Walden Leverich on Open-Source Licensing
February 25, 2021
Charlie Guarino: Hi everybody and welcome to another edition of TechTalk. I’m joined here today by my friend Walden Leverich. Walden is the CEO and founder of Tech Software, a company that delivers software as a service solution for compliance, governance and clinical trial management to hospitals, universities, government agencies, and private sector enterprises. Walden, […]
ArticlesInnovations in the Terminal Emulation Space
February 23, 2021
A look at innovations in the terminal emulation space, and what to keep in mind when selecting a terminal emulator vendor
ArticlesClient Story, VIOS Tips, HMC News and Why You Should Move on From AIX 7.1
February 17, 2021
Rob McNelly explains why older AIX versions run slower, and why it's time to move on from AIX 7.1
Articles2021 AIX Performance Tuning Update
February 12, 2021
Good systems management involves not only managing system reliability, but it also involves continually trying to maximize system throughput and reduce response time for the users. This requires monitoring and tuning system resources. In order to do that, you need to first determine what your key measurement and tuning criteria are. The first step is […]
E-BooksTechChannel E-book: Using Modern IBM i Application Development Tools
February 8, 2021
Today’s RPG is barely recognizable as its earlier version—in format, syntax, capability and flexibility. It evolved along with programmer needs into a fully free-form language that modern programmers can easily pick up. And RDi is the only editor that supports all modern RPG syntax and features. Similarly, one of the IBM i platform’s greatest strengths […]
Creating Bootable AIX OVA Images
February 2, 2021
A new command is included with Technology Level 5 for AIX 7.2 allowing for a utility which will enable admins to capture a bootable OVA image of their AIX systems rootvg. Learn how in this tutorial.
ArticlesThe Incredible i Show Spotlights the Latest on IBM i
February 1, 2021
“The Incredible i Show” is an IBM i podcast hosted by Peg Tuttle and Tony Turetsky. Tuttle has worked on IBM i her entire 35+ year career, while Turetsky is a newcomer, named an IBM i Fresh Face in 2020. Tuttle and Turetsky launched this podcast to gather and disseminate information about IBM i. The […]
ArticlesNoSQL Databases: Frequently Asked Questions
January 25, 2021
Q: What is NoSQL? When you hear someone use the term NoSQL, they’re referring to non-relational databases. Some people will tell you that NoSQL stands for “non SQL.” However, the more fitting term is “not only SQL” as some NoSQL databases continue to support SQL. NoSQL databases utilize a flexible system of storing data, compared […]
ArticlesIBM i Performance Data Investigator: Memory Allocation Perspectives
January 22, 2021
IBM’s recent enhancements to the Performance Data Investigator (PDI) charting engine includes some new memory perspectives (charts) which provide additional usage statistics that help visualize and understand memory usage on your IBM i partition. IBM i memory tuning has traditionally been a dark art: adjust tuning parameters and see how the system behaves. It was […]
Articles2 Recent IBM i Enhancements
January 13, 2021
IBM recently delivered two enhancements to the operating system via PTFs and documented these enhancements on the General IBM i Operating System web page. Improvements to Restricted State This enhancement appears to be a stealth change, as I cannot find any mention of it in announcement materials. I found this enhancement by going to the […]