Let the End User Be Your Guide
April 1, 2019
Although my career has been primarily in OSes, transaction processing, data management/database and network implementation—along with consulting later on—I’ve also participated in application development projects. In my early years, I and an IBM consulting system engineer designed and developed a field developed program called Trend Analysis for CICS/VS, one of the first graphic analysis tools […]
ArticlesConferences, Community and More Ahead for IBM i in 2019
March 30, 2019
A look at conferences and user group events coming up in 2019, and why attending these events is beneficial.
ArticlesComments on the Changing UNIX Landscape
March 26, 2019
Rob McNelly blogs about his recent interview with Network World about the future of AIX and UNIX.
ArticlesREST, SOAP, Microservices, Monitoring and Management
March 25, 2019
There are different aspects of the “outside in” approach, specifically Representational State Transfer (REST) and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP).
ArticlesA Look at AIX and Cloud
March 19, 2019
Rob McNelly blogs about Petra Bührer's Power Systems Virtual User Group presentation, "Enterprise Cloud Bundle and AIX Enterprise Edition"
Traditional and Nontraditional Approaches to Application Modernization
March 18, 2019
A discussion of traditional and nontraditional approaches and techniques for application modernization.
ArticlesLogging in NPIV from the HMC
March 12, 2019
Using the HMC to display and change N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV) mappings to get secondary World Wide Names (WWNs) logged in to use for live partition mobility.
ArticlesIBM i Job Accounting and Prestart Server Jobs
March 10, 2019
Job accounting can be used to track the use of system resources, such as CPU time, transactions, printed output and more, to a particular user or groups of users
ArticlesThe Importance of Asking the Right Questions
March 5, 2019
Have you ever wondered how a particular implementation was ever approved? Why was this choice made instead of something simpler or easier? Short answer: Often it isn't that simple.
ArticlesMidnight Commander Normalizes IBM i App Dev
March 1, 2019
The Midnight Commander tool is one of many enhancements to IBM i that “normalize” the application development environment.