A Red Hot Reddit Discussion of AIX and Linux
January 22, 2019
AIX isn't imperiled by the prevalence of Linux. Even so, it's always great to encounter passionate defenses of our favorite OS, and this thread from the AIX Reddit feed (r/aix) is chock full of them.
ArticlesExploring the Possibilities
November 20, 2018
Rob McNelly explores how to emulate AIX on QEMU, test AIX 7.2 on modern POWER9 workstations, and unlock possibilities for innovative tech experimentation.
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 […]
ArticlesA Turning Point for Open Source on IBM i
August 1, 2018
IBM i is quickly becoming a fertile platform for open-source innovation, thanks to recent advancements.
ArticlesOf Dials and Switches: More about Tunables
August 1, 2018
Learn how to obtain more detailed information on each tunable.
Julia Programming Language Bridges the Machine-Learning Gap
August 1, 2018
Previously unsolvable computational problems are now within reach thanks to the convergence of a number of powerful forces. Recent tech advances in self-driving cars, machine translation and image and speech recognition wouldn’t be possible without corresponding advances in hardware and software. Deep learning, a programming approach where the computer learns from experience and concepts rather […]
ArticlesIBM i in Healthcare: IBM’s WISH Application
July 8, 2018
IBM's WISH application is the most modern health information system for the Belgian market based on WebSphere and Java.
ArticlesOf Dials and Switches: An Introduction to Tuning the AIX Kernel
July 1, 2018
The kernel is the heart of any operating system. A major function of this core code is to provide access to the hardware on which it runs.
ArticlesIBM Cloud Private Helps Clients Tackle Consolidation, Modernization
June 1, 2018
IT consolidation is about more than server consolidation. The scope of these cost-saving and simplification projects can range from a small number of devices to consolidation projects involving multiple data centers. A well-documented example of a mega project is when IBM consolidated from 270 data centers in 1997 to just 12 in a project that […]
ArticlesPowerVM Preinstalled on POWER9 Facilitates Multicloud Environments
May 1, 2018
There was a time when the philosophy around hardware acquisition was based on one application per box. Today, that static, silo model is no longer sufficient to support business needs. Enterprises must optimize resource use, maximize availability, and above all, deliver customers the products and services they want as quickly as possible. Increasingly, organizations understand […]