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Masterclass: advanced vSCSI disk monitoring (includes scripts)
ByIn my previous article, I showed how you can use nmon in VIOS to display the performance statistics of hdisks that are mapped to client LPARs. This is achieved by…
Can free-form RPG catch on?
ByAh, my first article for PowerWire! I hope that the editor chose me for my RPG knowledge, not my photo on LinkedIn (go on, take a look). My experience of…
7.2 things I love about IBM i 7.2 (part 2)
ByIt’s hard to believe it but 2014, the year that brought us v7.2 and Power8, is almost over. Indeed, it may well be gone by the time you read this.…
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IBM i 7.3 – Authority Collection Services
One of the great new functions IBM has built into IBM i as standard, and free of charge in 7.3, is the Authority Collection Services. This works a little like…
What’s New in Firewall 17.38
This document describes the new features and improvements that Raz-Lee Security made available in Firewall. Some important recent information is added for convenience. Setting Exit Points The DBOPEN/SQL Exit Point…
By2017 IBM i Marketplace Survey Reveal Webinar
IBM i is one of technology’s best-kept secrets, with little information available about what IBM i users are doing on this server. Even companies that use this technology struggle to…
Application Runtime Expert – Worth a Look?
IBM recently announced that their product, Application Runtime Expert (ARE) for IBM I, is now free of charge, along with a host of other products. The IBM announcement can be…
Deleting Old Spool Files – DLTOLDSPLF
OK, so nobody likes tidying up, not at home, not in the office and certainly not on their computers. How many spool files are there sitting on your system right…
RPG – What’s New in 7.3
As you probably know, IBM released 7.3 of the IBM i operating system in April 2016. So now it has been over six months since the new release, let…
Maxava Expands Support for JD Edwards Customers
Philadelphia, PA (1 December, 2016) – Maxava, a global leading specialist in cloud monitoring, replication and recovery solutions for IBM Power Systems, today announced additional support for JD Edwards (“JDE”)…
Maxava and CMA Technology Solutions Bolster Strategic Partnership to Deliver Next Generation Disaster Recovery Services
Strategic Partnership reaffirms commitment to deliver premium Recovery and Monitoring services. Baton Rouge, LA and Philadelphia, PA (24 November, 2016) – Maxava, a worldwide provider of innovative monitoring, high availability…
Strategic Partnership delivers sophisticated high availability and disaster recovery solutions to banks in Malaysia.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Philadelphia, PA (8 December, 2016) – AS Networks has recently partnered with Maxava in order to enhance their high availability and disaster recovery services portfolio across…
Linux driver now available for Fujitsu SP Series document scanners
London, November 03, 2016 – Fujitsu subsidiary PFU (EMEA) Limited expands the possibilities of operating its SP Series scanners (SP-1120, SP-1125, SP-1130) in a larger diversity of customer settings. The…
Automatic PTFing
I was once asked by a good friend “if I could change one thing about IBM i users what would it be?” I know, I have some strange friends, trust…
RDi & IFS Local Source – Worth a Look?
Introduction. As I’m sure you know, Rational Developer for IBM i was enhanced to Version 9.5.1 recently. This update gave us the ability to store our source members, RPG, CL…