship a part, which took a few days. Supply chains are still being stretched, so it wasn’t surprising to learn […]
ArticlesThe Importance of a Clinical Data Manager in Clinical Data Management Strategies
July 30, 2021
The handling and presenting of data is critical for any clinical trial’s success. Most people think drug approval takes only a couple of years, but it actually takes anywhere between eight to ten years, and authorities (FDA, EUA, PDMA) take considerable time to review and approve any drug for human use or consumption. Within this […]