Promoting 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.
ArticlesTake a Holistic View
June 19, 2017
If your enterprise system has gotten more complex over the last few years, with new applications and users, it may be time to revisit your hardware configuration to optimize performance. Companies benefit when they practice taking a holistic view of enterprise systems every two years or so, says Jaqui Lynch, a solutions architect and independent […]
ArticlesUnderstanding and Tuning CPU Throughput
June 14, 2017
Few topics related to AIX performance analysis and tuning are more misunderstood than CPU throughput: how databases, applications, middleware and utilities use CPUs in an IBM Power Systems environment. What follows is a basic primer on determining CPU throughput and usage in your AIX systems. By combining this knowledge with performance statistics, you can tune […]
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.
Graph 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.
ArticlesIBM i Thoughts: COMMON Conference
May 20, 2017
Steve Will reflects on the 2017 COMMON conference.
ArticlesSlicing Time: Curing the Context Switch in AIX
May 17, 2017
Now that we’ve laid a solid groundwork for performance analysis, I'll show you how to tune your systems based on information you’ve gleaned from your diagnostic data.
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.