Why I Enjoy Working Remotely
July 21, 2020
The technology, tips and tricks Rob McNelly has gained under his sleeve while working remotely all these years.
ArticlesIBM i 7.4 TR2 and 7.3 TR8 PTF Groups Coming Soon
July 14, 2020
Steve Will blogs about the latest IBM i Program Temporary Fixes (PTFs).
ArticlesMy Lucky Number
July 14, 2020
Thirteen years ago this week, my first AIXchange post went live for IBM Systems Magazine. You may notice that the above link takes you to RobMcNelly.com, my personal website and archive. Early this year, around the same time IBM developerWorks shut down, IBM Systems magazine redesigned its website. The decision was made to scale back the magazine […]
ArticlesWhen Looking for Answers, Don’t Discount Older Docs
July 7, 2020
While a lot of information is dated, it's still relevant. Old documentation and archives actually hold answers to a lot of our current questions.
ArticlesAwesome Run SQL Scripts Enhancements
July 1, 2020
Get familiar with enhancements made to Access Client Solutions from the past few updates.
Meet the 2019 Master the Mainframe Winners
July 1, 2020
For 15 years, IBM’s Master the Mainframe competition has introduced students to the world of programming. Participants come from a wide variety of countries and backgrounds, but they all share a common desire to learn and the tenacity to persist. The 12 winners of the 2019 competition include two high school students just starting their […]
ArticlesMatt Deres on Nursing, Music and the Humanity of the Mainframe
July 1, 2020
Reg Harbeck: Hi. This is Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with Matt Deres, who is the CIO of Rocket Software. Matt, tell us how did you end up being CIO at Rocket? Matt Deres: That's a great question. So, I worked in a number of mid-sized companies mostly related to financial services but […]
ArticlesMoving AIX Workloads to the Cloud
June 30, 2020
Rob McNelly provides insights on moving on-premises IBM AIX workloads to the public cloud.
ArticlesA Literal Icon of Computing
June 30, 2020
Rob McNelly makes a toast to early GUI decisions and designs, and the people behind them.
Articles4 Years: From Marketing Major to Mainframer
June 25, 2020
Four years ago, I was in an office building interviewing for a new position I knew nothing about. I had been working the past eight months doing a sales job that I took out of pure necessity. The real world had made me realize that my marketing degree was not worth nearly as much as […]