AIX

AIX SR-IOV VF and Cisco CDP

Yesterday, IBM released Technology Level (TL) 2 for AIX 7.3. With TL2, a new capability is delivered for AIX systems using native Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) adapters (logical ports). With this update AIX administrators can now display information for Cisco network devices (switches) that are directly connected to their AIX logical partition (LPAR). This […]

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A Warning About Running ezh and eezh Scripts in Updated HMC Environments

In 2020 I wrote about a couple of scripts called ezh and eezh: “EZH is a script for the [HMC] to provide an alternate, easier to use, command line interface for many common commands, and the goal of the project is to make the HMC command line interface easier to use for day to day […]

Power10 Lessons Learned in 2023

2023 has been a busy year with lots of Power10 implementations. And I have learned a great deal during that time from a combination of experience, IBM documents and tips from friends. It is important that you follow the instructions on how to set up your Power10 server. The addition of the VMI (Virtualization Management […]

IBM Announces Evolution in Partnership with Amazon Web Services to Expand Generative AI Capabilities

IBM announced today that it will expand its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to leverage generative artificial intelligence (AI) for clients of both companies. By expanding their partnership, IBM and AWS aim to provide more efficient solutions for their clients’ critical use cases. By extending the partnership into the generative AI space, IBM and […]

A Student’s Journey Into Artificial Intelligence | Part 3: GPUs Change the Game

In part 3 of this series, Mark Ray highlights the start of the GPU age and sets the stage for future advancements in AI

The Cost of a Data Breach Reaches an All-Time High of $4.45 Million

MGM Resorts was the latest victim of a social engineering hack that brought the casino chain to its knees. The breach happened last week when hackers obtained a password by posing as an employee of the Las Vegas resort chain. According to published reports on TechCrunch and Bloomberg, the attack crippled MGM’s hotel guest services […]

A Student’s Journey Into Artificial Intelligence | Part 2: Winter Ends

In part two of this series, Mark Ray explores the end of the First AI Winter and the technological developments of the ‘80s and ‘90s

Harness the Power of AI and IBM i Modernization

IBM's Jason McGee and Rocket Software's Puneet Kohli explain how AI is changing the way we think about modernization—and break down misconceptions about modernization on IBM i

IBM Support Insights: Infrastructure Management Simplified

Like many of you, my organization manages servers, switches, storage devices, etc., in multiple data centers located throughout and even outside of the country. With collections of devices this large, naturally, there are many challenges. How do you manage hardware inventories? How do you know when a new device is added to your environment? How […]