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From SQL to Python: IBM i Database Queries
ByIntroduction In this article I will show how we can use python on the IBM i to retrieve records from a SQLite database and output the results in a nicely…
Why Not Add An Extra Layer of Security?
ByIt’s most likely that you have added an extra lock on your front door, preventing it for being opened from the outside. In most cases we do not think about…
Article 600!
This is a historic post, article number 600 rolls of the print press! Here we celebrate this exciting feat. The number 600 pops up in various contexts, here are some…
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NCDU on IBM i
Yes, I am continuing my amazing journey with open source on the IBM i. In this article I’ll be taking a look at another one of the open source utilities…
2022 All400’s IBM i Survey
Four years agon All400’s did a ‘user’ survey about IBM i, and they had 650 resonses, this year they are doing another survey and hope to achieve 1000 responses. They…
ByRemain Software Milestone
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands — Today Remain Software is pleased to announce the second Milestone of TD/OMS V14, Gravity V7, OCTO V1, Remain API Studio V3, and MiWorkplace V1.28, in line with the company’s…
A screen a story – Retire the Heritage Navigator for i
Although the log4j media storm of December 2021 has settled and is part of what we call the past. IBM did publish a document titled Security Bulletin: IBM i components…
Service Commander on IBM i
In this article I will talk about another great open-source utility for our IBM i. Firstly, what a great name! Service commander was developed by Jesse Gorsinski, the business architect…
Finding the key to cost-effective, simple business continuity and disaster recovery
key to cost-effective, simple business continuity and disaster recovery By Tom Richards, Systems and Storage Practice Lead Northdoor plc. Preparing for the unknown If the events of the last year…
A screen a story – Storage Spikes?
As mentioned in my previous article, this article is all about when disk space spikes all of a sudden and how to trace the culprit. The last few year more…
Logrotate on IBM i
In this article I will talk about an open-source utility that hasn’t got much airspace since it was released on our IBM i. Its called logrotate, a handly utility that…
Your IBM i server is not a fridge
It feels a little crazy to have to point this out but your IBM i isn’t a bloody refrigerator! And yet, there are some users who seem to think that…
ByPostgreSQL on IBM i
In this article I will show you how we can install and use the very popular PostgreSQL database on our IBM i. PostgreSQL is an open source relational database management…
A screen a story – Custom Charts. Is it a hidden gem?
If disk space fills up completely on IBM i, the system will eventually come to a stop. Before doing that it will get slower and slower. It is your task…
A screen a story – now you see me, now you do not
The life of a system administrator can be full of surprises. Things you have taken for granted, turn out to be completely different. Let me get directly to the point.…