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RDi 9.6 – Push to Client Feature
ByTo continue with my current stream of Rational Developer for i articles, in this issue, I will show how to use a feature that makes administration easier, I’m all for…
Say hello to the new POWER9 and go buy a POWER8
ByIBM has just announced the all new POWER9 based AC922 model and it looks great! I’ll talk about that a little more later but for now just know that it’s…
RDi 9.6 – Worth a Look?
Firstly, thank-you to all that attended my RDi session at the last UK iUG meeting. I hope you enjoyed it. At that presentation, I notified all that IBM were due…
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IBM i Spooled File Management
We all love IBM i, but for many spooled file management is considered a real headache. So, what tips and tools are there to help you? Expiration Dates on Spooled…
ByCLEANMAIL – the folly of assumption
Bit of a short one this month as preparing for Year End tasks and shutdowns around the customers, but it gave me a little chuckle when I did it so…
By/Home bitter-sweet /Home
The Home directory is nothing new to IBM i, it’s been around for decades and yet it is not widely used. With the increase in popularity of Open Source on…
A NodeJS Website on IBM i – Restricted Access
In the previous article we displayed, in a browser window, all the employees in our company. Probably not something you would wish to make public to the whole company! Program…
Raz-Lee Security Announces IBM i Security Bundles
Nanuet, New York – December 4, 2019 – Raz-Lee Security is pleased to announce that they are now offering IBM i Security Bundles to address organizations’ fundamental need for cyber,…
A Screen a Story “Old habits die very slowly”
IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) is an excellent tool to review IBM i SQL performance. My guess is that most system administrators hardly touch the option “SQL Performance Center”…
ByHelpSystems Announces Clearswift Acquisition to Expand Cybersecurity Portfolio
MINNEAPOLIS, December 2, 2019 – HelpSystems announced today that it will acquire Clearswift, a UK-based content threat protection software company. Clearswift’s award-winning deep content inspection capability enables information to be…
WRKRDBDIRE- I want data from that box..
A bit of background to start with today, I’ve recently been learning how to setup NodeJS on IBM i (again big plug here for Andy Youens series to get you…
A NodeJS Website on IBM i – Database Access
Continuing my Node.js website on IBM i, in this article I’ll show you how we can access a file/table and display the results on a web page all neatly formatted.…
TD/OMS and Gravity “Milestone 1” Enhancements Streamline Efficiency and Advance Application Development Potential for Remain Software Customers
Remain Software released this Wednesday TD/OMS V12 Milestone 1 and Gravity V5 Milestone 1, in line with the company’s longstanding commitment to ongoing support for its signature application-lifecycle management, workflow…
How to get the Latest and Greatest
Within a few days the latest Technology Refresh for IBM i 7.4 and 7.3 will be available. The official planned availability day is 15 November 2019. For details please have…
IBM Must Gather Tool – Your Best Friend In Times Of Trouble
Oh no! and just when everything was running so well. There’s a problem with the system and you have logged a Problem Management Report (PMR) with IBM. You get a…
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