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New Software Enhancements for POWER Systems
ByPowerWire.eu talked to Brandon Pederson earlier this month about the Software Enhancements for POWER System. PowerWire.eu (PW): Hello Brandon, it’s nice to talk to you again, the last time we…
Time to Say Byebye to the POWER7+
ByThose of you with first generation POWER7 processor (the models that end in B & C) will be all to aware that on Monday this week (30th September 2019) IBM…
Tic-Tock, Tic-Tock; time’s running out for IBM i 7.2
IBM announced on the 10th September that you will be able to order a 7.2 version of IBM i until the 30th April 2020, and with the announcement came the…
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A Screen a Story – i…i… Captain
Ever wondered about the firmware level of any adapter present in a POWER server? My guess is that you probably never have or never needed to. Allow me to tell…
ByTelnet failure – check your encryption
One that I’m not sure I want to admit how long it took me to find the answer, so I figure instead I’ll tell you all a story and hopefully…
ByNew ARCAD Software release prioritizes “Unit Test” automation for IBM i
Annecy, France and Peterborough NH, USA – 30 April 2020 – ARCAD Software, international leader in DevOps and Modernization solutions, today announced new advanced functionality to automate the creation, execution…
IBM i Exit Points – The Power To Control and Audit
During this period of enforced lockdown Rowton Staff have been encouraged to spend more time on Training and Education. A recent webinar I watched was one from a series by…
ByOut of the ashes…
PowerWire talks to Mike Ryan, Chairman of i-UG, the organisers of International i-Power conference. PowerWire: Hello Mike, thank you for joining us on a call, it seems strange us…
An interview with Brandon Pederson, taking about TRs, going virtual, and more..
PowerWire: Hello Brandon, how are you? And how much has the world changed since the last time we spoke (October 2019), with the COVID-19 pandemic Brandon Pederson (BD): I’m…
ByAct Fast IBM have announced a SWMA Amnesty
For five long years I’ve been telling anyone at IBM who would listen that we need a SWMA Amnesty, well that time has come but it’s not going to be…
A NodeJS Website on IBM i – Final Version
This article continues with my Node.js Express website on IBM i theme. Here we will ensure our ‘add a new employee’ functionality is in the same format as the update…
ByIBM i 7.4 TR2 and 7.3 TR8
We are living through some incredible times right now, I type this article whilst in Covid-19 Lockdown, I only bring this up so as to allow myself to wish you…
IBM staff create protective face visors at home for NHS
News from IBM – As the UK faces a shortage of protective equipment in hospitals due to the ongoing crisis surrounding COVID-19, IBM staff with 3D printers are turning their…
Backup the backup of your backup
It may sound like we’re getting into some sort of recursion error, but I like to think of it as the poor mans VTL, Virtual Tape Library, and something you…
IBM Offers “Watson Assistant for Citizens” to Provide Responses to COVID-19 Questions
With COVID-19 affecting 206 countries, areas and territories, IBM (NYSE:IBM) is helping government agencies, healthcare organizations and academic institutions throughout the world use AI to put critical data and information…