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Tips for a happy Zend Server on IBM i
ByWe looked in my last article at how to get started with PHP on IBM i. Server side, this involved installing Zend Server – the PHP engine that makes things…
Opinion: Why IBM Power Systems are like Lego
ByI like Lego. Always have. We had a load of bricks when I was growing up and I built loads of robots, spaceships and other models. Now I have children…
How to delete directories from your IFS
ByThis article was inspired by a recent support call I received. It made me realise that many of you may not have noticed that IBM added a handy parameter to…
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HelpSystems Acquires Fox Technologies to Expand Cybersecurity Portfolio
Acquisition enables organizations to protect information stored on Linux and Unix servers with identity and access management software. Minneapolis, MN, December 13, 2017—HelpSystems announced today that it has acquired Fox…
Say hello to the new POWER9 and go buy a POWER8
IBM 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…
Arcad Software announces a € 2.5M fundraising from Alto Invest
Arcad Software, a world leader in Application Lifecycle Management solutions, announces a € 2.5M fundraising from Alto Invest Created 25 years ago and present in Europe, USA and Asia, Arcad…
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…
ByBlue Chip scoops best-performing infrastructure services company award for second year running
For the second consecutive year, Bedford-based IT firm Blue Chip has been recognised by Megabuyte as one of the UK’s best-performing technology companies. Blue Chip beat off stiff competition to…
HelpSystems announce webinars for Nov/Dec
HelpSystems have announced two webinars to take place in November and December. GDPR Compliance for IT Systems: Time to Take Action Thursday, November 23, 2017 2:00 pm GMT Time (London,…
ARCAD Software recognized in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Release Automation
Chavanod, France — Oct 24, 2017. ARCAD Software today announced that it has been recognized in Gartner’s 2017 “Magic Quadrant for Application Release Automation” report for its DROPS solution.1 Vendors…
Blue Chip achieves prestigious new partner status with IBM
Blue Chip, a leading provider of data centre services, has further strengthened its relationship with IBM. The company has been accepted onto IBM’s new Power System Cloud Provider programme, and…
Time to say bye bye to 7.1
“Alas, poor 7.1! I knew him, Horatio: an O/S of infinite Roch-est, of most excellent Resili-ancy: he hath borne me on his back-up a thousand times”. OK so I confess…
Swyx unveils new products at its Partner and Technology Conference 2017
SwyxWare 11 offers practical additions for high call volumes plus new desktop phones and mobile clients Dortmund/London – 28th September 2017 – At the Swyx Partner and Technology Conference 2017,…
Register your place at i-UG’s final meeting of 2017
i-UG is delighted to announce the welcome return of Doug Mack, DB2 for i Analytics Consultant in IBM’s Power Systems Lab Services organisation, based in the USA. He currently leads…
DB2 Field Procedures – Testing
In my last article, I wrote how we can encrypt sensitive data in our DB2 database. To recap; IBM has given us the ability to take a field, or column,…