An RPGer’s First Steps With JSON
July 11, 2017
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is becoming an essential technology in modern IBM i shops. A look at syntax basics and more. Part 1 of 2.
ArticlesPromoting IBM i—Buzzwords & Hot Buttons
June 19, 2017
Each organization, and in fact each executive within an organization, typically has some specific issues which concern them more than others.
ArticlesPromoting IBM i—Triggering Events
June 13, 2017
Before a company launches a platform evaluation, there are often signs, which, if you recognize them, would allow you some time to prepare.
ArticlesIBM i Strategy: The Cooperative Game
May 30, 2017
In cooperative strategy, players communicate about the actions they will each take. Consequently, we IBMers in the IBM i community have been increasingly talking with, and listening to, our community.
ArticlesGraph History—Stacked Charts
May 22, 2017
With the 7.3 release, IBM introduced historical performance data collection and the ability to view your historical data graphically with Graph History.
IBM i Thoughts: COMMON Conference
May 20, 2017
Steve Will reflects on the 2017 COMMON conference.
ArticlesRPG Fundamentals: Arrays
May 9, 2017
RPG has changed so much over the years that, increasingly, we find our students are unaware of many of the basic tools available to them. One is array processing.
ArticlesCOMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) and RFEs
May 3, 2017
Dawn May highlights several IBM i client advisory councils.
ArticlesSubsystem Configuration Documentation
April 18, 2017
With the 7.3 release, the subsystem configuration information has been updated and incorporated into the Work Management topic within the IBM i Knowledge Center.
ArticlesWhy Organizations Should Reconsider Their Current Chargeback Systems
April 1, 2017
Imagine Mary, Fred and George are gathered for a budget meeting with Ellen, their company’s CIO, to discuss another budget shortfall. Ellen asks, “What caused this million-dollar shortfall?” George says, “We think it’s related to the decision by accounting to shift one of their major workloads from our Power Systems* platforms to our VMware tower. […]