Andy Youens on the Impact of IBM i and Open Source
August 2, 2021
Paul Tuohy: Hi everyone and welcome to another iTalk with Tuohy. Delighted to be joined today for the first time and I hope not the last on the iTalk by Andy Youens from the UK. Hi Andy. Andy Youens: Hello Paul. Paul: So, Andy I think—well I know anybody in the UK who has ever attended […]
PodcastsDavid Gibbs on RPG and IBM i Resources
August 2, 2021
Charlie Guarino: Hi everybody. This is Charlie Guarino. Welcome to another edition of Tech Talk. I am very happy today to have joining me a real staple in the IBM i community, somebody has been working in IBM midrange for more than 35 years doing RPG and Java programming and is also recipient of the Common […]
ArticlesWaiting on a Replacement Part, the Latest With OpenSSH, a Bold Client Choice and a VIOS Webinar
July 30, 2021
Rob McNelly on VIOS admin tips, OpenSSH for AIX, effective support and more
ArticlesAIX 7.2 OpenSSH Is Now HW GZIP Enabled!
July 28, 2021
IBM's Chris Gibson tests the new AIX 7.2 OpenSSH POWER9 HW GZIP enablement functionality
ArticlesWhat Does the Future Hold for Open Source?
July 23, 2021
Jesse Gorzinski kicks off his "Open Your i" blog series on TechChannel. Learn what’s been going on with open source on IBM i, and what the future brings.
AIX Patch Management With Ansible, and the Broader Benefits of Automation
July 15, 2021
Waiting on a Replacement Part, the Latest With OpenSSH, a Bold Client Choice and a VIOS Webinar
ArticlesUnderstanding Disk Space Utilization With IBM i Navigator Performance Tasks
July 14, 2021
Disk space utilization is simply how much of your available disk space is in use. Understanding disk space utilization is something all shops need to do since disk space utilization tends to creep up over time. In my experience, those who are not proactive in understanding where their disk space is going often end up […]
ArticlesBest Practices for AIX in a SAN Environment: Part 2, I/O Configurations
July 14, 2021
In my last article I explained the best practices for AIX in a SAN environment from a SAN perspective. I explained some best practices for SAN topologies, multipathing, FC-HBA configurations, among other recommendations. In this article, I’ll explain the best practices for the I/O configuration from the AIX perspective—that is, recommendations for data layout, filesystems, flash caches configuration […]
ArticlesIBM i Navigator System Monitors
July 6, 2021
Everyone should be proactively monitoring key metrics on IBM i. If you’re not already monitoring your system, I recommend getting started with IBM i System Monitors, which are included with Navigator for i. The feature article, Monitor Your IBM i Application and System Health, reviews why you should proactively monitor your system; this blog post shows you how to get […]
PodcastsSusan Gantner, Jon Paris and Paul Tuohy on the Future of Virtual Conferences
July 1, 2021
Charlie Guarino: Hi everybody. Welcome to another edition of TechTalk. This is Charlie Guarino and today we are doing a departure from our traditional podcasts. In the past, it's always been one on one where we have one person, and we have an entire interview about that, but we're doing a different format today. If I […]