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iChime: A Virtual IBM i Community

How a casual Zoom meetup turned into a vibrant virtual community fostering IBM i education and connection across the globe

Recognizing TechChannel’s 2023 IBM Champions

The IBM Champions program recognizes technology professionals worldwide who work with and advocate for IBM solutions. Since its formal launch (or relaunch) in 2015, the program has grown rapidly. In January when IBM announced the 2023 Champions, a total of 839 individuals representing 60 countries were recognized. At TechChannel, we have the good fortune of […]

Hanging Out (Virtually) with IBM Champions, Upgrading an Older HMC and More

In January IBM announced its latest class of IBM Champions. As is noted in that blog entry, “This year’s 839 IBM Champions come from 60 countries; 68% of them have been IBM Champions before and are returning to the program, including our 30 Lifetime IBM Champions.” That I am one of those 30 Lifetime Champions […]

The Path to an IBM i Career: Lessons from TechChannel’s Rising Stars

imPower Technologies’ founders Jim Buck and Michelle Lyons were delighted to see several of their past students on TechChannel’s list of 2022 Power Systems Rising Stars. It was less about their courses being mentioned and more about seeing young developers taking lead roles in the community at large. “We are so proud of these talented […]

Scott Klement on REST APIs, DevOps and CICD

Note: This podcast transcript is lightly edited for clarity. Paul Tuohy: Welcome to another iTalk Business with Tuohy. I was about to say it’s great to be joined by an old friend, but when I say old friend, I think just old in that we’ve known each other for awhile. Because you’re nowhere near as […]

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HMC, BMC, VMI, eBMC, FSP, Oh My!

In the beginning of the HMC era life was simple. We had an x86 HMC connected to the FSP (Flexible Service Processor) of the server. You could have redundant HMCs if you wanted, as well. With the migration to the Power HMCs until Power10 we have a BMC (baseboard management controller) in the HMC, and […]

Visualize System Monitor Data for IBM i

My blog Getting Started with IBM i Navigator System Monitors, Revisited explained how to set up system monitors in Navigator for i. Once you have system monitors up and running, you will want to look at the monitor data on a regular basis. There are three options:  Visualize Monitor Data, Visualize Monitor Data (new tab) […]

IBM and Cohesity Collaborate to Offer New Security Solution

On March 2, IBM announced that it is partnering with Cohesity to offer a new Storage Defender solution that includes IBM Storage Protect, IBM Storage FlashSystems, IBM Storage Fusion, and Cohesity DataProtect. IBM Storage Defender uses AI and event monitoring to combat the impacts of breaches and cyberattacks as security risks rise in today’s data-driven […]

A Deep Dive Into Deep Fakes With Dr. Ilke Demir

Charlie Guarino: Hi everybody. This is Charlie Guarino. Welcome to another edition of TechTalk SMB. I’m really thrilled to have join me somebody that I have been reading so much about and have watched so many videos on, and it’s a real delight to have her here. I’m talking about Dr. Ilke Demir, and let me […]

Getting Started with IBM i Navigator System Monitors, Revisited

Dawn May explains how to set up system monitors in Navigator for i