SAP on IBM i: Still Going Strong
October 2, 2018
The IBM i OS consists of a unique architecture that has enabled it to remain relevant for over three decades.
ArticlesWho Does What Job in IT?
October 1, 2018
An exploration of who does what job in IT, and what these job titles entail.
ArticlesChad Rikansrud on Being an Ethical Mainframe Hacker
October 1, 2018
Reg Harbeck: Hi, I’m Reg Harbeck and today I’m here with Chad Rikansrud who is a mainframe hacker at RSM Partners—ethical mainframe hacker—who has got some really interesting background among other things has the interesting Twitter handle of @Bigendiansmalls. So Chad, maybe if you can start by just telling us, how did you end up […]
Articles5 Modernization Steps to Maximize Value and Reduce Risk
October 1, 2018
Application modernization is a hot topic for IBM i shops and it’s no secret why. Companies need to be nimble and their applications need to adapt to meet the evolving needs of the business. Systems are aging, interfaces and processes are outdated, and data is hard to access. Skills shortages are becoming a bigger issue […]
ArticlesPOWER9 Hardware Supports On-premises Cloud Deployments
October 1, 2018
Early adopters were quick to whip out a company credit card and deploy an instance of the public cloud—Amazon Web Services, for instance. But as security breaches continue to make headlines, organizations realize that the accessibility of the public cloud was dampened by concerns that sensitive—and often mission-critical—data could fall into the wrong hands. Either […]
Project Plans Require Nurturing Leadership
October 1, 2018
I was recently chatting with a colleague who was complaining about project team members ignoring his directions, neglecting a schedule he’d built before a short vacation and consequently getting an email from his unhappy client about project delays. I asked if he’d held a meeting to discuss assignments and appoint someone in charge. When he […]
ArticlesQSYS2.ACTIVE_JOB_INFO Service Enhancements: QTEMP_SIZE and Much More
September 25, 2018
Several enhancements to IBM i services were announced with IBM i 7.3 TR5 and IBM i 7.2 TR9.
ArticlesTop Project Management Trends
September 16, 2018
In the previous two posts, I have established a research-based view of the importance of good project management and the role it plays in successfully completing projects. “Research-based” means it’s not my opinion, but rather what I discovered by working with a large sample of data from other people. In this post, I want to […]
ArticlesIBM i Access Client Solutions: IFS Properties
September 11, 2018
Dawn May reviews the improved "Properties" feature added to the IFS support in ACS.
ArticlesA Closer Look at the IBM i Architecture Evolution Webcast
September 10, 2018
Steve Will on his IBM i architecture presentations and why they're relevant.