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What is eating my IFS?
ByThe most common question I get about disk usage is about the IFS, specifically “what is using all the disk space allocated to it?” Most recently I was asked this…
Git – A Free SCM?
ByIn my previous article I gave you an insight into the new open source editor Orion on the IBM i. If you haven’t yet read my Orion PowerWire article, it…
Orion – An RDi Alternative?
Introduction – Are you not yet using RDi for your RPG development, but are fed up with SEU lagging behind in releases and complaining of syntax errors when using the…
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New research: Legacy applications threaten digital transformation initiatives for IBM i shops
Only 37 per cent of respondents have a clearly designated person or team with responsibility for retiring legacy systems PETERBOROUGH, NH – July 09, 2019 – 67 per cent of…
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IBM’s Steve Will talks AS/400, POWER9, IBM i 7.4, cognitive systems, and everything in between.
True or False: The IBM i operating system is just the AS/400 all over again. False! The AS/400 provided a solid foundation, but it has evolved over the years into…
Node Project – iDash
In this article I will take you through part of my Node.js workshop that I presented at the UK International i Power conference in June 2019. The workshop was called…
HMC’s – descriptive errors optional
I’ve been having great fun recently trying to upgrade one of my HMCs and figure I shall now share with you all the woes in the hope that the next…
ByARCAD and Skytap announce global partnership to deliver DevOps for IBM i in the cloud
ANNECY – 25 June, 2019 – ARCAD Software, international leader in DevOps and Modernization solutions, today announced their partnership with Skytap, global cloud provider delivering an industry-first, multi-tenant public cloud offering…
Fresche Solutions and CSI Partner to Bring IBM i Applications to the Cloud
Thursday June 6, 2019 – In a bid to deliver higher economic impact, reduce cost and increase innovation for clients, enterprise performance partner CSI has partnered with Fresche Solutions (Fresche),…
IBM i Conference in the UK
i-UG’s International i-Power is the largest IBM i Conference of the year in the UK and they will have a whole host of topics to choose from, looking at many key…
Ping unto eternity
A slightly pretentious title for an article that doesn’t deserve it, but you must indulge yourself every so often. If you’ve ever used the PING command from a windows command…
Programmers Comments
This is a light hearted article this month while I prepare for my Node.js on IBM i workshop at the UK International i Power conference 2019. Over the 40 odd…
‘i’ will emPOWER the new generation of techs
For as long as I can remember, the Holy Grail of IBM i computing has been to engage with the younger generations and to bring them into the safe and…
The 2019 Common Europe Congress
The 2019 Common Europe Congress adds IBM experts to agenda including the latest announcements and education on OS 7.4 and Db2 Mirror; Luxembourg, Europe; 20 May 2019. The Common Europe…
IBM i Security Best Practices – Presented by Jeff Uehling
Security best practices and regulatory compliance are a constantly moving target. In this webinar, Syncsort’s Product Management Director for Security Solutions, Jeff Uehling, shares what he’s learned over the…