Learning AIX and IBM i: Courses, Tracks and Certifications
December 7, 2021
As I made my way across the country from the ocean, to a campsite in the woods, to a cabin along a lake during my latest camping adventures, I realized that I had not answered a question I had received. I was asked “Are there some courses or tracks or certifications you would recommend if […]
ArticlesPerformance and Management Tools for AIX and Power Systems: Features and Use Cases
December 7, 2021
While monitoring and management solutions perform somewhat similar tasks, they’ve traditionally served different enough functions to keep them from being optimally paired as a collaborative unit. Management tools ensure that your system is available, configured properly or optimized and its components are connected correctly and as expected, whereas monitoring tools look for overall system, communication, […]
E-BooksTechChannel E-book: Streamline Your Modernization Strategies With Open Source and SQL With Db2 for i
December 6, 2021
Modernization strategies come in many forms—each with a unique blend of cost, risk and value. But some strategies are better than others, depending on your organizational needs. Some organizations still have hesitations about adopting the most effective modernization strategies—such as establishing a virtual layer of SQL views within physical data models or leveraging open-source technologies. […]
PodcastsJohn Marconi on New and Old Technology in the Automotive Industry
December 2, 2021
Charlie Guarino: Hi everybody. Welcome to another edition of Tech Talk SMB. This is Charlie Guarino and normally when I'm doing these interviews, it's typically done online, and the special guest is at their remote location. This is a different situation because I'm actually on site today and I'm here in Tustin California at the […]
ArticlesDynamic LPAR on HANA, Support Docs Updated and User Group Session Replays
November 29, 2021
Dynamic LPAR is now available for SAP HANA databases. The new capabilities allow HANA admins to adjust memory on active LPARs without shutting down partitions. This tweet has more information,including an important reminder about the potential need to run dynamic platform optimizer (DPO) should you experience performance degradation. This is just another reason to consider running […]
Interesting Points About the Power HMC
November 10, 2021
Jaqui Lynch on a real-life experience upgrading a 7063-cr1 HMC from 931 to 951, and new HMC upgrades
PodcastsIBM i Power Champion Mats Lidström on Sweden Going Cashless and How Technology Plays a Big Role
November 1, 2021
Charlie Guarino: Hi everybody. This is Charlie Guarino. Welcome to another edition of TechTalk SMB and this month's podcast I'm very happy to be joined by Mats Lidström. Mats Lidström is the CPO and IBM i chief architect at Apper Systems AB located in Sweden. Mats has a very impressive and long history using IBM i […]
PodcastsTim Rowe on the New IBM Navigator for i
November 1, 2021
Paul Tuohy: Hi everyone. Welcome to another iTalk with Tuohy. Delighted to be joined again today by Tim Rowe who is the business architect for application development and systems management for IBM i and now that I've read out your title Tim, I'm afraid that's all we have time for today. Tim Rowe: The abbreviated version […]
VideoIBM Champion Rob McNelly on the New AIX 7.3 Announcement
October 29, 2021
As I finished running 13.1 miles at the Lake Powell half marathon, I realized that I had not told you about the AIX 7.3 announcement from IBM. The announcement letters are easy enough to find on the IBM website. 7.3 was officially announced on October 19, and although there is more than just the AIX announcement, […]
ArticlesMonitoring Tools for Power Systems and AIX
October 20, 2021
Monitoring tools improve service availability and productivity by proactively identifying, diagnosing and repairing slow or otherwise unstable connections. On the other hand, management tools ensure that your system is available, configured properly and its components are connected correctly and as expected, whereas monitoring tools look for overall system, communication, and application performance impacts. For above-mentioned […]