CICS 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 […]
ArticlesGet 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 […]
Waiting 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 […]
ArticlesAIX 7.2 OpenSSH Is Now HW GZIP Enabled!
July 28, 2021
The latest version of OpenSSH for AIX 7.2 now supports POWER9 HW GZIP! The requirements for this new capability are as follows: *NOTE: It’s recommended to have this configuration on both the OpenSSH client and server LPARs for optimal performance. The required OpenSSH packages are available from the AIX Web Download Pack site. From the OpenSSH […]
ArticlesIBM Announces IBM z/OS V2.5
July 28, 2021
According to an IBM Institute for Business Value study “Application modernization on the mainframe” released today, 71% of executives surveyed say mainframe-based applications are central to their business strategy; and in three years, the percentage of organizations leveraging mainframe assets in a hybrid cloud environment is expected to increase by more than 2x. With this in […]
ArticlesWhat Does the Future Hold for Open Source?
July 23, 2021
Jesse Gorzinski kicks off his "Open Your i" blog series on TechChannel. Learn what’s been going on with open source on IBM i, and what the future brings.