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TechChannel Announces CloudBeat, a Monthly AWS Newsletter

Launching Sept. 24, CloudBeat explores the intersection between AWS and IBM technologies as IT ecosystems continue to converge

Is Platform Engineering the Missing Layer for Hybrid Enterprise Operations?

How platform engineering aims to address hybrid complexity by acting as a control plane above a vast and varied infrastructure

The Horizon Is Here: AI, Security and the New Threat Landscape

In this special report from TechChannel, experts from the IBM Power ecosystem share observations and advice on the new challenges facing cybersecurity teams.

Enterprise AI Agents Need Authority Maps Before They Get More Tools

Gleb Tsipursky, PhD, CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, draws on lessons from the Hugging Face incident as he shares five questions an authority map should be able to answer about AI agents

2026 Rising Stars Nominations Are Now Open

The TechChannel initiative recognizes those who are new to their platform but are already making an impact

Why Cloud-Native Site Reliability Engineering Is Becoming a Mainframe Skill

As transaction paths become more complex, Scott Petry of PwC US stresses the increasing importance of automation, observability, incident management and more

August TechPulse Recap: Modernization—The Project That Never Ends

For August, TechPulse asked IBM Power professionals about their approach to modernization—how they’re pacing it, where AI tools fit in, what’s actually driving the work and how legacy IBM i forms and documents factor into the picture. Thirteen respondents weighed in, and the results suggest a community that’s largely moved past crisis-mode modernization, even as […]

Clearing Up IBM Technologists’ Biggest Misconceptions About AWS (and Vice Versa)

James Roarty, chief cloud officer at Lightedge, has seen things from both sides, explaining how he went from being 'all in on cloud' to a more nuanced view

The Stability Trap: What’s Hiding in Your IBM i Operations?

IBM i’s reliability is legendary. But that same stability can breed complacency, and small, overlooked issues can quietly grow into costly outages. Fortra’s latest Ask the Experts episode tackles this head-on: “The Stability Trap: Don’t Let Complacency Turn Small Problems into Big Shutdowns.” Three seasoned IBM i practitioners walk through the operational areas where risk […]

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Dawn May explains why it's important to understand your options beyond the "slow and safe" default