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A guide to RPG definitions
ByI would like to take you through the process of defining variables and files in RPG programs. In an effort to promote totally free-form RPG, all the examples shown in…
Are IBM i Services the future of systems management?
ByIBM i Services are perhaps the best kept secret of managing and monitoring IBM i. Relatively few users of our favourite platform know what they are and even fewer use…
AIX tech tip: Bye-bye loops – use the ‘apply’ command instead
ByOne of the best kept secrets of the AIX command line is the “apply” command. Never heard of it? Well, welcome to the club. Two colleagues and I had over…
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Great speaker line-up at Cybercrime Security Forum
Cybercrime Security Forum Europe 2018 is set to be blockbuster conference if the speaker line-up is any indication. Top international speakers will gather in Aachen, on October 29-30, to deliver…
Andy Youens’ workshop at International i-Power
Andy Youens is back at International i-Power to deliver another interesting, entertaining and informative workshop. Write Your First Node.js Program During this workshop, apart from getting you to write your…
2018 State of Resilience Report
The report, which is in its 11th year was conducted by Vision Solutions (now part of Syncsort), surveyed 5,632 IT professionals globally, looked at the data protection strategies and key…
GDPR in a flash!
Not much time during the week, but can spare a few minutes on Friday? Syncsort (now incorporating Vision Solutions, Cilasoft, Enforcive and Traders) have recently launched a series of short…
A Netserver SMB Alternative?
Has your organisation been hit with the file sharing SMBv1 being disabled? Can you no longer share files on our servers IFS, as Microsoft is now blocking this protocol? Server…
Paul Tuohy at International i-Power
For the past few years, I have had the pleasure of speaking at the i-UG International i-Power event. It is one of the highlights of the year for me. Great…
Securing your IBM i for GDPR Compliance
HelpSystems webinar on Thursday, April 5th, at 2pm (GMT Summer Time, London, GMT+01:00). The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation will change the way organizations around the world approach data security—even…
Revealing the New State of IBM i Security
HelpSystems webinar on Thursday, April 19th, at 2pm (GMT Summer Time, London, GMT+01:00). HelpSystems has audited thousands of IBM i servers for more than a decade, gaining extensive, real-world insight…
New Investor for HelpSystems
PALO ALTO, Calif.—February 26, 2018—HGGC, a leading middle market private equity firm, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to recapitalize HelpSystems, a fastgrowing global provider of IT operations…
i-UG (UK) conference welcomes SiD
For the first time in many years SiD (System i Developer) is returning to the UK to deliver university classes at i-UG’s International i-Power conference that will take place this…
ByNew mobile-first solutions from SoftLanding
New mobile-first solutions from SoftLanding provide greater agility for managing IBM i system changes and helpdesk incidents on the move Web interfaces enhance TURNOVER application lifecycle management and EXPRESSDESK problem…
Celebrating 10 Years of Cybercrime Security Forum – Europe 2018
Aachen, Germany. October 29th and 30th. With security very high on the list of IT investments, it is no surprise that most IT Security Professionals also place education at the…