Selected AIX Versions Can Soon Be Licensed Monthly
March 14, 2017
IBM made an interesting announcement today. The Standard editions of AIX 7.1 and AIX 7.2 will soon be available to be licensed on a monthly basis under Passport Advantage. This is another example of Power Systems and AIX making their platforms cloud-ready as they transition to a hybrid cloud model. So far we have C […]
ArticlesIBM i & RFE: Improving Future Business Value
March 9, 2017
In 2016, there was no way to get an RFE requirement created for IBM i itself. Now, there is.
ArticlesDetermining the Size of QTEMP
March 6, 2017
I have a very short update this week. The blog entry “QTEMP – Temporary or Permanent Storage,” was written before IBM i 7.2 was available, but it’s still applicable. That blog explained how storage used by a job’s QTEMP library is actually permanent storage, and it also included some tips on how to determine the […]
ArticlesSNMPv3 Auditing and Other Enhancements
March 1, 2017
This article describes the new support to audit SNMPv3 requests.
ArticlesHow Deep Learning Reveals Data Insights
March 1, 2017
The average human brain has more than 80 billion neurons. The common fruit fly’s brain has about 250,000. Early artificial neural networks (ANNs)—computer systems inspired by the human brain—had even fewer neurons than a fruit fly. “If all you can cough up is the intelligence of a fruit fly, you’re not going very far in […]
Here’s to the Women in IT!
February 21, 2017
Stacy Benfield wrote this week’s blog about her participation in the Women in IT conference in 2016.
ArticlesSPLAT: The Simple Performance Lock Analysis Tool
February 14, 2017
Understanding locking activity and how it affects the performance of databases, applications and the OS itself is an essential part of every AIX specialist's diagnostic arsenal.
Using Stored Procedures in DB2 Web Query for i: Part 2
February 14, 2017
A stored procedure with multiple result sets can be created in a dashboard using DB2 Web Query for i. Learn how to do more with more complex SQL.
ArticlesFebruary 2017 IBM i Announcements
February 14, 2017
Once again it is announcement time, with IBM i 7.3 Technology Refresh 2 and IBM i 7.2 Technology Refresh 6 being announced.
ArticlesAnnouncing IBM i 7.3 TR2 & 7.2 TR6
February 14, 2017
In his latest blog, Steve Will announces the arrival of IBM i 7.3 Technology Refresh 2 and 7.2 TR6, highlighting key updates.