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Future of Testing

Joseph Gulla

September 25, 2017

This is the last post in this series on enterprise testing. The focus has been on both system and application programmers in an enterprise systems setting. The first post described enterprise testing and explained the many challenges that programmers experienced 40 years ago in deploying defect free software. The next two posts discussed system programmers […]

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Promoting IBM i—TCO, TCA, Reliability and Strategy

Steve Will

September 20, 2017

How to promote the value of IBM i through TCO, TCA, reliability and strategy.

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Evil Twins: 10 Network Tunables Every Admin Must Understand

Mark J. Ray

September 20, 2017

Setting network tunables incorrectly on AIX systems is a very common problem. Nearly every tunable, be it CPU, memory, networking or storage, affects others to some degree.

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Focus on Application Testing

Joseph Gulla

September 18, 2017

This is the third post in this series on system and application testing on enterprise systems. In this post, I discuss the daunting job of being a mainframe application programmer and how he or she goes about testing. The testing scope can cover everything from deployment of a new release of ISV software to a […]

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Troy Crutcher Helps the Next Generation Master the Mainframe

Reg Harbeck

September 18, 2017

Reg Harbeck talks with Troy Crutcher about the next generation of mainframers, the Master the Mainframe program and other opportunities available for learning and playing on the platform. Listen to the interview via the orange play button or read the transcript below. Reg Harbeck: Hello, this is Reg Harbeck and today I’m here with Troy […]

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Chamara Withanachchi

Claire O'Leary

September 18, 2017

  Name: Chamara Withanachchi Title: Head of IT Company Name: Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC Company’s Function: Banking and finance HQ: Colombo, Sri Lanka Years in IT: 16 The biggest challenge our data center is facing today is never-ending changes and upgrades in systems. The next big thing for our business will […]

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IBM Research Is Working to Improve Mental Health Diagnoses

Jim Utsler

September 18, 2017

Imagine being able to predict the onset of a mental health condition before it hits. Or receive a diagnosis at home instead of a psychiatrist’s office. Or being able to adjust your medications based on patterns in your speech when you casually talk with family and friends. Within the next five years, you may not […]

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An RPGers First Steps with JSON: Consuming JSON data with YAJL

Jon Paris

September 12, 2017

How to use the YAJL library to consume a JSON document and extract the data for use by an RPG program. Part 2 of 2.

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Will You Be The Next Victim Of Ransomware?

Ben Wuest

September 11, 2017

Ransomware is malicious software that has been covertly installed on a device, such as your laptop or phone, which encrypts your private data and demands a monetary ransom for restoring the data to its original format. If the data is highly sensitive, the ransom may be the threat of public disclosure of the private data. […]

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Top IT Concerns

Tom Huntington

September 11, 2017

We’ve heard it at trade shows and read about it in surveys: The top challenges for IBM Power Systems* clients are security, high availability and modernization. It’s no surprise because every CIO needs to keep their data safe and available in order to stay competitive—all while keeping the company’s name out of headlines covering the […]

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